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muazkkh1996
Rock Star
Silver Level
Your gambling until you have the nuts on the river.As luck is involved i know ,but i must say that even with a big stack of chips in the final table the amateur can never beat a skillful pro, other gambling platforms like slots and roulette is completely gambling because no skill involved
Poker is 60% skill ,40% gambling - I am sure you can argue these statistics, but if you assumed this, then there is a lot of gambling involved.
However, if you have a tight bankroll management, and don't risk all your $ each game, and say only risk 1% of your bankroll per game, it's hard to lose if you are a really great player.
If you can stay disciplined with your bankroll management, and you play great, the "gambling" factor goes away in the long run and for you, it's just cashing in free money.
However, with that said, less than 10% of online players actually profit from poker, so it's "gambling" for the majority of the people.
As luck is involved i know ,but i must say that even with a big stack of chips in the final table the amateur can never beat a skillful pro, other gambling platforms like slots and roulette is completely gambling because no skill involved
So, you're calling governments and lawyer hypocrits.Wanna know about hypocrisy? In German jurisdiction it depends. If it is about licensing it's gambling and the state has a monopoly on gambling, which means only regulated casinos are allowed to offer poker - both, cash games and tournaments. "Well hurray" thought the pros, because gains from gambling and lottery winnings are tax free in Germany.
But just like DaNeg the government thought "F the Pros." So they send out tax filings to Eddy (Eduard) Scharf, Lufthansa pilot and two times bracelet winner (2001, 2003). So he went to court, lost in the first and at the end in the highest fiscal court. I saw an interview with him, where he said the verdict says it's a game of skill and he has an edge *drumroll* even in coin flips.
By definition of the word, poker is gambling. In that so would the stock market. Even with skill, it would be gambling. There a risk regardless how you look at it. Still have to wonder how people can associate a percentage to skill and luck? Not what the OP ask, see it a lot posted but no one can provide how they arrived to that answer. Maybe next time provide a formula?
I believe that when you incorporate money into a game of chance, like poker, you step into the area of gambling.