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gabethegimp
Rock Star
Silver Level
Jack - You're drunk, go home. xD
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lunarwolf420
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I play the experience part but the run of the cards is where the luck lies. I had excellent hands turn to garbage from runner runner by some players. had AA and bet 3/4 the pot and still had two callers, with flop A K 5, bet pot turn was a 6, went all in and still had 2 callers. River was an 8. 1st caller had AK 2nd caller had 79 non-suited. was like now that is luck.
NevermoreSF1
Rock Star
Silver Level
I have long realized that AA is not a guarantee of success)Of Course Better Be Lucky, Than Know All Strategies And Be Professional Poker Player!Win AA With Your Pocket 23 Is So Pleasure!
Gulas
Enthusiast
Silver Level
After infinite plays, every player has the "same luck", the same hands, the same situations.
In a nutshell, on the long run everybody has the same luck and unluck. If that were the case, everybody would have the same money in the beginning and in the end. But that's not what happens.
Some players have an edge over the others, and this edge (their game) is what makes the money go to a few pockets.
In a nutshell, on the long run everybody has the same luck and unluck. If that were the case, everybody would have the same money in the beginning and in the end. But that's not what happens.
Some players have an edge over the others, and this edge (their game) is what makes the money go to a few pockets.
DougPkrMonsta
Visionary
Silver Level
Agree there is luck in which cards are dealt to each player and on the board.
Differences in experience and strategy will help the better players come out on top more often than not.
If there wasn't luck involved bad players would not be willing to bet as much as they do and poker would be similar to chess (small prize pools split among the best players).
Good luck to you!
Differences in experience and strategy will help the better players come out on top more often than not.
If there wasn't luck involved bad players would not be willing to bet as much as they do and poker would be similar to chess (small prize pools split among the best players).
Good luck to you!
NevermoreSF1
Rock Star
Silver Level
Worst of all, when you expect, and then still catch a bad beat
Sometimes I have similar thoughts) and it even irritates me a bit
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JBGoode
Rock Star
Silver Level
As a young poker player learning the game. I truly believed that it was more skill then luck. I've came to understand regardless of how good you are, sooner or later bad luck will find you. Pros justify this "bad luck" as variance. Is it a skill to be profitable? absolutely. does it take luck to win a poker tournament? absolutely. If that is understood, you only have 2 more questions to ask yourself....
Am I really that good? If the answer is No, or I believe I am, you probably should study the game/hand histories just as much as you play, to get better. If the answer is yes, your next question should be...
How well do I deal with Variance? Do I tilt off all my profits to make it back, or do i accept the fact I'm not running well, and just get up from the table before I lose a weeks worth of income.
Am I really that good? If the answer is No, or I believe I am, you probably should study the game/hand histories just as much as you play, to get better. If the answer is yes, your next question should be...
How well do I deal with Variance? Do I tilt off all my profits to make it back, or do i accept the fact I'm not running well, and just get up from the table before I lose a weeks worth of income.
NevermoreSF1
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hah is just a pity when you become the victim of this dispersion ...
Yes, it's good when everything works out! Keep it up!
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IcyNicy
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I've learned so far that it's necessary to bet as you said "tactics". Why give your opponent any free cards if you can take the pot immediately? It's hard to say what plays the role more - the tactics or the luck. I don't like the thing that poker depends on luck too much. I play home tourneys with my friend who I can say haven't almost played before. At the same time I consider myself a better player. But. He won me a few times. More than I did him. He even doesn't know the poker rules well enough. So I can't say why he keeps winning me. May be it is just my nature and my level...
NevermoreSF1
Rock Star
Silver Level
Sometimes luck even turns into an absurdity
NevermoreSF1
Rock Star
Silver Level
Agree there is luck in which cards are dealt to each player and on the board.
Differences in experience and strategy will help the better players come out on top more often than not.
If there wasn't luck involved bad players would not be willing to bet as much as they do and poker would be similar to chess (small prize pools split among the best players).
Good luck to you!
Thank you! Good luck to you too)
NevermoreSF1
Rock Star
Silver Level
the main thing is to combine everything together!
Andrei Korolev
Legend
Silver Level
Agreed.Luck can be called intuition or common chuyka...