http://www.pokerrigged.com/poker/skill-versus-luck-in-poker Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:43:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.pokerrigged.com/poker/skill-versus-luck-in-poker/comment-page-1#comment-154 mauro Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:43:36 +0000 http://www.pokerrigged.com/?p=41#comment-154 To win _A_tournament_ you need luck on your side, luck to avoid bad beats and luck to give some bad beats to others... that being said, in the long run skill will prevail. So you may have to play a lot of tournaments before making a bing win, specially online where you'll see minefields of 2K+ players or more.... To win _A_tournament_ you need luck on your side, luck to avoid bad beats and luck to give some bad beats to others… that being said, in the long run skill will prevail. So you may have to play a lot of tournaments before making a bing win, specially online where you’ll see minefields of 2K+ players or more….

]]> http://www.pokerrigged.com/poker/skill-versus-luck-in-poker/comment-page-1#comment-32 PR Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:32:36 +0000 http://www.pokerrigged.com/?p=41#comment-32 There is definitely some amount of luck in poker, but the vast majority of it is skill. Poker is a game that bears itself out over many hands, and short-term results and variance can be very misleading. However, top players like Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson show that there is no luck in the long run. They have consistently won millions of dollars year in and year out. There is definitely some amount of luck in poker, but the vast majority of it is skill. Poker is a game that bears itself out over many hands, and short-term results and variance can be very misleading. However, top players like Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson show that there is no luck in the long run. They have consistently won millions of dollars year in and year out.

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