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[QUOTE="Rumme1, post: 2980555, member: 182441"]
[b]A deeper analysis of LUCK in poker[/b]

So we all know the stats , for getting dealt certain hands in NL hold em .

AA..220-1

so this basically says that if you get deal 220 hands in 1 session, you could expect to get dealt AA, 1 time in that session.

Of course, this types of odds/ stats, are not written in stone and are often very innaccurate.

But lets take it further to show the different levels of good luck.

This is just 1 example that Ive made up .

You sit down at a hold em table...and the 1st hand you get dealt, is AA.

example 1

Well, we could admit that is pure luck.  You raise 3x blinds, and everyone folds .  You end up winning a small pot with nothing but small blind/ big blind.  Now that could be considered bad luck, since the AA, did not result in a significant win .

example 2

same AA hand, but this time you have another player who has KK , you get al lthe money in preflop, and AA, scoops.  This is a higher level of good luck for the AA player.

example 3 -   same AA hand...but now you got 2 other players that have hands that end up with all the money in the pot preflop...AA..scoops again...this is even higher level of good luck .

example 4 -  same AA hand -  but AK goes all in pre..and they flop a set of kings, or broadway....now the bad luck factor hits home.

In other words, we are often told by pros, that luck is exactly equal for all poker players, over the long term.  I am convinced this is 100% wrong, along with knowing that  there are numerous LEVELS of luck in poker.  Getting dealt AA on the first hand you play in a session, is only a low level of good luck,  if that AA, only wins a uncontested small pot preflop .
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