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[QUOTE="zachvac, post: 669078, member: 26306"]
You kidding me? Luck can be the difference between being born into a family with someone like Bill Gates as your father and being born into a family where putting food on the table is a problem (or that can't even afford a table, or a house). There's luck in the connections you're able to make, your natural abilities, but again like poker, the major factor is how hard you work and how good you can get. Sure a lazy bum with trillions of dollars could walk up to a poker table and get lucky and win a few thousand bucks. But over the long run, the person who's worked the hardest and gotten the best is the one who wins the money.

Note that luck also has a role in the bankroll you start out with. I'm in college and got all my poker money from a job (and then poker when I had the starting money). Another guy I play with says his parents send him $1,000 every month. Some are going to be better off than others, but even if you have little, if you're willing to put in an effort, I think it's possible for most people to become good at poker. The problem is people see it on TV and don't think they have to work for it. Just like all the musicians and athletes who drop out of school before they realize they can't make it, the same thing can happen with poker. It's not easy, and it takes work. I think it fits perfectly into the American dream.
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