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[QUOTE="najisami, post: 5943016, member: 120002"]
I agree with most here on the fact that the two games in question should not be compared. They probably have more differences than common aspects. A lot of those have been mentioned above so I won't repeat them. But I'm surprised no one brought up what I think is a huge difference : While in chess, we only compete against one human mind, in poker we have to deal with many of them and everyone's actions influence and interfere with every one else's actions and emotions, making it a very complicated game. At least more complicated than chess in that regard.
We also cannot really discard the "luck" factor or "variance" a poker player has no way of avoiding, a very heavy burden chess players are exempt from. If you are a decent chess player, unless you make "the" mistake, you are almost guaranteed the win when you play with the whites even against an opponent as skilled as you are, let alone against a less experienced one. Just like serving in Tennis.
If I'm far from being right, please correct me with any insights, I'd appreciate it.
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