Is poker luck or skill?

YYfourU · Jul 4, 2021

Is it possible that one could just be a lucky person and not a skillful poker player? After looking at my poker career and all the hands I have made, the two bad beat jackpots I’ve won, the rare events, the royal flushes/straight flushes/quads after it all....it makes me stop and look at my life and I see it all over again, born with gifts other adore, been put in situations which others only dream off. After it all... I ask....am I just lucky?

gocho2009 · Jul 4, 2021

luck is always welcome, but skill stands out in the long run

YYfourU · Jul 4, 2021

gocho2009 said:
luck is always welcome, but skill stands out in the long run

Luck makes the hand, skill gets you paid????

danoscar · Jul 4, 2021

I think next time I join a poker site, I will start my table name with YY!
The poker higher power has blessed you.

blackknives · Jul 4, 2021

you need both, it's gambling after all, can't rely on just one or the other

YYfourU · Jul 4, 2021

danoscar said:
I think next time I join a poker site, I will start my table name with YY!
The poker higher power has blessed you.

YY u r
YY u b
1 day u b
YY four me

Delenia · Jul 4, 2021

I see players that get lucky a LOT. Certain players seem to win consistently when playing obviously bad cards and bad strategy. So, Luck is definitely at work in poker.

igroksash · Jul 4, 2021

I think most players, especially in freerolls and micro stakes, rely on luck.

BOMDEBLEF · Jul 4, 2021

we have both, we need a lot of luck

GARCIA PABLO DANIEL · Jul 4, 2021

hello

both, more skill !!! variance plays a big part but knowing how to play against that also makes a good poker player !!!

infonazar · Jul 4, 2021

I think that the skills and experience of the player will always be crucial. In my opinion, skills and experience shape a player's luck.

kobra80 · Jul 5, 2021

of course, it's your skills that count. in the long run, this skill will give you long term winnings

redmast · Jul 5, 2021

Sometimes we are all just lucky at times, but I, in your place, did not take luck seriously. Skill will always be above luck.

flattershay · Jul 6, 2021

They both essential and connected . F.e If you're a great poker player but you always getting unlucky, you'll lose. If you're a lucky but the worst player, you'll lose all eventually, because luck doesn't last for long. However, if the luck is never ending,then it becomes better than skill. At least, that's my theory.

jesusali1 · Jul 6, 2021

YYfourU said:
Is it possible that one could just be a lucky person and not a skillful poker player? After looking at my poker career and all the hands I have made, the two bad beat jackpots I’ve won, the rare events, the royal flushes/straight flushes/quads after it all....it makes me stop and look at my life and I see it all over again, born with gifts other adore, been put in situations which others only dream off. After it all... I ask....am I just lucky?

If it was luck then we would not have professional players who can be in important tournaments, a great example Daniel Negranu, Phil Iviy and others who could prove that it is a game of skill rather than luck.

frnandoh · Jul 6, 2021

I think it is about skill. In a lucky run, a skillful players earn a lot, in a unlucky run they lose few bucks. That make their charts to have waves that ever increase.

Djon25 · Jul 6, 2021

Lucky for the strongest:deal::deal::deal:

funfellow888 · Jul 6, 2021

luck or skill

definatly skill after a couple of little bits of luck at the start wins tournaments

TheNutz4You · Jul 6, 2021

long term winner = mostly skill with some luck sprinkled in sometimes
short term winner = can be mostly luck with little skill.

tamara822 · Jul 6, 2021

Poker is a game of skill. It is a game that is perfected throughout life. But certainly luck also plays a big role. It is best to have both, skill and luck during the game. The perfect combination!

MickGreed · Jul 6, 2021

I would say both skill on how to play it, an luck for getting the cards

FoxMS · Jul 6, 2021

In my opinion, both of these factors are necessary for a player's success. Obviously, the skill of the player will always be more important than luck, but nevertheless without luck victory is also impossible.

terryk · Jul 6, 2021

It's good to be lucky,,,but even better to have skills with it. :deal: $$$

Zvezda kz · Jul 7, 2021

It all depends on the number of poker hands played and the jackpots you hit. You may have played a huge number (millions and millions) of hands. On the other hand, you don't have to be a professional, just be lucky and you are a winner. But luck, unlike experience and theoretical knowledge, is not possible on a permanent basis.

Schokk · Jul 7, 2021

Play and win 1 tourney is luck, play 1000 tourneys and win 5-10% is skill =)

Is poker luck or skill?

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