Poker: Skill or Chance?

jpksss · May 29, 2025

Do you think poker is more of a game of skill or a game of chance? Curious to hear different opinions.

MishkaZL · May 29, 2025

jpksss said:
Do you think poker is more of a game of skill or a game of chance? Curious to hear different opinions.

online poker is a combination of skill and luck. In my opinion, it is 70% skill and 30% luck.

bowserdon · May 29, 2025

whole lotta luck som skill

theStarfish · May 29, 2025

It is clearly skill game, although luck cam influence results short term. But in the long run skillful players will always be more successful.

dompoker · May 29, 2025

I've always said that poker is luck, and no one is going to change my mind.

s0ftdumps · May 29, 2025

There are people who keep winning over time. That should tell you everything right there!

hajaehyun · May 30, 2025

I think 40% luck is 60% skill. No matter how lucky, in the end, the player who makes good use of patience+circumstances wins.

Poker Orifice · May 30, 2025

Good players = 100% skill

Not so good players = mostly luck (& they will also assume that this is what poker is... bigger % luck with some smaller % skill).

Of course there is a lot of luck in the game... ie. having very high equity spots hold up in tournaments; Winning flips at (especially at crucial moments); etc.

So for most I'd like to wish you 'Good luck'
& for others... 'hey great skill!'

R.Melnyk77 · May 30, 2025

In online games 50%/50%
In live games, the ratio of skills to luck is 75%/25

valanddon · May 30, 2025

Poker is a game of skill, but luck is always welcomed.

alucaa · May 31, 2025

short-term luck and long-term skill, maybe some hands you can get lucky, but when you're not luckier you're going to lose all those chips

Aleksandr1991 · May 31, 2025

Poker is a game where skill and chance play all but different roles. In the long run, luck can influence the outcome of a hand, but in the long run, the best players are more likely to win because of their skills.

23maxim88 · May 31, 2025

I’d say poker is a mix of both skill and chance — you've got to know the math, strategy, and read your opponents, but luck still plays a role in the short term. And sometimes, a little intuition goes a long way too!

EarnDAStack · May 31, 2025

R.Melnyk77 said:
In online games 50%/50%
In live games, the ratio of skills to luck is 75%/25

Online games are much harder and thus require more skill and less luck to beat...

1/2 or 1/3 live isn't even real poker, The level of skill required to beat 200NL which has the same $2 big blind is unfathomable in comparison.

You just like live more which is why you favour it and try and say it requires more skill when the universal understanding is that online is significantly harder and most players who come from the online domain absolutely terrorize live players at big events.

GL

EDS

CaioRJ · Jun 3, 2025

Both, but, more skill than chance

havingfun · Jun 5, 2025

I think it's a bit of both, with skill being the dominant factor.

emsea9o5 · Jun 5, 2025

A curious combination of both

Mig32 · Jun 5, 2025

jpksss said:
Do you think poker is more of a game of skill or a game of chance? Curious to hear different opinions.

In my opinion, poker is more a game of skill than chance, especially over the long term. While luck plays a role in individual hands—since no one can control the cards they're dealt—what really sets winning players apart is their ability to make strategic decisions, calculate odds, read opponents, and manage risk. I've seen how professionals consistently outperform others, which wouldn’t be possible if luck were the main factor. So even though chance influences short-term outcomes, skill is what truly drives long-term success in poker.

scobido · Jun 5, 2025

jpksss said:
Do you think poker is more of a game of skill or a game of chance? Curious to hear different opinions.

In my opinion, it's more about inspiration, patience, luck and knowledge. If you also have skill, then you are definitely an ace at this adrenaline-filled game.

TeUnit · Jun 5, 2025

Its a skill based game.

bodil19982 · Jun 5, 2025

50% 50%

Kerasuss28 · Jun 5, 2025

jpksss said:
Do you think poker is more of a game of skill or a game of chance? Curious to hear different opinions.

97% luck, 3% skill 💪🍀💪
every hand is a new chance to win
so every hand is a ’new’ flip
1 rule
or you win the hand or you lose like in blackjack
to make difference you need to make biggggg wins and get max value of your wins and keep the loses small posible
you can not win every hand, but more important you can’t loose every hand too 💪🍀
good lucks my friend 🍀🍀🍀

reeseflamees · Jun 5, 2025

Is skill game not alway luck
But Lucky is necesary to get a good result. I think is not chance is luck what is needed

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