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Message: [QUOTE="aliengenius, post: 664914, member: 11924"] [B]Poker isn't about winning hands/pots, it's about winning [U]money[/U]. [/B]It sounds obvious, but a surprising amount of people don't seem to actually stop and consider its application or real meaning as it relates to the play of the game. If you win ten $1 pots, but then lose a $16 pot you are 10:1 wins:losses, but you still lost money. Similarly, if you lose ten $1 pots but then win a $16 one you are 1:10 wins to loses, but you are ahead in actual dollars. As noted, in the long term a weak player will get just as many good cards as an expert player (and just as many bad cards too)-- the "skill" of the player will determine if they come out ahead long term. [/QUOTE]