Skills vs Luck in MTTs

ART-Poker said:

Here is the question skills vs luck?
At the end which one is most important.

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ART-Poker said:

Hi Community,
by MTTs are skills very important but i see players playing very bad hands and having a lot of luck.
Here is the question skills vs luck?
At the end which one is most important.

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ART-Poker said:

Hi Community,
by MTTs are skills very important but i see players playing very bad hands and having a lot of luck.
Here is the question skills vs luck?
At the end which one is most important.

Click to expand...

ART-Poker said:

Hi Community,
by MTTs are skills very important but i see players playing very bad hands and having a lot of luck.
Here is the question skills vs luck?
At the end which one is most important.

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IRINA70 said:

I wouldn't contrast Skill and Luck.
In any hand, both matter. And since the cards are dealt to the table automatically or by the dealer's hands and are always out of our control, then decision making is our skill, and the outcome on the river depends on how well the cards fall for us.
Here's an example from a tournament I'm playing now.
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With 10bb and a pair of jacks, I went all-in.
Not a good decision in early position...
Well, two people called me.
After seeing their cards, I realized that I was an underdog in this hand and was about to be eliminated from the tournament... The river changed everything in my favor - the luck factor came into play.

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NKGB13 said:

the answer to this kind of questioning is always VOLUME! hehehe

The more hands/tournaments you play. the less influence of luck you will face. But pay close attention to what is really luck and what is bad decision on your side, or both perfect game facing the odds.

To avoid tilt, when the villain has "luck" on me, I review the hand thinking, how would I play in his position. If the answer is yes, that's no luck, just a good decision. I also run the hand in gto wizard, if the solver says to play that way, then ok again.

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NKGB13 said:

the answer to this kind of questioning is always VOLUME! hehehe

The more hands/tournaments you play. the less influence of luck you will face. But pay close attention to what is really luck and what is bad decision on your side, or both perfect game facing the odds.

To avoid tilt, when the villain has "luck" on me, I review the hand thinking, how would I play in his position. If the answer is yes, that's no luck, just a good decision. I also run the hand in gto wizard, if the solver says to play that way, then ok again.

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IRINA70 said:

I wouldn't contrast Skill and Luck.
In any hand, both matter. And since the cards are dealt to the table automatically or by the dealer's hands and are always out of our control, then decision making is our skill, and the outcome on the river depends on how well the cards fall for us.
Here's an example from a tournament I'm playing now.
View attachment 384183

With 10bb and a pair of jacks, I went all-in.
Not a good decision in early position...
Well, two people called me.
After seeing their cards, I realized that I was an underdog in this hand and was about to be eliminated from the tournament... The river changed everything in my favor - the luck factor came into play.

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puzzlefish said:

Without skill, luck can only take you so far. Without luck, you don't get anywhere no matter how skilled you are. Fortunately luck and skill are both not all or nothing attributes. In the long term, try to maximize your skills.

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ART-Poker said:

Hi Community,
by MTTs are skills very important but i see players playing very bad hands and having a lot of luck.
Here is the question skills vs luck?
At the end which one is most important.

Click to expand...

IRINA70 said:

I wouldn't contrast Skill and Luck.
In any hand, both matter. And since the cards are dealt to the table automatically or by the dealer's hands and are always out of our control, then decision making is our skill, and the outcome on the river depends on how well the cards fall for us.
Here's an example from a tournament I'm playing now.
View attachment 384183

With 10bb and a pair of jacks, I went all-in.
Not a good decision in early position...
Well, two people called me.
After seeing their cards, I realized that I was an underdog in this hand and was about to be eliminated from the tournament... The river changed everything in my favor - the luck factor came into play.

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