Phil Hellmuth would win every tournament. Apparently. If it weren't for luck, every tournament would be won by the player who had read the most poker books, or could read their opponents the best. But what would that game even be?
Maybe it would be like Texas Block ‘Em, the upcoming poker App from Thwart Poker. Their attempt will revolve around the concept of choosing your own hole cards [...] Read more » If It Weren't For Luck...
Joined: Mar '11
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I think that luck is a fundamental part of playing games of chance. Skill will get you a long way but if you are not lucky as well then not even the very top players would do well in these multi player tournaments
Joined: May '13
Location: Mauritius
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yep i agree, luck is part of the game and without it the poker rooms would be making money off players as they would be paying rake and playing against players of similar level. Just imagine a head up match that is getting stalemated, you will lose more in rake if you cannot exploit the opponent. Also luck keeps the fishes winning thus staying in the game and feeding money to other players who then feed it to better players.
Just hope for a balance of good and bad luck, I know somebody who is under ev on millions of hands.
Joined: Feb '11
Location: United Kingdom
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Poker is like life (some would say more important than life itself) and in life (As in poker). Despite all the best laid plans and intentions, you still need lady luck to shine on you to make the difference between a deal and a great deal. That's why poker is so fascinating.
Joined: Feb '12
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Hey doubletopp.... I was sitting at the same table as you in one of those $15 freebie Coin Flips on Party Poker earlier...! It was the first round,...I got knocked out,..but I see you survived...!
How did you do in that,...Did you win it...?
I've not won any yet,...but I did make the final table in one...! I was prayin' I'd be the one,....but it wasn't to be...
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
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It's not easy to try to analyze the luck of a player at a real online game because, if he wins before the showdown with a bad hand - or just a worst hand than his opponent's - you will have to consider it a good bluff and not luck, when it was just luck in the same because of his opponent's fail to understand the bluff and keep in the game until the showdown.
that's really tough one... but i think i don't have any luck... if i get good hand (AA KK QQ JJ or AK) i loose it almost every time.. so i like cards like 9-10 10-J 7-8 suited ... that's my thing. and i learned how to play them cause I gave up on luck... -.- but ofcourse sometimes i get a very big pot with for example 4-9 not suited on big blind..sooo..that's all relative
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
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you must have luck in every part of life,at least little bit!cant expect that everything work on skill and brain,especially when you play againts computer,machines or players who like to play on stupid cards!then you are on tilt,when you see that donk pay on 6 4 and get straight againts your KK!
poker is about luck most of the time .. and skill ..id say its roughley 50 percent luck and 50 percent skill..because no one knows what cards are gonna be dealt .. so ther for u have to get luckey
------------ poker is about luck most of the time .. and skill ..id say its roughley 50 percent luck and 50 percent skill..because no one knows what cards are gonna be dealt .. so ther for u have to get luckey
poker is about luck because there will no excitement in this game if the favorite always wins...by winning behind is what luck gives us....its like cockfighting...the good well trained rooster does not win all the time...sometime the the weak wins and its because of luck....
