How much of poker is skill and how much is luck?

[Mike_25]

Luck and skill are two sides of the same coin in poker, sweetheart. Lucky draws or bad beats are always a possibility, but a skilled player knows how to stack the odds in their favor through smart betting, positioning at the table, reading their opponents, and calculating pot odds.

Over the long run, talent and good decision makin’ will win out over dumb luck. Skill keeps you in the game while luck keeps you on an emotional roller coaster. The skill players rise to the top, and ain't no luck strong enough to keep an unskilled player afloat in competitive games with high stakes. Luck's for chumps - skill's the only advantage that really matters at the table.

 

[Dallax]

The truth is that poker is a game of both skill and luck. The skill element comes from the ability to make good decisions based on the cards you have been dealt, the cards that have been played, and the betting patterns of your opponents. The luck element comes from the fact that you do not always get the cards you need to win.

 

[Dallax]

The truth is that poker is a game of both skill and luck. The skill element comes from the ability to make good decisions based on the cards you have been dealt, the cards that have been played, and the betting patterns of your opponents. The luck element comes from the fact that you do not always get the cards you need to win.

In the short term, luck can play a major role in poker. You can get dealt a bad hand and lose a pot, even if you make the best possible decisions. However, in the long term, skill will always trump luck. This is because the best players in the world are able to consistently win money, even though they are not always dealt the best cards