This is one of the more sought after questions in the poker industry and one that tends to be avoided by people. People cannot really answer this question because there is real answer, it's a bit like asking how was the universe created and what came first the chicken or the egg. But let's have a brief look at unravelling some of the answers and seeing what the game is all about, is it just skill or luck?

Luck
Lets first have a look at why you have to be lucky to play poker, because you do not have judgement over how the cards are in fact dealt, you have to be lucky to be dealt the best possible hand, by getting a bad hand time after time you will never get any where in a game, unless of course you have the nerve and skill.

Skill
Technique also plays a huge part in the game of poker itself, because you have to be able to judge a table and ultimatley know when you have been given a bad hand. You also need to know know the exact time to call a bluff.

Personally I believe that the game itself is about both of the elements. But over time I feel skill creeps in more and more. For example if a beginner poker player played ten games against some one that has that little bit more skill then them they would probably end up winning 1 or 2 but the advanced player would come out a lot more successful.

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by PokerWriter on May 8th, 2009 | RSS | trackback