I read this post and agreed with most of it...I still think the game has more luck involved then skill tho...the best player in the world could get beaten by the weakest player...
if you don't get the cards...you can't win...doesn't matter how good you are...sure you can wait...and wait...and that's what the good players do...
saying that...the player with the best cards won't always win...I'll give you that...but still
can't wait for baseball to start...should be a good time
If you still think the game has more luck than skill, than it's possible you still don't know enough about poker, and still think of the game too much in black and white. Pot odds, implied odds, tells, reads, protecting your hand, bluffing, knowing how to play certain hands in certain positions, using your position to your advantage- these are just a few of the number of poker skills that a good player needs to master
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yeah I see your point and I guess there was a tad bit of exageration...I do still think luck has more to do with it...
say 2 people have good hands...say 2 straights...if you lose on the lower one(say 45678) with 4567 on the table, and the other player has 56789...that's shitty luck...has nothing really to do with the skill of either player...
sure a good play mey not call it seeing that...but some would argue that to be stupid of him...the other player could be betting on a set or something...almost trying to buy it...but if he did call all it is, is bad luck...
I agree with you hob... I've been doing some reading as well, and I think there is so much more than the cards in play when you are sitting at a poker table. I'd say I have improved a lot at the game this year too, although I havent played a lot of games, i've got my fill. Played in a pretty big tournament here at Carleton and finished 10th out of 91. That was a good time. Looking forward to seeing you boys at the table...
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if you don't get the cards...you can't win...doesn't matter how good you are...sure you can wait...and wait...and that's what the good players do...
saying that...the player with the best cards won't always win...I'll give you that...but still
can't wait for baseball to start...should be a good time
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say 2 people have good hands...say 2 straights...if you lose on the lower one(say 45678) with 4567 on the table, and the other player has 56789...that's shitty luck...has nothing really to do with the skill of either player...
sure a good play mey not call it seeing that...but some would argue that to be stupid of him...the other player could be betting on a set or something...almost trying to buy it...but if he did call all it is, is bad luck...
so yeah I would say it's about 60 40...
but yeah that's enough of this...
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I've been doing some reading as well, and I think there is so much more than the cards in play when you are sitting at a poker table. I'd say I have improved a lot at the game this year too, although I havent played a lot of games, i've got my fill. Played in a pretty big tournament here at Carleton and finished 10th out of 91. That was a good time. Looking forward to seeing you boys at the table...
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