Re: Poker - Luck vs. Skill from a different angle
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He is OK with, and can bet huge sums of money that are subject to huge swings of luck and still keep emotional and mental balance.
These guys can excel at a game of skill that has huge variance (READ: short term luck) precisely because they have mastered the skills of the game and in some weird and sick way enjoy riding through the variance.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree. The "pros" tilt just like anyone else. Ever watch Sammy, Eli, Negrenu ect...
Pros like Barry, Doyle, and Chip (although he tilts like mad online) are the exception not the rule.
Poker is a luck game. 1 flip of a card 1 way can cost you a 500k pot in some cases. 1 loss of AA v AK all in preflop can cost you the WSOP ME (strasser??) Do not try and tell me poker is not 100% luck. The only skill in poker is trying to manage this luck and try to find the favorable spots. But rarely are you going to find a situation where your all in and better than 70% to win.
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