[andyfox]

Poker is a game of both skill and luck and a game of incomplete information. If there were no luck involved, there would't be very many games, as the poorer players wouldn't play. If I played chess against a Grand Master, he'd win 100% of the time because there is no luck involved and we can see each other's moves.

But one can gamble with the best of it. That's why there are professional poker players, professional blackjack players, professional sports bettors, but not professional craps shooters or professional coin tossers.

You can explain to doubters that poker is indeed a game that involves luck and that is why you don't win 100% of the hands you play nor 100% of the sessions you play. But that it is also a game of skill and your skill level allows you to overcome the luck factor and be a winning player.

Good luck!

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