Re: help on proving poker is not about luck
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I want to create a graph to show to a friend to prove that poker is not about luck in the long run.
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If I'm your friend I say, "Well aren't you lucky, you can afford to buy me a beer."
I think the "making a living" aspect is a pretty good arguement. Nobody makes a living at craps, slots or roulette. Some can make a living at blackjack. They can do this through card counting and book strategy, which is a skill.
It should actually be a simple as explaining that poker players make decisions. If your friend believes that everybody receives the same amount of luck, then you could explain that better decisions will result in that player's good luck earning more money and his bad luck losing less money (than the bad decision maker).
If he still doesn't believe you, then by all means invite him to the casino and wish him luck.
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