chess or poker

[LyinKing]

Interesting question. Have ruminated on it myself for years.

Sort of curious as to how to directly compare the two. The games reach--or don't reach-- their respective conclusions in vastly different ways. A single wrong move in chess among players of tantamount skill can quite easily determine the outcome. A mistake in poker results in...? busting out of a tournament? Reloading? an outdraw?

I suppose it is possible to couch both as timeless, dynamic games at which one aspires to be a lifetime winner. But I think a single chess match far better elucidates any disparity in skill far moreso than does a single HU session in poker.