OK so how would you go about showing poker is a game of skill?

[Azalin]

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OK, got it:

- Find the person who requires proof that poker is a skill game.
- Offer to take his money to a 6 max 2/4 NL table using the strategy of FOLDING every single hand.
- Mathematically show them how this strategy will 100% cause him to lose at a rate of 12.5 PTBB/100.

This is irrefutable evidence that playing badly will lose you money. Now, you can PROVE that the people he's playing against will WIN money by NOT playing as badly as he does. He can't deny that his $100 per 100 hands will be spread out among the other 5 players at the table, correct?

Similarly, offer him a strategy of CALLING every single bet and then OPEN-FOLDING on the river. See if he'd like to use the mathematics on that one to manage his money.

Alter this strategy by offering to use ONE hand (maybe pocket 3s) as his "showdown" hand. Mathematically show him how that won't win either. This would prove how various degrees of skill (or lack thereof) exist.

People who play badly will lose money. People can win that money by playing LESS badly. It's so simple that a monkey could understand it (which is good considering all the monkeys we have running our country).

Thoughts?

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Very nice sir