[Clowngod]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
There is a luck component in poker.. So in legalistic terms - it is a game of chance ... thats why its called 'gambling'
Chess is a pure game of skill..

[/ QUOTE ]

There is no such think as "luck".

[/ QUOTE ]

You misunderstand what is considered luck in poker. It refers to uncertain future events that are beyond the control of any skill.
Bystander never argued poker is not a game of skill. He only explained why the law treats poker as a game of chance.

[/ QUOTE ]

The "law" determines whether or not something is a game of skill based on whether chance or skill is the predominate factor in who wins.

I guess what I was trying to say was that over the short run the variance of the cards is more a determinant of who wins then the skill of the player (depending on the game, more for limit poker, less for plo8). Over the long run (10's of thousands of hands minimum) skill will predominate over the variance of the cards for most players.

Judges are human, they tend to have biases. Because poker can be looked at as either a long term or short term affair they can call the game anything they want and technically be right.