Luck

[SheetWise]

I believe it was Hellmuth who said "Poker is 100% skill and 50% luck". He also said that if it weren't luck, he'd win every time.

Since I assume assume a lot of people here play other games -- and even games they know to be -EV -- I have a question about "Luck".

Do any of you believe you can control your luck? Have you ever had a premonition that a hand would win -- or that a bet would win -- even though you "knew" statistically it was a bad wager? Has anyone kept a book on their "dumb luck" bets?

If you play based on intuition, how has it worked out for you? Any stories?