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#31
10-28-2007, 12:04 PM
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Re: USA Today skill vs luck
Why don't we just schedule a statistically significant number of HU matches between members of Congress and poker pros. Let the Congressmen explain afterwards how it was mostly luck that they were taken to the cleaners.
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#32
10-28-2007, 03:06 PM
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Re: USA Today skill vs luck
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"It certainly has elements of skill," said Keith Whyte, executive director of The National Council on Problem Gambling, "but the predominant element has to be chance. Otherwise, it wouldn't be gambling." [/ QUOTE ] What he is overlooking here is that for a winning player it is NOT gambling.
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#33
10-28-2007, 03:26 PM
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Re: USA Today skill vs luck
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What aspects of chess involve luck? [/ QUOTE ] How are chess tournaments put together? Is there a draw to determine who plays who? How you are seeded would determine how far you got and even whether you win. If you are strong against player A and weak against player B, while player A is strong against player B, whether A and B play each other first before playing you may decide whether you win the tournament or not.
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