 Re: skill against luck
There is no such thing as luck (good or bad) in Poker. What most people call luck is actually variance - it is normal, to be expected and happens to everyone.
How much luck/variance is there in poker? Well that depends on your time period - the longer you play, the less luck/variance you will see. Take it to both extremes.....
Over 1 hand, the result is nearly 100% Luck/variance and nearly 0% skill
Over 60 Years play (and millions of hands), the result is nearly 0% luck/variance and nearly 100% skill.
Time scales in between have splits in between of luck/variance and skill.
If overall (maybe over a month or so), you find that you are losing, then it is probably a good indication that there is a problem with your game and you should look at the way you tackle the game .... you cannot judge your game over a single session/evening/game. |