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Just How Much Luck Is Involved with Poker?

Related Topics: Texas hold 'em, Five-card stud

Luck versus skill is one of the most talked-about subjects in the world of Poker, but in most cases, arguments are based purely on a sole personal opinion.

Few people who assert that luck is more important than skill (or vice-versa) will take the time to break down the micro elements of Poker that lead to victory, and their ratios of luck to skill.

On the most basic level, those elements are: the cards dealt, the game type, the calibre of opposition, and the experience needed to vanquish said opposition…

Cards Dealt

( >50% Skill – ratios vary between disciplines)

Assuming a level playing field, the cards dealt are mostly luck based, but only in the short term.