Is poker more about skill or luck?

[Nessa]

I've heard different opinions about this. Do you think poker is mostly skill, mostly luck, or a mix of both? I'd like to hear what experienced players think.

[Wrenan]

fr it's a mix but skill takes over long term, luck just decides who wins the short sessions.

[Onyxast0]

Honestly it's mostly skill if you're grinding consistently, luck just messes with you in the short run lol.

[mikkys]

Over a big enough sample size the math doesn’t lie, so skill wins out. Short-term variance can make you feel like a genius or a donkey though.

[Clotyx]

If you play one hand it’s all luck, but over a month of grinding you’ll see the same faces at the top tables for a reason.

[umbraxen]

long run it’s definitely a skill game, but those nights where you lose with aces three times in a row make you question everything

[voxelle3]

ngl the short-term variance can be brutal, but that's exactly why the fish keep coming back—they think they're just unlucky instead of bad

[Nessa]

3 hours ago, Wrenan said:

fr it's a mix but skill takes over long term, luck just decides who wins the short sessions.

I guess you're right

40 minutes ago, Clotyx said:

If you play one hand it’s all luck, but over a month of grinding you’ll see the same faces at the top tables for a reason.

Wow I didn't know that before 

[mikac4hvt]

interesting match

[raxaytia2]

I'd say 90% skill 10% luck if we're talking about the long game. The luck part is what makes it not feel like chess though, keeps it fun and unpredictble in the moment.

[vycarvi759]

i feel like the "long run skill" crowd downplays luck a bit too much, cause even pros get wrecked for months sometimes and it's not always tilt or bad play, just the deck being cruel. the real skill is surviving those stretches without going broke, which is way harder than it sounds

[woonaeique658]

focus on playin fewer hands in bad position that alnoe cuts most leaks

[Ashumtos]

Honestly after grinding cash tables for a few years I think it's like 70% skill when you zoom out over 50k hands but man those Sunday sessions where you lose 4 buyins with top pair against runner runner straights sure feel like pure luck lol. The real separator is knowing when to fold a big hand to a nit who only raises with the nuts.

[vexql35ehq]

lol skill gap shows realy fast when u play enough hands, but that one donkey calling with 7-2 and hitting makes u wanna quit sometimes ?