How do you play poker

[Ahmadelchapo]

A game of luck? Or a game of mind game

[ivshengyn58]

It’s both tbh, short term luck can carry you but over time it’s all about reading people and staying disciplined.

[havenra]

tbh it’s mostly mind games once you’re past the beginner level, luck just decides which way the bad beats go

[ladyora]

It’s a mind game with a luck seasoning, without the mental part you’re just gambling blind.

[Winexen6]

Honestly it's a mind game wrapped in luck's packaging. You can't control the cards but you can control how everyone at the table perceives them.

[maxe34dtal3]

no cap bro, it's all about playing the player, not just the cards ?

[kendallixvi]

The word "luck" always feels like a placeholder for variance you haven't figured out how to explain yet.

[frostorvi]

Its pure mental chess when you stare down a river bet with second pair knowing villian bluffs 70% of his missed draaws

[lorelyn7]

I once folded pocket aces on the flop because the guy across from me had this weird lip twitch every time he hit a monster, and sure enough he showed a flopped set. Made me a believer that it's way more about reading people than whatever two cards you're holding.

[Ryxoslyn]

feel like its a mind game with a splash of chaos, especially in omaha where the odds flip so fast

[Arkana021]

Hooo

[krxalra361]

Mind games for sure, bluffing my way through Texas Hold'em tonight.

[lilyaryth]

Do you think the luck side kicks in more when everyones deep stacked or shorstacked?

[loranienne]

It always felt like a mental chess mtach the moment you stop staring at your own cards and start watching how long the other guy takes to check.

[synaessa]

Ever folded a royal draw cause you just knew the other guy had the nuts

[zyxureon]

My gut runs the show, cards are just alng for the ride

[voxoswyn]

It starts as luck until you notice the guy who hasn't blinked in three orbits, then it's pure theater.

[talkingbrush]

yeah its both bro, luck hits short term but teh real edge is in reading guys and not tilting lol ?

[krxoltia]

Its totally a mind gamme once you get past the first few hands. Luck just decides who wins today but reading people decides who still has a bankroll next month

[nigarium]

yeah bro both matter but ngl the real edge is in reading teh table, luck just trolls you sometimes ?

[BIrivA4]

yeah both matter but ngl poker gets realy deep once you start reading teh table bro ?

[tyxus]

Do you find that the mind game part changes completely when you switch between online and live play?

[faithirry]

I once bluffed a guy out of a huge pot with nothing but a nervous twitch I couldn't control, so for me it's deinitely more mind game than luck.

[vyclor]

Bit of both for sure but the mind games is where the real fun is, i once folded a straight just cause the other guy looked to relaxed

[frankiwyn]

I folded a flush once, dude legit sneezed way too calm