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Junior Member
 
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Last Login: 2/18/2008 3:48:02 PM
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| When people talk about Poker a lot of people claim it's all down to luck and not skill at all. Some will point out that the art of "bluffing" is itself a skill. Do you think poker is a skill or a luck based game? Is it both and what is in the majority?
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Supreme Being
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Last Login: 2/22/2008 8:04:45 PM
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| That's a very interesting question. I want to say that Poker is based on both skill and luck. I mean, I do think that bluffing is a skill, and a great one to have at that, but it's not always going to save you if you still have bad cards.
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Supreme Being
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Last Login: 2/23/2008 2:35:52 AM
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| Oh yes I completely believe that there is a large element of skill to this. Not only with the bluffing but you have to learn the different hands and how they rank, and how to manage your money to maximise your bets. I don't think it's things that can be just picked up easy, they are definitely elements of skill.
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Forum Guru
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| I agree FreeSpin. Seems to be a combination of skill, luck and bluff. T.V. features pro-poker players and high stakes...they take it pretty seriously and I'm not sure it would be up there with "sports" if it didn't take skill in many ways.
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