Sure, luck is a part of the game, but it is undoubtedly the skill of a player that is the difference maker. Have these UK judges never heard of a stone-cold bluff?
1 posted on
01/17/2007 10:37:27 AM PST by
meg88
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2 posted on
01/17/2007 10:39:50 AM PST by
frogjerk
(REUTERS: We give smoke and mirrors a bad name)
To: meg88
That must be why I always lose at poker. Either that or I try to win every time with a pair of twos.
3 posted on
01/17/2007 10:40:32 AM PST by
stm
(Believe 1% of what you hear in the drive-by media and take half of that with a grain of salt)
To: meg88
Jailed for Poker...unbelievable.
4 posted on
01/17/2007 10:40:37 AM PST by
albie
To: meg88
I know a judge I'd like to play poker with......
5 posted on
01/17/2007 10:41:16 AM PST by
ElectricStrawberry
(27th Infantry Regiment...cut in half during the Clinton years....Nec Aspera Terrent!!!)
To: meg88
Sure... that's why you can recognize at least half the final table at any WSOP event. It's mostly skill in that it's a manipulation of risk & percentages. It's hard to sustain luck.
6 posted on
01/17/2007 10:41:31 AM PST by
Tallguy
To: meg88
clearly this judge has never seen me play...
7 posted on
01/17/2007 10:41:32 AM PST by
verum ago
(The Iranian Space Agency: set phasers to jihad!)
To: meg88
Pair of jacks to open, but don't raise.
To: meg88
What do they mean "Not a game of skill?"
Just ask Kenny Rogers, he'll tell ya:
You got to know when to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away,
& know when to run!
To: meg88
What do they mean "Not a game of skill?"
Just ask Kenny Rogers, he'll tell ya:
You got to know when to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away,
& know when to run!
To: meg88
Which does the government get more money from, games of chance or games of skill?
The Act states that a licence is needed to host games of chance such as blackjack and roulette, but not games of skill, such as chess and quiz machines.
I think I've found the answer. You can't host a poker game without giving the State a cut, no matter how much luck or skill is needed to win.
11 posted on
01/17/2007 10:42:55 AM PST by
KarlInOhio
(Samoans: The (low) wage slaves in the Pelosi-Starkist complex.)
To: meg88
A HAND of poker? More luck than skill.
HOURS of hands of poker? More skill than luck.
Which is why I don't play poker anymore: Everyone can tell when I get a good hand.
13 posted on
01/17/2007 10:44:20 AM PST by
pogo101
To: meg88
I would like to see this judge sit down with 100k of her own money vs. Johnny Chan, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson and Phil Ivey. Give her twice as many chips to start with. If it's just luck she should have the best chance of winning, right?
14 posted on
01/17/2007 10:45:19 AM PST by
Hugin
To: meg88
Heh, if you think poker's a game of luck, please come play with my dad and his buddies . . .
. . . they will clean you out.
15 posted on
01/17/2007 10:46:43 AM PST by
AnAmericanMother
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To: meg88
Did not a California jury decide it was a game of skill, back in the 1850's?
16 posted on
01/17/2007 10:46:51 AM PST by
fireforeffect
(A kind word and a 2x4, gets you more than just a kind word.)
To: meg88
A jury decided yesterday that luck, not skill, played the greater part in poker They obviously don't play with the sharks I play with!
20 posted on
01/17/2007 10:50:20 AM PST by
6ppc
(Call Photo Reuters, that's the name, and away goes truth right down the drain. Photo Reuters!)
To: meg88
When I first started playing I would occationally take down a big pot all due to luck, but more times then not I would get trapped.
Now that I have become a better player (not pro, but better) I find that I win more pots and take down the small ones that finance my stabs at the bigger ones.
On a hand there is luck, but the game requires skill.
21 posted on
01/17/2007 10:50:46 AM PST by
CougarGA7
(Posting nonsense since 2001.)
To: meg88
You can't bluff a video poker machine.
23 posted on
01/17/2007 10:57:01 AM PST by
LetsRok
To: meg88
OK then, bowling is gambling, too.
In a league, you pay into a prize pool, use the greatest skill you have, but in the end, you HAVE to be lucky too, in order for the pins to fall.
I gave up bowling for sex years ago. The balls were lighter, and you didn't have to change shoes.
24 posted on
01/17/2007 10:58:41 AM PST by
Lokibob
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To: meg88
If it were just luck, then everyone would be expected to break even after playing for several hours. In fact, those with the skills walk away with all the chips.
Poker requires several complex skills: reading body and facial language; masking your own body language; assessing probabilities; weighing risk and reward; game theory (i.e. knowing when a bluff could work, and when it wouldn't). In addition, it requires an ability to control emotions. Anyone, who does well playing for matchsticks, but always loses when money is on the table, knows the importance of controlling emotions.
To: meg88
Ping for later reference.
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