poker skill or luck

[supernuts]

idk im at a loss of words been playin cash games today 25/50 cent blinds just got bankrolled twice by same player calling behind and winning.just not sure how im losing almost everytime im ahead.and im not talking coin flips frusterating but cant ever get ahead at this rate

[TrueOC]

Skill 95%, Luck 5%.....

If you aint good you wont win....simple as that....Believe what you wanna believe.. GOOD LUCK!!! LOL

[TimmysTrappoker]

poker most definetly involves both skill and luck

[TimmysTrappoker]

kind of a dumb question don't you think? lol

[CKC1UNV]

I think mainly skill, but you also need a little (or sometimes a lotta) luck. If someone you see is consistently ITM, at final tables, etc. I think that proves they have skills. I mean how consistently lucky can you get in my opinion.

[knuckle]

The best way I have heard it described is this. Can you intentionally lose in poker? Yes. You could fold every hand and lose everytime. Your odds of winning/losing are completely determined by your actions. Can you intentionally lose in roulette? No. Your odds of winning and losing are the same no matter what your actions are. Poker is a game of skill that involves luck.

[matg281]

poker is a game of skill, anyone who says its a game of luck obviously has no skill.

[mikey4141]

theres skill involved, but i think theres more luck then people think!