The longer you play poker the better you become ?

[Betwrong]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

I will tell you from my own experience. If you don't know the basic rules, especially hands rankings and your chances of winning with this or that hand, you are going to lose more frequently than those players who do. I started playing poker with exactly that level of knowledge, I mean, almost zero. Still I was winning sometimes because of luck, but I was losing in over 90% of cases. It took me a week or so to learn those basic rules, and it took so long only because I was't doing that from morning till evening, but rather was spending around 2 hours daily on playing poker. I think, anyone can learn how to play poker in one day actually. And when you know the rules, as everyone else at the table, the most important factor is luck. From my experience I can say that I am not becoming better the longer I play, I'm just staying on the same level I was when I learned all the rules.

[Jjewelle29]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

I think is a vice versa, sometimes you will win by your skills or strategy, sometimes you can win because you just lucky.

[batang_bitcoin]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

I think is a vice versa, sometimes you will win by your skills or strategy, sometimes you can win because you just lucky.

But it's more consistent if you will play for a longer time. In the long run, both are needed a bigger portion for your skills and strategy should be built up when you play poker. It's not mostly about luck because you will have to be a player that's full of strategies on your mind on how you will start bluffing and folding your cards. And with that said, luck will also play a role to it but you don't rely on it most of the time.

[Tungsten-1]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

I think is a vice versa, sometimes you will win by your skills or strategy, sometimes you can win because you just lucky.

The longer you play poker the longer you will have the chances either to win or lose. Both the possibilities are equal so the time passage increases both the possibilities equally. I am not a player of poker but I prefer poker among all the gambling games because it’s based on strategies which are easy to deal with. But you will need to have excellent practice of poker which will enable you to use strategies in right time.

[Capt00]

The mastery and consistency will take advantage against new comers but of course we don't need to forget the luck which meant to be in our side.
We can say that we have that huge chances of winning and it absolutely right, but sometime we also accept defeat cause we all know that is the reality in gambling. We don't need to be offended when new comers get the luck, it sometimes it turns like that. 

[Dewi Aries]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

I think is a vice versa, sometimes you will win by your skills or strategy, sometimes you can win because you just lucky.

The longer you play poker the longer you will have the chances either to win or lose. Both the possibilities are equal so the time passage increases both the possibilities equally. I am not a player of poker but I prefer poker among all the gambling games because it’s based on strategies which are easy to deal with. But you will need to have excellent practice of poker which will enable you to use strategies in right time.

At least it is not 100% luck and we can use our experience in poker games. Maybe that point is good to see, because some people like gambling that 100% luck and think they have strategies to beat it. 

[maydna]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

I think is a vice versa, sometimes you will win by your skills or strategy, sometimes you can win because you just lucky.

The longer you play poker the longer you will have the chances either to win or lose. Both the possibilities are equal so the time passage increases both the possibilities equally. I am not a player of poker but I prefer poker among all the gambling games because it’s based on strategies which are easy to deal with. But you will need to have excellent practice of poker which will enable you to use strategies in right time.

At least it is not 100% luck and we can use our experience in poker games. Maybe that point is good to see, because some people like gambling that 100% luck and think they have strategies to beat it. 

But be careful because of the longer you play poker, you risk to lose more money, and you don't know if, in the next play, you can win the poker game or not. Perhaps, from playing poker in many times, we can improve our skills in a poker game, but we should remember that there is money which we are risking in the game so we need to know when we must quit from the game, or we will lose all of the money.

Limiting the amount of money will be a good solution to prevent the big loss in any gambling games including in the poker game so we can control the money that we spent and we can learn more about poker too.

[Dewi Aries]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

I think is a vice versa, sometimes you will win by your skills or strategy, sometimes you can win because you just lucky.

The longer you play poker the longer you will have the chances either to win or lose. Both the possibilities are equal so the time passage increases both the possibilities equally. I am not a player of poker but I prefer poker among all the gambling games because it’s based on strategies which are easy to deal with. But you will need to have excellent practice of poker which will enable you to use strategies in right time.

At least it is not 100% luck and we can use our experience in poker games. Maybe that point is good to see, because some people like gambling that 100% luck and think they have strategies to beat it. 

But be careful because of the longer you play poker, you risk to lose more money, and you don't know if, in the next play, you can win the poker game or not. Perhaps, from playing poker in many times, we can improve our skills in a poker game, but we should remember that there is money which we are risking in the game so we need to know when we must quit from the game, or we will lose all of the money.

Limiting the amount of money will be a good solution to prevent the big loss in any gambling games including in the poker game so we can control the money that we spent and we can learn more about poker too.

About money, maybe right we must limit our money to play and training. But in other side, there are a lot of games that can help us to play poker without spend any money. Maybe it is good to try even what we feel must be very different if compared to play poker with money.

[Betwrong]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

I think is a vice versa, sometimes you will win by your skills or strategy, sometimes you can win because you just lucky.

But it's more consistent if you will play for a longer time. In the long run, both are needed a bigger portion for your skills and strategy should be built up when you play poker. It's not mostly about luck because you will have to be a player that's full of strategies on your mind on how you will start bluffing and folding your cards. And with that said, luck will also play a role to it but you don't rely on it most of the time.

And yet I rely on luck most of the time. Say, when playing Texas Hold 'em I go all-in on the pre-flop with pocket Aces, what can I rely on but luck, knowing that there are so many scenarios that can be unfavorable to me? Another example is when several players make it to the river, and, say, I have 3 Aces in the end, but I can see that there are possibilities of Straights and Flushes. And when someone raises, what should I do, fold? I'm not folding with 3 Aces! But of course, I know I can lose, and the only thing that can help me in such a case is luck.

[roosbit]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck? 

Many players out there have won because of luck but when you say consistently then one needs more of skills than luck to win.
The other thing is that luck is not consistent so we can't rely on it.

the longer you play more skills you get?

They say practice makes perfect, which makes this statement true.

[batang_bitcoin]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

I think is a vice versa, sometimes you will win by your skills or strategy, sometimes you can win because you just lucky.

But it's more consistent if you will play for a longer time. In the long run, both are needed a bigger portion for your skills and strategy should be built up when you play poker. It's not mostly about luck because you will have to be a player that's full of strategies on your mind on how you will start bluffing and folding your cards. And with that said, luck will also play a role to it but you don't rely on it most of the time.

And yet I rely on luck most of the time. Say, when playing Texas Hold 'em I go all-in on the pre-flop with pocket Aces, what can I rely on but luck, knowing that there are so many scenarios that can be unfavorable to me? Another example is when several players make it to the river, and, say, I have 3 Aces in the end, but I can see that there are possibilities of Straights and Flushes. And when someone raises, what should I do, fold? I'm not folding with 3 Aces! But of course, I know I can lose, and the only thing that can help me in such a case is luck.

It's you and I guess that you're more experienced that me. 
That comment of mine was base on my experience and I don't want to pursue more if I can see that the hand that I have for that specific round won't be favourable to me. You have the option to fold or not but if you're eager and determined that your hand is kinda strong, you can go and depend on luck.

[ricardobs]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

The only skill that you are going to get here is how to deceive your opponent with how they look, people are looking for reactions on how they handle their cards, and this is what they've learned, they learn how to become a face reader and at the same time learn jow to cover thjeir reactions

Most of those good bloopers wins around this game, they've learned from it from time to time, the longer they play the game the better they hide their emotions, conditioning can be learned when you keep playing the game.

Yes they learn from playing again and again and this is how they reach the point of great accomplishment and ability. I think it could very easily be learnt by playing again and again and ultimately a point is reached at which you have the maximum ability to claim wins is poker. Poker is however very challenging game and you still need to play wise even if you are a good player.

[iMark]

Poker is absolutely a skill play, and I think most of the card game needs skill, and still, there is luck involved, but come on there is always luck involved in all kinds of game. Most of the time in Poker you will get a bad card, I think you will only got a really good card in 1 out of 10 games. So, decision making is the key. You should analyze other players behaviour, and maintain your money management is also important.

Agree, you will become better if you have skills is used and its is an important that you have it. But if we look for the longer you play poker probably it is true, because you know already some strategy you would apply everytime you play. And your always on presence of mind, and were not based on luck only.

I think so, because even though luck is also important to get a good card, but a poker expert knows how to win even though the condition of the card they get is bad, it's about skills and strategies to win, and as far as I know skills can be honed with experience by keep play

[Betwrong]

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That comment of mine was base on my experience and I don't want to pursue more if I can see that the hand that I have for that specific round won't be favourable to me. You have the option to fold or not but if you're eager and determined that your hand is kinda strong, you can go and depend on luck.

Just two days ago, after I posted that reply to your post, I was talking to two long time poker players, both online and in land based casinos. When I told them that luck is a major factor, they disagreed, both of them, saying that your skills is what makes you to win in poker. We had talked for more than an hour on the subject, and we came to conclusion that where you really need skills is in bluffing and in recognizing bluffing. I wasn't convinced completely, I mean I still think that luck is what makes you win in most cases. But I agree that skills can't be ignored in poker, as they can (and should be ignored in dice or roulette, for example), and in the long run a skillful player has more chances of winning more frequently.

[TheUltraElite]

I think so, because even though luck is also important to get a good card, but a poker expert knows how to win even though the condition of the card they get is bad, it's about skills and strategies to win, and as far as I know skills can be honed with experience by keep play

Skills can be gained and they can be developed. Its about practicing those skills over and over again to hone your methods of bluffing. Poker is much about skills even though luck does play a role. In fact luck plays a role in every sphere of life, we just dont seem to acknowledge it at that place. Poker skills are often inherent and professional poker players are either having skills or are promoting casinos for money. You should remember that this second method of earning is also a big source of income for players.

[samputin]

Well, there's a saying that "practice makes perfect." So I guess, your practice or experience plays its essential part in gambling. We can say that luck also has its vital role in gambling like poker but from what I've read before, there are also techniques that can be used or taken into account so that one may increase his chances of winning and not depending on luck alone. So it's possible that "the longer you play poker, the better you become" since as time goes by, considering that you would analyse your every game, then you will be able to identify what could work and what couldn't.

[omonuyak]

Well, there's a saying that "practice makes perfect." So I guess, your practice or experience plays its essential part in gambling. We can say that luck also has its vital role in gambling like poker but from what I've read before, there are also techniques that can be used or taken into account so that one may increase his chances of winning and not depending on luck alone. So it's possible that "the longer you play poker, the better you become" since as time goes by, considering that you would analyse your every game, then you will be able to identify what could work and what couldn't.

Before we can develop skills for anything we must gotten experienced and practice for a very long time. Skills in winning is not easily form! Poker, though, gambling also need  for you to actually experience every aspect of it before you can play successfully.

[partysaurus]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

its a game of both, u might win 60% of the games u enter but u will allways lose some games thanks to luck what ever you do, but its not a game where u get bette from just playing u need to study what ur doing wrong and what other people are doing right, its not a easy game to become good at.

[skivrmt]

What do you think can be a consistent winning player on this game? is this game of skills or luck?
the longer you play more skills you get?

its a game of both, u might win 60% of the games u enter but u will allways lose some games thanks to luck what ever you do, but its not a game where u get bette from just playing u need to study what ur doing wrong and what other people are doing right, its not a easy game to become good at.

Indeed, poker requires a lot of study and practice to become a really skillful player. And, even then, luck would stay an important gaming factor.

[jak3]

Poker is a game which involves a lot of skills and knowledge. It is less likely to be lucky and more likely of a clever mind. You can simply get out of a game in the first round if you are clever So being lucky in this game can take a lot of games and you can win in this without even becoming lucky. People use a lot of emotions and other stuff in this game which are part of the skills. The more you play the better you become but you can always lose this game if you make bad decisions.