Poker - skill or luck?

[nessuno]

Poker is usually defined as a game of chance/gambling. But from my point of view, my opinion is that it is at least 60% skill. What do you think?

[tsrumler]

I think when you're just starting out and you don't really know what you're doing its definitely a lot of luck. But once you've played awhile and often its definitely more skill. I'd say that its probably 85% skill 15% luck because sometimes you can play a hand perfect and still lose. But most of the time if you play it right, you'll benefit.

[bigmike667]

I think its both. Skill is defintely a major part to have when playing poker, you have have great skill and know good strategys to compete and win. However, luck is a factor too, you never know what cards going to come on the flop , turn or river, even though you may know percentages, you still never know what will come out.

[Steve-O]

Short-term it's luck, long-term it's skill.

Anything can happen in one hand, but over millions of hands the odds will even out. As long as you understand your edge in a poker game is no more than 3%, so obviously there is a lot of short-term luck involved.

[Shazz]

80% Luck
20% Skill

In my opinion