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theStarfish
Legend
Platinum Level
I don't think so. It's a game in which every Player has the chance to learn and to improve. Whether you make the right decisions or not is up to you and your knowledge and discipline. You can have bad luck in the short term, but in the long term skillful players will always be more successful.
Fuchun
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I think I still need some skill, or there will be no professional poker.
Newzooozooo
Legend
Loyaler
Hi
I think any game for money can be considered gambling. But for me personally, poker is more of a sport than a game of chance. For me, poker is a sport like chess.
Good luck
Fuchun
Enthusiast
Silver Level
My thoughts are similar to yours. If money is involved, it is certainly gambling, but if there is skill, it can be called competitive sports.
antonis32123
Legend
Loyaler
Gambling online ? Nope . I don't believe poker is gambling . It's more oc a skill game in online poker , skill to manipulate rng and pot odds . My favourite? To watch people with Arag with 3-5 blonds just calling/limping , I wish it was gambling but it is not . The same applies to online casino . It is not gambling either . It tries to play with hour psychology, drive you on tilt mode , make you play and spend more .
black and
Legend
Bronze Level
For me, poker has always been and will always be a game of chance. I don't consider poker a sport because it's a completely different game based on money. Poker without money is not a game, it's a puzzle.
Hospedar
Rock Star
Bronze Level
Poker it's a mind sport, and I don't like to say it's "gambling".
Except if you don't study it...
Except if you can't take care about your bankroll...
Except if you play this like a crazy guy that don't even know why you are in draw against an opponent with a hand truly different than yours...
Poker has a little luck influence, but you can beat it in long term.
When we evolve our knowledge in this game, everything looks like a dice game...
Imagine if you were playing against someone with a 20 sides dice.
You will win always it hit a number from 1 to 17, and the opponent will from 18 to 20.
If you play the dice 3 times, he could win 2 or 3 of times (not so) easily, but it would be just luck.
But what if we could play it 1 million times?
Your opponent could win everytime, but would you believe he would really do this? I don't think so...
You would win MOST part of the times in this situation...
This is just a simple analogy I like to use to make people understand the luck influence in poker, I hope people like it...
Except if you don't study it...
Except if you can't take care about your bankroll...
Except if you play this like a crazy guy that don't even know why you are in draw against an opponent with a hand truly different than yours...
Poker has a little luck influence, but you can beat it in long term.
When we evolve our knowledge in this game, everything looks like a dice game...
Imagine if you were playing against someone with a 20 sides dice.
You will win always it hit a number from 1 to 17, and the opponent will from 18 to 20.
If you play the dice 3 times, he could win 2 or 3 of times (not so) easily, but it would be just luck.
But what if we could play it 1 million times?
Your opponent could win everytime, but would you believe he would really do this? I don't think so...
You would win MOST part of the times in this situation...
This is just a simple analogy I like to use to make people understand the luck influence in poker, I hope people like it...
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ankurdholakiya
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Poker is considered a form of gambling because it involves risking money, and there's an element of luck in the game. While skill plays a huge role, no one can deny that luck affects the outcome, especially in the short term. So, even though poker requires strategy, it still falls under gambling due to the financial risk involved.
