Good luck vs. Bad luck

I believe that a good poker player doesn't give chances to other players to get lucky and f that happens you know,as a good player,when to fold your cards.

im still saying that there is no luck involved. if you play well, you can put yourself into a position that in which you can win big, but there is no luck in that. it is all math and probability, although some people may call hitting a 3 outer luck, it is mathematically bound to happen, as long as they have outs. it wont happen as many times as you win, but just because it happened to you, you classify it as bad luck.

[tempy]

Dictionary: luck (lŭk)


luck


n.
The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events; fortune: They met one day out of pure luck.
Good fortune or prosperity; success: We wish you luck.
One's personal fate or lot: It was just my luck to win a trip I couldn't take.
intr.v. Informal., lucked, luck·ing, lucks.

To gain success or something desirable by chance:

you have aces v kings your a 81% fav by him hitting 1 of his outs it is by chance therefore that defines as luck

[kentherp]

Originally Posted by HotPopper

In tournies you need to have a few big hands go your way and not have any major suck outs to make it too the big money, just like having a good ring game session.

I can play well for hours, and have someone hit a 3 outer for a 30BB pot, and have a losing session. So instead of having won 5 a hour for 5 hours, I end up losing 1 BB a hour. But by the same token if I hit my draws 9 of 10 times, catch a few nice flops in the big blind I can look like the next WSOP champ. It's luck, but if continualy put yourself in good positions luck is actually a skill.

Im like a magnet for people who suck out on the river. In the start of a tournie I like to be aggresive, to see how the cards play out. Then when I hit, lets say 2 pair Ill start playin my game then when it comes to show our cards I find out some person sucks out on the river. I still have leaning to do so im takeing appions from people to improve my game. Thats what this site is for.