[Jimbo]

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Poker is also betting on random events (the outcome of the cards)

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spectacularly wrong

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Poker is both a game of gambling (read: luck) AND a game of skill.

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also wrong

poker is a game of skill

gambling used to mean the playing of games of chance which obviously means poker wasnt gambling - as often happens the meaning of the word has changed over time - by popular definition it now means wagering on the outcome of an event

if your having trouble explaining it to your girlfriend i reccomend buying her something expensive and telling her you won the money to pay for it playing poker

stripsqueez - chickenhawk

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What bull. If I recall correctly you also have some whacky definition of luck as well. You really need to buy a dictionary.