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Does Harrington's "inflection points" not really involve an element of luck?

CJ

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Every aspect of poker has at least an element of luck. Harrington's inflection point theory, however, is not based on luck. His theory provides a guideline that tells us hands have relative value when considering the size of your stack in relation to the blinds and antes. It tells us in what situations we can put in a preflop raise in the yellow zone without fear of a reraise, which situations are a sure push in the red zone because a raise pot commits us and how to comfortably manage your stack in the green zone. Again, it only provides a guideline and is not something set in stone - it's a theory that has room for flexibility and variation. The luck factor comes when you decide to push your stack in the red zone and get called or you decide to reraise your opponent all-in when you are sitting comfortably in the green zone and get called. It's not Harrington's theory that created this instance of luck - it merely drove your actions. The situation itself is where the luck comes into play. His theories do encourage you to rely on luck at times, but that doesn't mean they are based on anything less than sound strategy and a "good idea".