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Old 10-08-2005, 04:30 PM
Vincent Lepore Vincent Lepore is offline
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Default Re: Is it mathematically possible to be unlucky?

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So how do you overcome this in terms of poker, keep playing millions of hands i suppose until it balances out? which would mean you need are larger Bankroll?

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You cannot overcome bad luck (if there is such a thing). You treat poker as you would any other event understanding that each event is physically independent. Each poker hand is an independent trial, the same as tossing an unbiased coin. However, you must also understand that in poker what happened before (last hand(s)) may have an effect of what happens on the next hand. That is, that there is a psychological part of poker that influences not the physical occurance of dealt cards but the way in which one plays those cards. There are a lot of people that claim they are unlucky but are in fact not playing in postive situations. The only thing a poker player can do is be prepared. If you are a positive EV player and are prepared to play as best you can then che sera sera. That is all you can do.

Vince
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