well i did read the link in your post. now i know why i get the shaft 9 times out of 10 when theres a miracle. but i also read in a Deal article that the way you play can alter your luck. it even quoted Chris Ferguson saying "the person that appears luckiest in a card room is usually the best player." that the heck is that all about? so even if luck was the determining factor of if a player is great or not, which i think is false, wouldnt the good luck make a good player great?