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College Paper... Poker: Luck or Skill
I am writing a paper for my english class, a persuasive research paper debating whether or not Poker is luck or skill. I believe it to be a combination of both, but I would like your opinions considering you are all much smarter than myself. Could to give me some factors that help prove how poker is more luck or skill based. All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Re: College Paper... Poker: Luck or Skill
Short run = Skill + luck
Long run = Skill |
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Re: College Paper... Poker: Luck or Skill
I completely agree. Could you expand on this however? How can I turn this 2 phrase statement into a 3 page paper?
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Re: College Paper... Poker: Luck or Skill
I don't know if you'll be able to do that.
Perhaps you could explain the concept of EV, and show how plays with a positive expectation will win money in the long run. Or, include an anecdote about a new player that won a ton of money right away but then donked it off because he had initially just been really lucky. However, I can't imagine how this will make an interesting paper that isn't incredibly fudgy. |
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Re: College Paper... Poker: Luck or Skill
Well I believe I will start the paper explaining poker, and some aspects of it(bluffing, etc). Explain EV, and the long term results for +EV calls, and longterm effects of -EV calls. I will give some examples of how other skills such as bluffing, reading a player, noticing patterns, ability to adjust to different styles of play, etc(aside from just +EV and -EV plays)play a large role in poker. Does this sound like a good start?
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Re: College Paper... Poker: Luck or Skill
Don't forget to discuss the role of game selection as a skill.
Two players of equal skill could make significantly different amounts of money, if one chooses games filled with less-skilled opponents than the other. Other than that, poker is about making correct decisions. But there are so many factors that go into making correct decisions over and over (including your own psychological makeup) that it can get very complicated. |
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Re: College Paper... Poker: Luck or Skill
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I completely agree. Could you expand on this however? How can I turn this 2 phrase statement into a 3 page paper? [/ QUOTE ] You can't turn out a 3 page paper on this topic? I think I could make a dissertation. |
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Re: College Paper... Poker: Luck or Skill
Wow, thanks alot guys. I am going to start working on the paper now. Ill let you know how it goes.
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Re: College Paper... Poker: Luck or Skill
Someone on 2+2 said that poker is like a coin flip for $100 followed by a chess game for $1. In the short term the luckiest will win but over a year the best player will be ahead.
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Re: College Paper... Poker: Luck or Skill
I recommend using no limit hold em as an example. You can talk about numerous situations where a player can get extremely lucky, but still not extract the maximum value from his lucky hand.
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