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tierceltiercel Member Posts: 325
edited April 2011 in Poker Chat
Last night Carlo came up with the statement that luck evens out; in the arguement that you can take luck out of the overall equation and skill will rise to the top. Skill will rise to the top but luck does not always even out. The average person has an average amount of good and bad luck. But ,around this there are those who have more or less than their fair share . It is incredibly good luck ( 50mill to 1 ) to win the lottery twice but it has happened. The counter balance to that is you catch something nasty ( Weils disease say 5 mill to one ). There is no way the extreme good luck would be balanced by following it with extrreme bad luck. For one thing if that did happen it would not be seen as balanced but as ridiculously bad/good luck. No, as with all things there is variance about the mean and for some people their share of good or bad luck does not even out which is why , on a losing streak, you should not chase your losses in the mistaken belief luck will change.
The skilled player knowing he is on a run of bad luck will try to avoid situations - such as races - where luck is a key component.
For most players luck will even out but for some it won't - or it will take a long time .

Carlo is a great character and a valuable addition to the team but can we have more of what he would do or what he thinks the player should do when he is describing the hands.  
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8 Member Posts: 6,228
    edited April 2011
    You make your own luck.
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  • AcidMan27AcidMan27 Member Posts: 3,752
    edited April 2011
    It's often hard to say what they would do personally.

    You can say what you would do when looking at the cards, but they haven't seen the table dynamics.

    I agree with dudeskin, you do make alot of your own luck.


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  • TENOFSPADETENOFSPADE Member Posts: 426
    edited April 2011
    In Response to Re: luck:
    You make your own luck.
    Posted by Dudeskin8
    could not have said this better myself :)
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  • NeildownNeildown Member Posts: 1,635
    edited April 2011
    Luck is for losers!
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  • debdobs_67debdobs_67 Member Posts: 3,615
    edited April 2011
    In Response to Re: luck:
    Luck is for losers!
    Posted by Neildown
    And winners.

    Btw totally agree with dudeskin
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  • tierceltiercel Member Posts: 325
    edited April 2011
     You can only make your own luck if you are the dealer and a bit dodgy. You control your destiny . You do not control what cards are dealt. Those who lose blame luck . Those who win do not recognise it. There are so many random things in life you cannot control. No . Luck is what chance throws at you. Only the response is in your control.

    Good grief - its too late to get this deep. glld luck all.
     Response to Re: luck:
    You make your own luck.
    Posted by Dudeskin8
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  • RogueCellRogueCell Member Posts: 535
    edited April 2011
    In Response to Re: luck:
    Luck is for losers!
    Posted by Neildown
    Basically, anything Neildown says I echo 20x with added snoggage.
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited April 2011
    Erm luck is a funny one, I run good, then bad... prob on par but save my luck for silly binks and none for ME hopefully that flips round ;)

    Even Live yesterday all in pre AA v 99, river 9 ouch for 3/4 of stack i need some run good juice wheres Mickjenn when u need him :P
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