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Originally Posted by Rain Man
I've never figured out the fun of poker. It seems like it's reasonably easy to assess one's odds and draw cards accordingly, but if you get a terrible hand there's not much you can do. And the luck in drawing a hand is about 100 times more powerful than your skill in assessing the odds and drawing cards (which themselves will be luck).
So it seems like a really good player can occasionally know the odds and get lucky to turn a bad hand into a good hand, but luck still is the predominant factor by a large margin.
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I'm with you... I've been to many a gambling facility to include Monaco (just to sya I was there!!), and I don't get it. I see the allure of the high-stakes places like Monaco and the places where the truly wealthy and skilled ply, but when I go to "the boats" it's just kind of sad. From the elderly folks dragging o2 bottles from slot machine to slot machine, to the others who are sitting at tables and just don't look like they're having fun (by the looks on their faces). And it's not a poker face deal, it's just the look like they're there because it's a little better than being at home watching infomercials.
So I could be wrong, but more than 20 minutes at a blackjack table and I'm kind of bored.
But alas, if that's what they want to do, have fun, I'll go to the comedy shows or watch some little oriental folks fly through the air. After all, I love NASCAR and most folks find that to me tantamount to watching cars on the highway. So obviously I'm just missing something when it comes to cards and board ("bored" as I say) games..