American players are still reeling from the lost opportunities of online gambling thanks to their country's decision to ban it. The ban unfortunately includes the game of poker. Whether this is fair or not depends on how you view poker. Is it a game of chance...or a game of skills?

Poker as a Game of Chance

Perhaps the only time chance or luck will be able to play a factor is when the dealer starts dealing out cards and you get a hole pair of aces. That's the best of luck, isn't it? But there are still players out there who are able to muck their hands either by overestimating their card, misreading their opponents, or unwittingly folding. As these scenes show, the element of chance has a very minute influence on who wins the game.

Poker as a Game of Skill

On the other hand, there are many reasons why poker may be considered as a game of skill. Skill is different from talent. Skill is something you're not born with, but something you hone through practice and experience. It is skill that mostly distinguishes calling stations or rookies from the veterans.

It is skill that allows players to do their best with their hole cards. If you've been a spectator to any of the games played by the big names in poker, you no doubt have seen countless of times champions turn the tables around their opponents and beat unbeatable …show more content…
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