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One of the reasons Poker is so popular is that even a terrible player can beat a pro by chance, some of the time. I've always suspected the same is true of Foot
by edanm 16y ago
One of the reasons Poker is so popular is that even a terrible player can beat a pro by chance, some of the time. I've always suspected the same is true of Football.
Any attempt to "fix" the game by making refereeing better makes the game more fair. While that might seem like a good thing, I don't think anyone is qualified to decide whether that will make the game more or less popular. And considering it's the world's most popular sport, tinkering with the games in unpredictable ways is stupid.
- yardie 16y agoI have only ever seen this true in movies. A newbie doesn't know how to count cards, feel out bluffs, or develop a strategy. Given enough money and time they'll feel their way around the unspoken rules. But no one I know rolls up to a table pulls a royal flush and walks out away the winner.
- edanm 16y agoNot true. Lots of people with very little skill have beaten superior players. They can't last against them for long, but they can get lucky. This is a known phenomenon around the poker world, and greatly works to pro's advantage (you would never wager money against a professional in other fields, since there is no way you could win. In poker, though, because bad players win once in a while, they can delude themselves into not realizing how bad they are).
- yardie 16y agoPeople win the lottery everyday, it doesn't change the fact that the odds are stacked incredibly high against you.