Is Poker a game of chance?
By: Andrés Vargas
A lot of bull has been argued about the subject of whether or not poker is a game of chance. However there was something extremely peculiar about these arguments. No one had ever developed a single piece based on scientific research to answer the damn question! Until now…
Michael DeDonno, a psychology doctoral student at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland had the brains and the balls to get the Q’s an A’s sorted out, at a time in which the future of gamming is being discussed in the nutz of Capitol Hill.
Now, how can you possibly prove poker is about skill and not luck? Well folks, simple statistics and a little experimenting did the trick. DeDonno worked with 2 groups of students with no previous poker experience, one of the groups was given strategy tips while the other received a lecture on poker history.
The results showed two things that are obvious for us poker players: First, people who knew about strategy did much better at the table than those who knew squat. And second, there is a learning curve and players eventually improve their level as they play.
So for those of you who are about to strip a white rabbit of his limbs in your quest for luck. Drop the knife and improve your skills at our PokerSchool now! Knowledge is free; loosing your money at the table is not.
