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Originally Posted by NV8020
The difference is that at low stakes you can choose to win by actually studying and putting in the effort.
There is nothing you can do in games of chance to make that happen.
If you are losing at low stakes in poker it is 100% a choice.
Are you actually suggesting that poker
isn't a game of chance?
I have nothing but contempt for the people who insist that poker isn't a gambling game but is a skill game. Yes, there is a powerful skill element, but poker is fundamentally and inescapably a gambling game, and you are deluding yourself if you think otherwise.
One of the core skills of poker-the-skill-game is gambling effectively.
Also, you are wrong to say that there is nothing a player can do to win over the long term in casino games. Smart, informed players can exploit various advantage plays, ranging from edges arising from player's club promotions to scouring the casino floor for slot machines left in states where play is temporarily +EV.