Pokerstars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP)

It's getting close to that time of year again. The SCOOP at Pokerstars encompasses 66 events over a 10 day period between April 2nd - April 12th. Over the course of the 66 events, over $30,000,000 (that's right 30 MILLION) will we awarded.

To get ready for the SCOOP, I thought I'd post my thoughts about why skill is much more important than luck, in a Lettermanesqe Top 5 list.......here we go......

No. 1 - Robert Varkonyi

No. 2 - Chris Moneymaker

No. 3 - Jamie Gold

No. 4 - Jerry Yang

No. 5 - Me!

The above five reasons, are clear indications of which is why playing poker is clearly a game of skill”

Wait, those are clearly reasons why Poker involves luck! From The Free Library.Com

Here are the 5 top reasons why poker is not a game of luck...

1. Poker involves discipline, patience and focus. Without those aptitudes, you couldn't win at a poker game since the opponents can easily distract you.

2. Poker requires the skill of psychology to assess the opponents? hands. You have to be able to reads your opponents and carefully evaluate every single move they make.

3. Poker requires mathematical intelligence to calculate things like pot odds, implied odds, and outs, which are very important factors to determine who?s going to win.

4. Just like chess, poker requires the brainpower to plan ahead, to make a solid strategy, and to properly combine the cards before making a decision.

5. Just like any other sports, poker requires knowledge and years of experience before someone can be a professional player. The more you play poker, the better you will become.

So bring your skill (some luck can never hurt either) to the SCOOP which starts on April 2nd at POKERSTARS!!!