Of course poker isn't all about the cards and a lot of psychology, but being a student as well as many other people who don't begin with a $100,000 bankroll have to start small. That means you're up against numerous amounts of donkies who will call anything with anything, so it virtually boils down to luck. Of course even with a statistical 95% chance of winning the hand, it's only statistic and the other player can win the hand with a lucky hit on the river. But if this happens over and over and over again, you can't say there isn't something up and it only "appears" rigged. It's like flipping a coin over and over again, and continuously getting heads. It's of course possible, but over long periods of time, you can't keep on flipping heads.
Players with more experience understand more about the psychology of poker, but less experienced players ignore what they think you have and call anything. In the long run, of course, that strategy is detrimental, but I've seen good players get beat bad over and over again- not just once or twice.
Of course once in a while I get lucky and hit the river against 20:1 odds, but I recall many instances where players win with runner-runner cards on the turn and river. It's like throwing a 1000-sided die and landing on the same side over and over again - it can happen once or twice, but gosh multiple times is just so highly unlickly, much like playing poker with a human dealer.  |