Quote from Boib:
I am surprised you use Roulette as an example for the market. Depending on whether the wheel has one or two zeros the house has the edge.
If you play long enough the house odds will grind you down.
Blackjack on the other hand is beatable by a skilled card counter.
Poker is more like the market. You start each hand as a loser.
Your anti and the house rake, like commissions and the spread, are lost before you start.
In poker you play against other participants not the house. Emotions, not only yours but the other players, come into play.
You are aware that anything can and will happen
You shouldnât expect to win every hand and you expect your winners to be larger than your losers.
When you have a hand that has high odds of being a winner you stay with it and attempt to maximize your winnings.
At the end of the game itâs how much you walk away with that counts, not the number of hands won or lost.
You can not control the cards, only how you play them.