Spoken like a true amateur!

On that topic, on one hand, yes, luck is the dominating factor. However, throughout an extended period of time (an NDNPT season, for example ), the skill of the player plays a much larger factor. For, if luck were a dominating factor, how is it that we have people that make livings, and nice ones at that, by playing poker. No, in the long run, luck is a miniscule factor.