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Last week, Stephen Dubner at the Freakonomics blog had an excellent post about the debate over whether poker should be considered a game of skill or chance.

This discussion is important not only for the sake of poker players who want to justify the enormous amount of time spent studying and playing the game but also because of the SAFE Port Act passed in October of last year that forbids U.S. players from participating in online gambling sites. The law specifically states that games "predominantly subject to chance" are affected, and poker is included under that umbrella.

The Freakonomics post is worth reading, especially for one question that I had not heard before: Is it possible to intentionally lose a poker game? If the answer is yes, then it's more likely that poker is a game of skill. ...