Poker is the only "sport" where the worst player with the worst equipment can beat the best player in the world when everything else is in the best player's favor .
Imagine some quadriplegic who has been up all night drinking, is legally blind, and doesn't even know the rules to the game of basketball. If he challenged Tim Duncan to a basketball match, there is no chance in hell that the quadriplegic would win... even if the goal is lowered. 100 out of 100 times Tim wins. No argument.
NOW... in poker... imagine some Taiwanese immigrant who doesn't know how to play poker, doesn't speak english, and can't even count without using his fingers. On the first hand if he is dealt 2 7 offsuit (the worst hand possible) and he is playing against Phil Helmuth who is dealt A A (the best hand possible), this guy could still win. He might just be trying to order a drink in his native Min Nan dialect, but it might sound like "Jah Jin." Then everyone would think the crazy Taiwan dude was going all in and Phil would call. Taiwanese nutcase catches four of a kind 2's on the flop and the game is basically over.
That is why poker is unjust.
And it explains why I keep losing my money.
Special Note: I am not Taiwanese.
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