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I studied poker a lot after I had a small interest in it. This is in many ways the ultimate "strategy game", since it is an example of a game where the better players usually come out on top. Playing 1000 chess games against your friend is unreasonable and exhausting, but playing 1000 poker hands is much more straightforward. However, there is an element that makes this game strangely frustrating to learn (since learning requires short-term feedback as reinforcement): RNG. You can calculate that based on your opponent's perceived tightness with their hands, their odds of ripping a full house on the river to beat your straight is only 4%, and so you can safely bet (or even raise). However, 1 in 25 games with this situation you will get utterly screwed when their out does come down. Most situations are not this extreme and instead have smaller "odds advantages". Imagine learning poker when you are making appropriate decisions, but you are pretty much being repeatedly punished for them. Losing money on losses also limits the amount of "education" a person can afford before the game just becomes too expensive.