Agreed. So, no exceptions then. Good players always win in the long run. The only problem here for pro poker players is that they can encounter equally good players in high level tournaments. And they do, actually, all the time. And when great players meet each other at the table, it's not their skill, but rather it's luck what affects the outcome the most. Knowing this fact, an amazing poker player Liv Boeree quit professional poker in 2019, after winning around $4 million in live tournaments.