How much skill is there really in poker?

[Blade]

I've read the books and online forums, had plenty of practice yet I still feel there is no substitute for luck in poker. I've just been knocked out of the SO league having had only one winning hand and a hand history that reads something like, 34o, 83o, 82o, 56o, Q4o (you get the drift) and then when I get KK it gets beaten by A4 hitting an A on the river and my JJ gets me knocked out when I go all in on a T high flop to run into KK :( I just feel (and this has been in the last few tourneys I've played) that I have absolutely no control over where I will finish. You can only bluff with bad cards for so long. I'm not saying there's no skill in poker, but it's certainly in the smaller percentage (say 80% luck 20% skill)? Thoughts or am I on tilt!!! :sad

[GaF]

Re: How much skill is there really in poker? For me it's a question of time span .......... If you talk short run, then luck is without doubt the most important factor ......... when you get into the long run however, there is zero luck and it is 100% skill