I think the great thing about Poker is everybody has a style that is all there own. So saying one player is more skilled than another is pretty hard to do. Now all of the pro's can calculate odd's from hand to hand but they don't truly know what there opponent is holding. Maybe I am wrong but to me the only true skill is being able to calculate odds and just getting a feel for what your opponent is trying to do. Even then those are just odds and there is still that chance/luck that you'll get the cards you need to win. I'll come out and say I don't think I am that skilled because I cannot calculate odds yet but I've done ok for myself since starting to play and I have learned quite a bit. I think Steve-o and Fnord are actually the closest to hitting it spot on, and Fnord I think said it better than anyone.