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The refrains of "oh, what terrible luck" in this episode certainly came across as strangely hollow. Bad luck happens to everybody, it's simply part of the landscape of the game. Even if an observation 'that player had terrible luck' was true, there would be no reason to begin pitying or making excuses for them; rather, the point of playing such luck-based games in the first place should be to become strong enough to overcome even such situations.
Taichi's problem was not bad luck, but rather how he reacted to unlucky situations. If, as Dr. Harada said, Taichi allowed one or two little instances of bad luck to convince himself that he had no talent, it would be his self-defeating attitude which kept him from winning. Accepting that luck exists as an influential factor is part of the learning process of games like karuta (and mahjong, haha), versus games of deterministic progression/perfect knowledge like go or chess. Maintaining the optimism and determination to keep trying despite unfavourable circumstances is thus one of the most important things you could learn by becoming better at them.
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