Wednesday 15 October 2014

The personality types of successful poker players, according to science

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Sure, you've got to know when to hold 'em, and know when to fold 'em.

But more importantly, you need to have the emotional temperament to follow through on that strategy, even when the stakes are high and the pressure is on.

That's the conclusion of a newly published study that examines the personality types of successful poker players. Confirming the cliché, it finds such people tend to be cool, calm, and difficult to rattle.

Writing in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, a research team led by the University of Helsinki's Michael Laakasuo suggests such steadiness...

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