Help me killing a myth..

[mikymike]

I don't know why but I always thought that most people playing poker are people with an engineer/mathematical background.

Is this just astupid thought?!

What is your profession/background?

[mikymike]

So I start: Degree in Master of Science

[edfurlong]

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I don't know why but I always thought that most people playing poker are people with an engineer/mathematical background.

Is this just astupid thought?!

What is your profession/background?

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I'd say thats astupid thought. There are also better places for this thread.

[malcom]

Software Developer

[man]

http://www.guitarwar.com/teams/1000151.gif
just kidding.

math major. my best poker player friend is an information tech guy. but another really good one is a journalism major with a poor math background, so meh.

[Tooork]

I'm gonna help you kill the myth..I'm a writer wannabe..

[StacysMom]

Spanish undergrad. Law student now.

[gol4pro]

International business.

[man]

I think much more limit players are math guys. you can get away doing NL much easier if you're not math inclined than limit.

[Vavavoom]

High Yield Bond Broker (mind you - I'm pony at Poker at the moment....)

[pokerjoker]

just finished a music major.

[henrikrh]

Biology/Psyche

[Hobbs.]

bs in chem E

[Jack of Arcades]

History Education and Journalism.

Of course I suck, so take that for what it's worth.

[Unoriginalname]

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Biology/Psyche

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[DcifrThs]

[ QUOTE ]
So I start: Degree in Master of Science

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in what?

[DcifrThs]

[ QUOTE ]
High Yield Bond Broker (mind you - I'm pony at Poker at the moment....)

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just outta curiosity, how deep into mathematical finance and bond valuation did you go before becoming a broker in high yield?

Barron

[CCx]

no degree, IT manager

[BradL]

[ QUOTE ]
So I start: Degree in Master of Science


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ummm... of what?

[deaders]

Currently studying for business degree, double majoring in management and japanese (language).

[Gregg777]

[ QUOTE ]
High Yield Bond Broker

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Do you know Dog The Bounty Hunter?

[Burno]

Social worker

[Keepitsimple]

engineer/math

[acme401]

Multi-media geek

[Case Closed]

History / Teacher Ed.

[S&SGW]

artist, formerly known as starving...

That indicates I am a "creative" poker player /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[4_2_it]

CPA

[Zele]

BS Math
Master's Financial Math
Former Vanilla Equity Option Trader (though grade school math would have been sufficient background here)

[Hopey]

Software developer...but I'm not a good poker player so I don't count. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[augie_]

I'm a communications student but mostly a poker player.

[TeeJayOrTJ]

No math here...Communications major.

[Tony.T]

Croupier with experience from Golden Nugget and The Victoria in London. Casino Holland in Amsterdam and
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

[Gregatron]

I'm almost a Ph.D. in polisci -- but with an emphasis on quantitative analyses, so I guess I'm a borderline math guy.

[mdeck]

Biochemistry, Pre-Med

[smellmuth]

unemployed/student.

[budman]

I am in sales, background in marketing, finance and drinking.

[callmedonnie]

entry level office job, english degree, classics minor.

i did work in the engineering building in college.

[CarlSpackler]

Master's General Studies

[MCS]

Math/economics/engineering.

[mlagoo]

law student

[spamhead]

male stripper

[Riddick]

Economics

[Riddick]

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male stripper

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Speaking of that, my friend won VH1's Strip Search.

[RotoJeff]

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[bennyk]

bachelor of fine arts.

[CamelZoo]

chemical eng 04

[JaredL]

Spanish/Math/Economics undergrad
Economics grad

[mikymike]

[ QUOTE ]
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So I start: Degree in Master of Science

[/ QUOTE ]

in what?

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Robotics (System Engineering)

[orange]

Secondary Education with History. No math here.

[LAtoLV]

Ancient Near Eastern Studies and an MBA. Hard to know which is more useless...

[warrenbard]

chef

[MicroBob]

degree in Broadcast Journalism (Mass Communications)

[jba]

[ QUOTE ]
Software developer...but I'm not a good poker player so I don't count. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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[Sluss]

Broadcast Journalism (Mass Communications)

Yes, I do have the same useless degree as MicroBob. But at least I still work (can I really call it that) in my field.

[Scotty.]

Bachelor of Commerce (Real Estate option) in progress

[beset]

law

[CheckRaise]

Biochem/Molecular Bio major

[Paluka]

bachelors in applied physics
masters in industrial engineering
i'm an options trader

[Victor]

mechanical engineering bachelors

[LazyRobot]

BFA painting

I quit working as a sotware engineer to focus on art and my art related business

[Coffee]

Bachelor's degree in English
Musician/Entrepreneur

[PokerBob]

BS in Political Science - University of Wisconsin-Madison
I teach high school physics

[Ghazban]

Bachelor's degrees in Math, Engineering Physics, and Music
Master's degree in Music

[Pokertini]

BS Physiology from University of Iowa
BS Medical Sciences from St. Louis University

Go HAWKS!

[gabbahh]

I kill dead people

[noggindoc]

psychologist

[AAmaz0n]

B.S. Physics
M.S. Electical Engineering
PhD - abandoned; snuck over to cinema school and took a bunch of film classes instead.

These days I consider myself more of an artist than a geek, but most of my time is really spent playing poker and shooting pool. geez, I sound like some kind of delinquent./images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Shauna

[Nick Rainey]

pro tennis player

[P.Dirty]

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Help me killing a myth..

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I can understand butchering a 45 word sentence, but killing that title is unacceptable.

I'm finishing up my undergrad at NYU, majoring in Urban Design & Architecture Studies, with minors in Metropolitan Studies and Computer Applications.

[raze]

High school graduate


Semi-pro musician too I guess, except my band broke up awhile ago lol

[MrGladstone]

B.A Math-Physics
B.S Electrical Engineering
M.S Electrical Engineering

...Currently an Electrical Engineer.

[SEABEAST]

psychology/criminology

[zimmer879]

Math

[greygoo]

B.S Electrical Engineering
M.S Physics

[ScottieK]

BBA management info. systems
MBA finance

currently a loan underwriter

ScottieK

[ghcnoob]

History teacher. BA History, (1985) Masters in Education. Also, good luck to all the aspiring history teachers in the thread (I counted 3!)

PS Get reeeeeealllly good at poker...that is if you have financial dreams :-)

[jcx]

(Soon to be -ex) Revenue Officer, Internal Revenue Service
B.S. Finance

[Ron Burgundy]

I have a background in theft.

[AEKDBet]

comp sci, georgia tech

[Aces McGee]

Journalism and philosophy.

I currently work in the trade press.

-McGee

[MrTeddyKGB]

TRAPSTAR

[black_russian]

BS: Zoology
BS: Computer Engineering
MS: Electrical Engineering

[BradleyT]

AA: Programmer/Analyst
AA: E-commerce/Web Administration

[Pokertini]

Has your myth been verified or rejected yet?

[gilbert]

psych major.