Re: Is a high IQ necessary to be a poker pro
I'm sure a higher IQ certainly helps, but I believe discpline is more important than anything.
Some of the top players, as most people know, came from or were going to top colleges. Howard Lederer - Columbia. Chip Reese was on his way to Harvard law from Dartmouth. Phil Gordon - Stanford. Andy Block - MIT and Harvard. Jesus Ferguson - UCLA, PhD. Phil Laak was either a former engineer or engineer major. Paul Phillips - UCSD (not the best school, but his deductive logic skills are incredible).
These are simply interesting examples to be taken with a grain of salt.
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