Is a high IQ necessary to be a poker pro

[MicroBob]

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But to be at the thinking level of a Ivey or Hansen, high intelligence must be a prerequisite.

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Sklansky seemed to agree with you in his post just before XMas of 2004 where he rated the 'smartest poker players' (his list included Greenstein, Reese, Ivey, Lederer, Phillips...Hansen didn't make his top 10 but I think he said would probably make his second 10).


It's in the archives somewhere.
I'd dig up the link for you but a common characteristic of super-geniuses like me is laziness.