poker and starcarft

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Games like StarCraft/Quake attract competitive gamers, people who always want to be the best.
StarCraft, and good RTSes in general, also reward strategic thinking about your goals and your opponent's.

I don't think StarCraft skills translate into Poker skills (except meta-skills like multitasking or something), but I do think they both attract a certain type of person.