Is a high IQ necessary to be a poker pro

[ghostface]

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tell that to employers please, Im around 160-165 and I cant even get an internship. IQ means less than most people think

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Where did this get tested? Every IQ test I run accross reads mine in the high 130s. I know I'm missing one question max on those tests.

[Burno]

IANAL, but I think it may be illegal for employers to consider your IQ in hiring.

I'm certain someone here can confirm or deny this.

[NCAces]

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things poker players have in common:
a) when posting, everyone has a ROI of about 30%.
b) when posting, everyone has an IQ of 177 or more
c) when playing, it's everyones's "first time", but I read a book about it on the plane to Vegas

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FYP

[DVaut1]

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IANAL, but I think it may be illegal for employers to consider your IQ in hiring.

I'm certain someone here can confirm or deny this.

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Most employers I know wouldn't bother considering it, although I had never heard this before.

[g3rkshz]

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I am something of a genious, my IQ is around 200.

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lol, "genious"

[BlackRain]

I lik play teh poka but IQ say 86, is it badd/???
I maka 10 milliun dolla lats year. goot???

[FatalError]

people with 180 IQ's mop floors and run rampant in gangs in the hood too

IQ doesn't make you successful

[MCS]

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IANAL, but I think it may be illegal for employers to consider your IQ in hiring.

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Why would it be? IANAL either, but I can't imagine it would be illegal. Companies give intelligence tests to prospective hires all the time.

[Mens Rea]

One of my former co-workers took the online test, and the response he got was "Borderline Retarded."

Seriously.

[Matt Williams]

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IQ doesn't make you successful

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This is true. I have 5 siblings. My one brother who is a rocket scientist (seriously) with a PhD in Astrophysics has the lowest IQ in the family.