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Chris Ferguson has a PhD in computer science UCLA but it took him 20 years.

Bill Chen has a PhD in mathematics from UCB (I think).

Barray Greenstein is a PhD candidate in mathematics at University of Illinois (not sure how he's doing on that one).

David Sklansky spent a year at Wharton but dropped out.

Mason Malmuth has a masters in math.

Mike Caro, not sure.

Greg Raymer has a JD.

Huck Seed dropped out of Cal Tech engineering bachelors.

Vanessa Rousso went to Duke where she studied game theory and maybe is trying to finish law school but maybe dropped out.

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lol donkaments

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mike matusow for sure

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Vanessa Rousso went to Duke where she studied game theory and maybe is trying to finish law school but maybe dropped out.

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Without looking it up, I'm quite sure Rousso finished law school at Miami. Then there's Annie Duke who finished all of her Linguistics PhD but the dissertation, and who seems--sorry--so much less intelligent than other PhD candidates I've known. PhD students in linguistics shouldn't use incorrect grammar, in my opinion.

Also, OP didn't mention the many MIT dignitaries.

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Well if you are including VR as a poker pro, I think Andy Blcoh has 2 community college degrees.

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i hear its jamie gold

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Andy Bloch.

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Andy Bloch and it's probably not even close.

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Yeah, Bloch has both a B.S. degree from MIT and a J.D. from some other big-name school.

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Bill Chen PhD math UCB in 7 years is tops for me so far.

But check out Raymer : B.S. Chemistry – University of Missouri, M.S. Biochemistry – University of Minnesota, J.D. – University of Minnesota

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I would also like to vote Bloch, he crushes BJ ffs!

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I would also like to vote Bloch, he crushes BJ ffs!

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its obv bloch

how does he get to play poker in casinos, i thought he was 86'ed in almost every major vegas casino for his crazy BJ skillz

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Bloch holds two electrical engineering degrees from MIT and a JD from Harvard Law School.

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another great NVG thread.

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What about Richard Brodie, anyone know ?

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Andy Bloch ftw

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I would also like to vote Bloch, he crushes BJ ffs!

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i thought he was 86'ed in almost every major vegas casino for his crazy BJ skillz

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Yeah, think he said most of them.

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The Professor...who else?? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I went red in the face reading this thread. Its both pathetic and embarassing.

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I went red in the face reading this thread. Its both pathetic and embarassing.

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Why ?

It's well-known that pro poker potentially offers a lucrative career option for those that didn't have the opportunity to pursue an eduction, or who didn't like or didn't fit into the educational system.

It's also interesting to think about why those with excellent educations would instead choose to pursue poker. It gives insight into the type of person that chooses poker.

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howard "the professor" lederer?

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It's well-known that pro poker potentially offers a lucrative career option for those that didn't have the opportunity to pursue an eduction, or who didn't like or didn't fit into the educational system.

It's also interesting to think about why those with excellent educations would instead choose to pursue poker.


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The first case looks like the most potential candidate for professional poker. The latter case must have made significantly more playing poker and/or did not like enough of their chosen education/job.

If I would be interested of higher education and working there, I would, but as I am not, I do something more fitting to my bird's brain and just add poker to that (my small, weak and slow brain can handle the smaller computations with experience). Maybe I do better at poker when I am ready, maybe not but it's worth the shot as I do have a brain - that can't be said about most of the people.

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There is no name professionals who are highly educated. Computer science and engineering degrees are only applied mathematics. They are middle range degrees. A Law or Medicine degree is 3 times more difficult to achieve. And any dumbo can become a patent attorney. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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This thread is not as bad as the people crapping on it think. I FOR ONE LEARNED SOMETHING.

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any doctor that now is pro

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A Law or Medicine degree is 3 times more difficult to achieve.

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Difficult in terms of ... ?

The % of world's population who are capable of attaining a PhD in math or computer science from a name university is probably 1/100 % those capable of attaining an advanced degree in medicine or law.

You don't have to be ultra smart, creative, and comfortable with a "blank piece of paper" to get an advanced degree in medicine or law.

In fact, I've heard law school is rather easy.

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I thought it was Alex Jacob.

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Chip Reese has an Ivy League degree from Dartmouth?...his fraternity named the poker room after him

courtesy of Super System by Doyle Brunson

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A Law or Medicine degree is 3 times more difficult to achieve.

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Difficult in terms of ... ?

The % of world's population who are capable of attaining a PhD in math or computer science from a name university is probably 1/100 % those capable of attaining an advanced degree in medicine or law.

You don't have to be ultra smart, creative, and comfortable with a "blank piece of paper" to get an advanced degree in medicine or law.

In fact, I've heard law school is rather easy.

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Law school is a joke. Having a PHD in almost anything is 10x more impressive.

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lederrer was a professor at yale so obviously he is most educated.

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JD is 1000x easier than a PHD in anything.

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What about Richard Brodie, anyone know ?

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"poker pro"

don't think he qualifies.

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What about that rocket scientist who final tabled last years ME

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There is no name professionals who are highly educated. Computer science and engineering degrees are only applied mathematics. They are middle range degrees. A Law or Medicine degree is 3 times more difficult to achieve. And any dumbo can become a patent attorney. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Leveling??? Otherwise wow.....just wow.

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any doctor that now is pro

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Dr. Amir Nasseri ????

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Brandon Adams? Michael Binger?

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what about a phd in some lame psuedo science like sociology?

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Benyamine has a masters in gambling theory and a PHD in degeneracy.

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I`d say it`s Jesus obv

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Combo of poker fame and education - gotta be Jeebus