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Hmmm, I just read through that thread. It's very interesting but I have to disagree with the whole concept of assuming that the worlds most intelligent people could/would be world class poker players after 2 years of training.
Perhaps they would be world class theorists of the game and maybe even winning high stakes players but that's not the same as being world class players.
There are emotional attributes required as well as mental abilities.
For example I'm sure a genius like Mozart (although I accept he wasn't on the original list) would probably exercise terrible bankroll management
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Completely agree.
These 'geniuses' were brilliant in their field in their time and may have been talented in other fields, but it is a bit silly to say that they could be world class players. It would be much better to say that they could PROBABLY become world class players if they devoted 2 years to studying the game.
I have this image of Einstein building a bankroll and then blowing it all on cocaine and hookers.