How good can a bad player ever be?

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I think such a player would become extremely good but I do not think such a player can exist. For a player to have "infinite commitment and desire to learn, so application isn't a problem" he has to have a love of the game - people with this will generally have a natural understanding.

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I'm not sure this is true. Take for example people who play in a band...quite often rubbish bands with no chance of "making it" continue for years and years and years. All that sustains them in reality is "infinite committment", a love for the music they are trying to make, and the hope that somehow they will make it one day.

All of that is a triumph of will and application over ability, and I think the analogy to poker is reasonable.

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You are true about rubbish bands that can go on forever. Doesn't make them good musicians though. More often they are still pretty poor but have their cult following.