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Message: [QUOTE="Ogma, post: 6987318, member: 1027736"] Poker people are sharp, they are funny, the are effervescent and they are vivacious - full of life. They have strong hopes and dreams and are used to taking chances and living on their wits. They are sometimes social animals, the life and soul of the party, but they can often do their best work alone, or at least behind a computer screen. Poker people have stories. They lean towards being excited by travel and learning new cultures. They love nothing more than tasting new experiences. They will always be making new stories. They will have a keen sense of humour which they will also turn on themselves, especially when relating bad luck stories against insurmountable odds. Sometimes if you can't laugh, even at your own expense, you're in big trouble. Poker people are continually having their ego tested. They don't even realise it some of the time. Poker people have hit the highs and the lows which makes them emotionally tough on the outside and more resilient, balanced, and understanding on the inside. They are not easy to shock or surprise or shake or make unsteady. They will be quick thinkers in a crisis, resourceful and capable of switching from strike mode to defensive mode and vice versa, in an instant. Poker people have good instincts and thus can be very difficult to mislead, trick or hoodwink or fool. Poker people have a high level of mathematical reasoning, they are used to computing odds in a split second and acting on that data to maximum effect. Poker people multi task. Some play up to 20 tables at a time online. Not everyone. The other day, playing just the one table, I managed to lose most of my stack with pocket aces whilst burning my garlic bread. I then salvaged the garlic bread the best I could and went on to win the tournament from little more than a chip and a chair. Again, poker people are resilient. Poker people can also be highly creative creatures. They can create whole worlds in their minds where they have the best cards in any possible situation. They are invincible. They are masters of disguise, giving the impression that they are so indefatigable that even the mightiest cannot slay them. But invincibility shields are things of fantasy and myth and legend. Everyone is susceptible to a rogue river card. Everyone can be susceptible to delusion. Poker people are just like you and me. Some poker people exude patience, waiting for hours for the perfect cards to make their move, while on the other extreme, I once watched Gus Hanson, in a 6-handed game, dominate a very short match by going all in every hand. What traits do you recognise in other poker people? Good and bad? And what skills has poker taught you that you have taken into general life? [/QUOTE]

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