Traits of Winning Poker Players - Online Poker Forum and Casino Community

royalhawk333 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-16-2008, 02:30 AM

1. Psychologically Tough
2. Honest with themselves
3. Intelligent
4. In control of their emotions.
5. The ones with the best memories.
6. Motivated
7. Attentive to detail
8. Able to think under pressure
9. Fearless
10. Empathetic
11. survivors
12. Competitive
13. Aggressive
14. Trustworthy
15. Self-centered
16. Persistent
17. Greedy
18. Manipulative
19. Independent
20. Optimistic
21. Insensitive
22. Outgoing
23. Generous
24. Prideful
25. The ones with good sense of humor

Orginal Source "Ace On The River By Barry Greenstein"

bizwzubi · #2 (**permalink**) 11-16-2008, 02:46 AM

I read number 5 and forgot it by number 12, I suck. And, is it just me, but doesn't 18 contradict 14?

FlibbleS · #3 (**permalink**) 11-16-2008, 01:23 PM

lol, im yet to mett a generous greedy person too

have you? · #4 (**permalink**) 11-19-2008, 08:08 PM

it reminds me that i need to read Barry's book.
Barry is a good man and a nice player. He's just great !!

Respect

have you? · #5 (**permalink**) 11-24-2008, 01:31 PM

# 1, 4 & 12 are common traits in poker players, most of the other things come with practice and some of them are an act. Negraneau is very chatty, joky, happy go lucky .... yeah right, he's also fishing for information and is totally focussed on winning

natsdad · #6 (**permalink**) 11-24-2008, 01:49 PM

Chock-full of contradictions. But i'm just not having number 14!!! No way.

have you? · #7 (**permalink**) 11-24-2008, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by natsdad

Chock-full of contradictions. But i'm just not having number 14!!! No way.

Yup, # 14 dosen't describe a scouse poker player to me

crazyfool · #8 (**permalink**) 11-26-2008, 10:19 AM

I've got 2...maybe 3 of those.

have you? · #9 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 02:32 AM

I think 1-13 are probably pretty common among winning players, but I'm not sure how many of 14-25 I think would be essential or even important. Some of them are probably attributes away from the table that are important to be able to be welcome in profitable games.

pastieman · #10 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 04:43 AM

Got the book as Christmas present but not yet read it,

don't think I'll bother cus according to those listings I have no chance of winning Jack Shit.

But I do admire Greenstien as a player and I try to emulate his table conduct/play. I refer to him as a Steady Eddy and one of the Gentlemen of poker.