A few years ago when the poker craze took off I started studying the game and I feel like it has definately enhanced my critical thinking and logical arguments. I am amazed at the analytical skills the professional players possess; I think most people would be suprised at what goes on during a single hand.
Has anyone else studied the game? If so, do you feel that the skills you learned have carried over into other aspects of your life, such as economic analysis? Also, what about chess? I learned to play at a very young age, though I never thoroughly studied the game. I could see how it may be as beneficial as poker.
I used to play poker. But I refused to seriously study and apply the rules, though I roughly knew their content, so I ended up losing money and eventually quit.
However, your point about professional players and the analytical benefits of studying poker has merit. The reasons why some people make millions playing are applied math and rigorous game analysis. It definitely schools and sharpens your acumen.
ive never studied it beyond knowing the hands. i play on facebook and woop on them pretty easily; however, facebook poker is not pro poker. Poker allows me to practice being mature in high risk situations.
With that said, if you want to be good at economic analysis study economics, not poker or chess.
I play poker professionally. I was a good chess player, best in my high schools. But I loved real time strategy games, computer warfare games, and that is what carried over to poker, which gave absurd advantage on other players.
Poker*infinity = chess = all skill, no luck
poker/infinity = roulette = all luck, no skill
poker carries over into mathematics and theory construction?
Chess doesn’t carry over into anything. Helps you memorize, imagine, but really chess is alot of just noticing patterns and experience, like alot of games. But maybe that is like 2nd level intelligence, instead of 1st rate intelligence of someone who actually invents ideas/patterns.