
Poker—both on- and off-line—requires many skills and abilities. Below are some of the traits and skills we speculate are needed to be a successful poker player and the characteristics needed to triumph. We argue that all of these can be utilised in other contexts to bring about success in other areas of life.

1. Critical evaluative skills: The ability to appraise information
and situations realistically, and to anticipate problems and
difficulties, is vital in poker. To critically evaluate your playing
decisions (”did I play that right?”) and those of others is
common. These are also essential skills in the workplace—
particularly in management.
2. Numerical skills: The ability to handle and interpret
numerical and statistical information is an important skill in
many areas of employability. In poker, there are many levels
of numerical skill, such as the micromanagement of funds—
every penny is important—or the cards themselves. Not many
jobs require mathematical wiz-kids but many decision-making
judgements can be based on the balance of probability or the
ability to interpret data summaries.
3. Pragmatism skills: The ability to make the best of a nonideal
situation and to work within preset constraints is a valuable
skill in poker. For example, players need to accept what they
cannot change (their cards) and play with what they have.
Pragmatism is an undervalued skill within the workplace—
most probably because it is more of an inherent skill than
something that is learned. Success in almost any job will
require good use of pragmatism.
4. Interpersonal skills: Knowledge of the mechanisms of social
communication and the potential sources of interpersonal
conflict can be the difference between a good and a great
poker player. Being able to identify an opponent’s “tell” can
pay huge (financial) dividends. Having good interpersonal
awareness is not the same as being socially skilled (although
it contributes). Interpersonal skills contribute to emotional
intelligence, i.e., how to respond to different people in
different situations. Interpersonal awareness skills in the
workplace can make a difference in understanding and
dealing with interpersonal problems. They may also help in
telling whether colleagues are lying or trying to be economical
with the truth.
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