Characteristics of good poker players

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dc.contributor.authorLeonard, Carrie A.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Robert J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-01T01:00:05Z
dc.date.available2019-12-01T01:00:05Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionOpen access journalen_US
dc.description.abstractPoker is characterized as a ‘‘mixed’’ game: a game that includes both skill and chance components. But what individual differences are characteristic of skilled poker players? No previous study has sought to evaluate the full scope of characteristics contributing to playing skill. The purpose of this study was to fill this void by attempting to comprehensively examine the individual characteristics associated with good poker players. Results from a sample of undergraduate students and community members (n = 100) showed that good players are more likely to be male, to have lower susceptibility to gambling fallacies, a greater tolerance for financial risk, superior social information processing skills, and less openness to aesthetic and imaginative experience. Evidence from this study also indicates that having sufficient levels of most of these attributes is more important for poker success than having exceptional strength in just one or two of these areas.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationLeonard, C. A., & Williams, R. J. (2015). Characteristics of good poker players. Journal of Gambling Issues, 31, 45-68. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2015.31.5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5600
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCenter for Addiction & Mental Healthen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttps://dx.doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2015.31.5
dc.subjectPokeren_US
dc.subjectSkillen_US
dc.subjectIndividual differencesen_US
dc.subjectGamblingen_US
dc.subjectIntelligenceen_US
dc.subject.lcshPoker players
dc.subject.lcshPoker players--Psychology
dc.titleCharacteristics of good poker playersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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