Since my career is in technology I’ve always found players like Paul Phillips, Phil Gordon, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Barry Greenstein and others who hail from the ranks of the tech industry interesting players to watch. Poker and the analytical skills needed by people in the technology field go hand in hand. Somebody over at the tech news/blog site Slashdot recently posted about his new poker hobby and I thought some of the responses from this very geeky crowd were amusing:
“Coding also improved my sexual prowess.”
“Being geeky might help with keeping track of cards, but I think the real skill in poker is the ability to read your opponents body language. That skill doesn’t sound like it’s a skill that most nerds posess, or they’d get laid more.”
“After you play a couple hundred thousand hands, you get over the thrill and learn a grind that is reminiscent of MMORPGs but with a more lucrative outcome for the investment.”