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Originally Posted by shaniac
. Some of the same traits that make for great poker players lead to total destruction away from the table.
In most cases the words "great poker player" should be replaced with very good players who overplay their bankroll partially because they don't understand the math and partially because they overestimate their edge against good players due to the occasional rich live one that skews their results when he is in the game. There is also the fact that they tend to play high volatility strategies which means that those with short term success don't realize they will regress to the mean, especially without the live one in there.
I am speaking in general. I have no idea whether this applies to Mr. Lindgren. I just don't like the implication that a lot of these high stakes players have these great qualities that occasionally come back to bite them. The qualities that lead them to go broke are for the most part just plain bad.