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Message: [QUOTE="feitr, post: 1176297, member: 34106"] I don't think you have had to play online for long to become much better than the average player. I've read about players who crushed the games further back and either lost their rolls or became break even/losing players as the games got tougher. I've played for slightly over one year off and on to answer your original question. Average time to move up stakes completely depends on the player and you have to ask yourself what you want out of poker. What stakes do you want to be playing in a year's time and how often do you want to be playing? Not every needs/should be thinking about getting to nl1k+. I know a guy who moved from nl50 to nl5k in under a year. Some guys may take 2 years to move up a stake. Ultimately it doesn't really matter as it is more related to what you want out of poker. As for characteristics of a good poker player, i wouldnt' worry about that. I don't think a good knowledge of math is that necessary, as the math involved in poker is pretty basic (most of it becomes intuitive anyways), unless you get into some in depth EV calculations, which isn't necessary to be successful. I think most good players will be competitive, but that is logical as competitive ppl are more likely to play poker in the first place adn more likely to be the ones who will study/put time into getting good. Being intelligent is also a no brainer, although i'm sure one could be a very solid poker player without being that smart. But things such as retention, analysis, integration, theory of mind, etc. that are related w/ making sound poker decisions also tend to be correlated with intelligence. But i don't think there is a natural talent for poker per se, it is more that certain characteristics are more conducive to making more correct decisions. Some of the most important, such as emotional control, aren't related to intelligence at all. [/QUOTE]

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