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To be more specific, why do so many good backgammon/chess/bridge players also make good poker players?

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Do they? (outside of a couple of TV "names")

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I can see the game theory element, but poker seems to be different in that bluffing is a key part of the game

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But of course .... how would one bluff when all the information needed for the correct decision is in plain view?

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The things I see in common are game theory concepts

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Like what?