It's strange. I have a friend who is very smart, does great academically and all the rest of it. He is also a very good poker player. I once saw him vigorously berate a player who complained that poker is rigged.

However, recently he messaged me with a hot tip: In Stud/8 games on Stars, the 2 seat on Stars is the "good" seat. Swear to god. Every time he sits there (he claims) he doubles his buyin in an hour, and he won't sit at a table unless he can sit there. This is ONLY for stud/8 cash games, ONLY on stars.

It seems that superstition is a very common trait amongst poker players, even very skilled, very intelligent ones. It seems to have no harmful affect on your poker game at all. Maybe it's even benificial as it helps keep up self-confidence and you avoid second-guessing yourself.

I don't know. It's very strange.