Furgeson says have to be very intelligent! Is he right?

[Howard Treesong]

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Although if u taught a stupid person the playing style of phil Ivey. As long as he was smart enough to copy what he was shown would have success playing tournaments.

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But that's my point. It isn't possible for stupid people to be smart enough to copy Ivey's style. Ivey's style requires great perception and great analytical quickness: it can't be taught to someone who doesn't have the skills to apply it. I might as well try to teach a pig to solve quantum physics problems.

Boiling it down, intelligence is a necessary but not a sufficient condition to be a great poker player. Thus, you cannot find any stupid people who are great players. You can of course find many brilliant people who are awful players.