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7 Traits of Highly Successful Poker Players

by Dusty Schmidt |  Published: Aug 22, 2012

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A significant part of a poker player’s job is to sense patterns. Jared Tendler’s job is much the same. I met Jared several years ago when he was a mental coach for golfers. We applied his approach to poker, the impact on my career has been massive. I can safely say I would have achieved far less in my poker career were it not for his influence. Today he is the leading mental-game expert in poker. He’s coached over 200 players from 30 countries, and is the author of the groundbreaking book, The Mental Game of Poker. Given these sorts of bonafides, perhaps no one in the world is better qualified to cite the characteristics that make up the perfect online poker player. I talked with him on this subject recently, and this is what he had to say: 1. They see no appeal in gambling: This might seem like ...


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