Different Intelligence Types

When you look at these different intelligence types, you can understand why people excel in some areas and struggle in others. I mentioned earlier that `areas of play in which an opponent does not understand poker theory tend to be more predictable than play that depends upon self-control'.

If you are aware of the missing intelligence that leads to a lack of comprehension you should be able to hone in on your opponent's weaknesses. I will use myself as an example. While being gifted in certain areas of intelligence, I have always struggled with elements of `spatial' intelligence.

I have a poor sense of direction and rely on memory to `find my way' on most occasions. When I first started playing Hold'em, I would make some horrendous errors because I just would not see possible straight combinations on the board that gave my opponents winning hands. It was as if they were invisible.

I rectified this by practicing (away from the table) identifying all possible straights on the board through repetitive pattern recognition exercises. Nevertheless, I had a blind spot, and some of your opponents will too. I am certain that people with logic/mathematical intelligence issues will be far more likely to draw to hands without regard to pot odds, and the concept itself may be esoteric to them.

A person lacking interpersonal intelligence would seem less apt to be a skillfulreader of `tells'. A person lacking kinesthetic intelligence might have more difficulty hiding the strength of their hands by using precise body movement in betting and raising.

A player without high intrapersonal intelligence is not likely to be too aware of his own weaknesses! When you get inside your opponent's head, these can be among the things you consider.

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