"I think that you find out whether you've got the qualities to win at poker by playing poker. ... Obviously, it helps to know the basic math of Fermat and Pascal, but everybody with any sense knows that stuff. But having the temperament where Fermat and Pascal are as much a part of you as your ear and nose — that's a different kind of a person. And I think it's hard to teach that."
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