Winning Hand A poker pro's tips on playing your cards right in business
By Steve Cooper
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Former real estate developer Barry Shulman, 59, took a gamble by coming out of retirement to purchase Card Playermagazine--and it paid off big. Now a championship poker player as well as publisher and owner of Card Player, Card Player Press and CardPlayer.com, Shulman offers his inside tips for improving your poker game and, consequently, your entrepreneurial game:
1. Read looks and gestures. Are players leaning forward? Are they acting quickly? Poker helps you read nonverbal cues--crucial when you're deciding whether to press for that extra percent.
2. Know your limits. The mental stuff separates the good from the best. If you run into 50/50 circumstances six consecutive times and lose all six, are you capable of maintaining self-control?
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