The average "guy on the street" misunderstands a lot of things and poker and psychology are right up there with string theory in physics and mathematical models of economics. But there's a curious twist here. They know they don't "get" string theory and economics, but they often think they "get" poker and psychology. They typically do not. Most people think that poker is gambling like other casino games such as roulette, baccarat or even the slots. It isn't. Those are games of pure chance, dominated by random outcomes. Poker is a game of skill where the decisions players make trump the random...