It was February 24, 2000, well over 20 years ago, when Poker Digest’s Mason Malmuth identified five skills as essential to achieving success in poker. I will list them in the same order as he did: 1\. Hand Selection 2\. Check- Raising 3\. Reading Hands 4\. Semi-Bluffing 5\. The Ability to Vary Your Game I would agree that all of these poker skills are...