Some days I feel a bit too mired in my mortality.  Every direction I turn I find obstacles.  In those times, I find myself dreaming of what it would take to overcome them all?  What if I had super powers, similar to comic book heroes?  Wouldn't life be easier then?

According to most people, the most popular super hero powers are; flight, strength, speed, and invisibility.  When I was growing up, I confess to being torn between flight and invisibility as my favorite.  All my best dreams involved me flying and of course, as a boy, invisibility afforded me all kinds of naughty 'stealth' activities. As a grown up, these super hero powers, while appealing from a fantasy standpoint, aren't as useful or appealing as they once were.  In fact, in my poker playing world, none of them can really help you a whole lot.  Maybe it's time I prioritize a new set of super hero powers to dream about...

1. Emotional control - The ability to remain on an even keel regardless of the outcomes on and off the table.  Patience and discipline could be considered subsets of the overall perspective. Never to get upset or play less than your A game would be a real gift.

2. Omniscience - The ability to know people's thoughts and feelings would be invaluable.  But, as I explained in my recent 'Lie to Me' blog, this is problematic if the person is not very self aware (i.e. doesn't know where they stand or why they are making play).

3. Telekinesis - The ability to influence other objects, like the RNG (random number generator) could come in mighty handy playing online.  The closest thing we have now are the 'super user' cases who have access to see the cards coming, but not influence how they come out.

4. Fiscal acuity - The ability to sharply manage the fiscal aspects of my playing.  This would include bankroll management, accounting, investments, taxes, withdrawals and resource management.

Each of these potential super powers would greatly impact any poker players career.  They may not be as sexy as flight, strength, speed, and invisibility, but in the poker world, they would come in a lot more handy. 

If only I were positively imbued, but the facts are...