I have only personally known a handful of gazillionaires..... One thing I picked up on they all have in common is they are all risk takers. That said, they have learned the fine art of taking calculated, educated risks.

I've also known a few small time players who thought they were smart and ended up flushing what little money they had down the toilet. A lot of this was determined by their mind set; the big players learned how to play high stakes poker, the little guys, not so much.....