Alternative Dispute Resolution
May 30, 2023
Mediation is poker, not chess: a mediator’s guide to “Rounders”
Both poker and mediation negotiations involve perceived wagers and evoke a tension between playing one’s cards and playing one’s opponent.
“The key to the game is playing the man, not the cards.” “Rounders” (John Dahl dir., Miramax 1998). Quotes like this from the poker movie “Rounders” can float across the mediation table as if it were a card table. Why are poker quotes common during mediation? Can poker really help guide a negotiation?
For those who haven’t seen the film (see it), “Rounders” features poker between j...
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