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I thoroughly enjoyed the book, both from a content and from a writing style (she is witty, humourous and crisp). I'd even eaten over dinner break, even though my nerves were telling me to avoid all sustenance.
, the most-highlighted book in Amazon Kindle Store, and, Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2020. The biggest bluff of all, she learned is that skill is enough. Be smart and get smarter, buy this book. What at first seems a light-hearted story about a curious academic dipping her toe into shark-infested waters delivers a crucial lesson in how to thrive in an increasingly misleading world.
Each placard has a number and, beneath it, a picture of a single poker chip. In April, I read somewhere that Maria Konnikova had become a poker pro and won over $200k in prize money. You don't want to play the whole day only to find yourself walking out with minutes until the end and nothing to show for it. She is a regular contributor for the New Yorker, and has written for the Atlantic, New York Times, Slate, New Republic, Paris Review, Wall Street Journal, Salon, WIRED, among many other publications. by Penguin Press, The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Take Control and Win. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + No Import Fees Deposit & $7.58 Shipping to Singapore. Maria Konnikova, a writer for the New Yorker, and a PhD in Psychology, went on a mission to learn poker. A professional poker player named LuckyChewy: something special. Beautifully written, full of wisdom about poker/life and a great story! May the book serve as rocket fuel for your own farfetched daydreams, or that of your favorite budding entrepreneur. A conversation rarely goes for more than a beat without the offhand dropping of GTO (game theory optimal) or +EV (positive expected value). . It’s a great lesson. .orange-text-color {color: #FE971E;} Explore your book, then jump right back to where you left off with Page Flip. You write your name, country of origin, and chip count in excited capitals on the outside before tugging on the dubiously functioning adhesive strip to seal the damn thing up.
Everyone is gunning for the magic bag, a clear plastic glorified ziplock into which those lucky enough to have made the next day of a multiday tournament can place their chips. The noise that will be there regardless of what we choose or don’t choose to do. Apart from his poker accolades, he stands out from other players for his longevity: he still contends for number one, as he has since his career first started, in the late eighties. The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win. She had faced a stretch of personal bad luck, and her reflections on the role of chance in her life had pointed her to poker as the ultimate master Class in learning to distinguish what can be controlled and what can’t.
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