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The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Take Control and Master the Odds

Maria Konnikova

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The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Take Control and Master the Odds

by Maria Konnikova
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Take Control and Master the Odds
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Take Control and Master the Odds

Poker insights reveal life's controlled and random facets.

If you’ve ever felt intrigued by the interplay between chance and skill, "The Biggest Bluff" is a compelling read for you. Maria Konnikova takes you along her unexpected journey into professional poker with no previous experience, revealing life lessons with each hand dealt. Her story will captivate you with its blend of personal growth, psychological insight, and high-stakes action, reshaping your understanding of luck and decision-making.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Take Control and Master the Odds

by Maria Konnikova
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ISBN: 9780008270865
Author: Maria Konnikova
Publisher: Harper Collins Publ. UK
Date of Publication: 2020-08-12
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Business, Personal Development, Biographies & Memoirs, Science
Related Topics: Self Help, Personal Development, Business, Personal Development, Psychology, Memoir, Biography, Biography Memoir, Psychology
Goodreads rating: 4.07
(rated by 15094 readers)

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How a New York Times bestselling author and New Yorker contributor parlayed a strong grasp of the science of human decision-making and a woeful ignorance of cards into a life-changing run as a professional poker player, under the wing of a legend of the game. Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn’t even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel – Poker Hall of Fame inductee, winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings – and asked him to be her mentor. 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. Seidel was in, and soon Konnikova was down the rabbit hole with him, a journey that would lead her to the following year’s World Series of Poker. Then something extraordinary happened. Under Seidel’s guidance, Konnikova began to have many epiphanies about life that derived from her new pursuit, including how to better read not just her opponents but far more importantly herself. She found her way to making better decisions and to a place where she could accept luck for what it is, and what it isn’t. But she also began to win. She even learned to like Las Vegas. In the end, Konnikova is a
 

Poker insights reveal life's controlled and random facets.

If you’ve ever felt intrigued by the interplay between chance and skill, "The Biggest Bluff" is a compelling read for you. Maria Konnikova takes you along her unexpected journey into professional poker with no previous experience, revealing life lessons with each hand dealt. Her story will captivate you with its blend of personal growth, psychological insight, and high-stakes action, reshaping your understanding of luck and decision-making.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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