{"id":2381,"date":"2018-07-05T16:42:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T16:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2018-07-05T16:42:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T16:42:18","slug":"maria-konnikova-delays-poker-book-due-to-winning-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/maria-konnikova-delays-poker-book-due-to-winning-streak","title":{"rendered":"Maria Konnikova Delays Poker Book Due To Winning Streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Harvard grad Maria Konnikova<\/strong> is an accomplished author who is known for her two poker books<\/a> The \u2018Confidence Game: The Psychology of the Con and Why We Fall for It Every Time<\/em>\u2018 and \u2018Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes<\/em>\u2018. <\/p>\n

These books dealt with the mind and what one must do to make it better and sharper.<\/p>\n

After the success of her two books, she decided to explore the psychology of luck-based games and upon stumbling upon John Von Neumann<\/strong>\u2019s \u2018Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour<\/em><\/a>\u2018, she told herself she would start on a book talking about high-stakes poker and how the learning experience and game strategies can be applied in real life.<\/p>\n

Konnikova embarked on a new adventure when she decided to pen her third book \u2018The Biggest Bluff<\/a><\/em>\u2018 and focus on the high stakes poker market. As she started work on her book, she also started working together with poker pro Erik Seidel<\/strong>, who not only let her watch his games but also spent time teaching her how to play. She turned out to be a very good student of the game as she soon started playing a good came which enabled her to cash in at high-stake events and major tournaments.<\/p>\n

She spent the last two years playing poker and getting first-hand information to help her write \u2018The Biggest Bluff<\/em>\u2018. She decided to delay writing her book as she was having a lot of success playing poker and found it hard to take time off to get the book done.<\/p>\n

Center for Inquiry<\/strong><\/p>\n

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