Gambling With An Edge

Our guest this week is Maria Konnikova. Maria is a PHD in psychology, and a best-selling author who decided to spend one year learning to play tournament poker from Eric Seidel, and write a book about it.  she did so well in one year that she turned pro.  Her book is "The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win." We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Maria Konnikova, author of The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win [00:41] Excerpts of The Biggest Bluff are available online [01:31] Erik Seidel's mentoring [03:56] Psychological and mathematical foundations in poker [05:21] No-Limit Hold'em cash play and tournaments modeling [07:51] Processing and problem solving in poker hands [10:10] Meeting Erik's family [12:27] Playing poker after a year