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Maria Konnikova (born 1984) is a Russian-American writer. Konnikova has also worked as a television producer , poker player, and podcaster. She has written three New York Times bestseller list books, including Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes .
The Biggest Bluff is a book written by Maria Konnikova published by Penguin Press in 2020. [1] [2] Maria is a psychologist, television producer and a Russian-American writer.In this book, Konnikova describes her poker journey from complete novice to poker champ after hiring some of the worlds greatest players (including Erik Seidel) to coach her.
Seidel mentored journalist Maria Konnikova, starting in 2016, teaching her poker and the mindset that it requires. Seidel taught Konnikova Texas Hold'em and eventually she participated in tournaments and won $350,000. In 2020, Konnikova published a book about her experience: The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, And Win.
Konnikova explained that, unfortunately, it's incredibly difficult to tell when you're getting scammed. The best advice she can give is to try to look at yourself in the third person, to counsel ...
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It was the closest Ho has come to winning a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. At the 2012 World Series of Poker, Ho was the Most-Cashing Female of the series, with six individual tournament cashes. [24] At the 2014 WSOP, she earned eight cashes. [25] As of 2023, Maria is ranked 3rd on the WSOP Women’s All-Time Money List. [26]
William Thorson (born c. 1983) is a Swedish professional poker player from Varberg, Sweden and a three time European Poker Tour (EPT) final table participant who, in the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, finished in 13th place.
Williams's poker success was capped at the 2004 World Series of Poker.He won his buy-in through an online poker site and made it to the final table of the Main Event, ultimately finishing second to Greg Raymer, but still winning $3.5 million for the runner-up prize.