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Maria’s background as an accomplished author and student and practitioner of psychology greatly enhance the quality and perspec... Read More
Highly recommend to anyone who is curious open minded and able to apply the lessons offered with the authors own authentic experiences
My only difficulty with the book was in her descriptions of actual hands that she held in the game and some strategies
Competitiveness
Konnikova interviewed on a favorite podcast and was thrilled to find her book at my library for a 7day loan on overdrive
A feature for me was about side bets players make during poker tournaments
You have to be able to win with mediocre cards to win tournaments
She encounters various mentors and guides who help her and the reader see more deeply into what it takes to succeed in poker an... Read More
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- This product had a total of 3,127 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 13 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The exciting narrative of someone taking on professional poker was interesting enough but the ability of the author to provide her ‘selfnarrative’ during her journey and provide perspective on the role of chance and selfcontrol in our life was invaluable
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It might have saved me from some dumb moves
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I’ve never cared about poker at all but have a new respect for poker players
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im compelled to write a review after finishing this book in 3 days and then reading a number of other peoples reviews that seem misleading to me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is not a howto win at poker book or a description of cutting edge and empirically supported decision making strategies applied to poker or a selfhelp book packaged as either of the above
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you get the book watch for less more
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Interesting premise execution was so so
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