{"id":54379,"date":"2018-05-31T16:05:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T23:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=54379"},"modified":"2018-07-25T16:01:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T23:01:43","slug":"podcast-maria-konnikova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-maria-konnikova\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast – Maria Konnikova"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bob and Richard are joined by Maria Konnikova, a writer and psychologist who contracted with poker star Eric Seidel to teach her enough tournament poker so she could write a book about it. Turns out she was pretty good at poker. The book has been delayed as she pursues poker full time.<\/p>\n

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[00:49] How Maria met Erik Seidel<\/div>\n
[03:53] Deciding on the learning process?<\/div>\n
[05:09] The initial vision of the book?<\/div>\n
[05:56] How much time did Maria originally plan to practice? Was it a full-time commitment in the beginning?<\/div>\n
[08:29] Did she move to Las Vegas?<\/div>\n
[09:19] The arrangement at Aria<\/div>\n
[11:50] Erik\u2019s lessons and his book recommendations<\/div>\n
[12:46] Maria\u2019s poker experience prior to the project<\/div>\n
[15:19] Low limit tournaments in Las Vegas that were different from online tournaments<\/div>\n
[18:04] Angle shooters & women players<\/div>\n
[21:59] Maria starting to play professionally<\/div>\n
[22:49] The Poker News article on Maria<\/div>\n
[24:17] Black Widow\u2019s comment: advantage and disadvantages of playing as a woman<\/div>\n
[27:13] The false dichotomy of approaching poker psychologically and mathematically<\/div>\n
[32:57] Poker Star\u2019s sponsorship of Maria\u2019s project<\/div>\n
[34:10] WSoP & satellites<\/div>\n
[36:07] Tournament winnings & turning full-time poker player<\/div>\n
[38:19] Did the book change along the writing process due to the unexpected developments with her poker experience?<\/div>\n
[39:50] Will some chapters be published in different places before the publication of the book?<\/div>\n
[41:54] Will she play poker 5-10 years later? Other immersive projects in the future?<\/div>\n
[43:16] Is Erik comfortable with Maria writing about what he taught her?<\/div>\n
[45:10] Maria\u2019s previous books<\/div>\n
[46:51] The Grift podcast<\/div>\n
[49:04] Last thoughts<\/div>\n
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Maria Konnikova:\u00a0https:\/\/www.mariakonnikova.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n
Best ways to reach Maria:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Twitter @mkonnikova and<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 Instagram @grlnamedmaria<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Maria\u2019s books:<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0The Confidence Game\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/2xpjtUW<\/a><\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 Mastermind\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/2L7wPaq<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 The Biggest Bluff:\u00a0https:\/\/www.mariakonnikova.com\/books\/the-biggest-bluff\/<\/a><\/div>\n
The Grift Podcast:\u00a0http:\/\/thegriftpodcast.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n
The Poker News article on Maria:\u00a0https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2018\/05\/maria-konnikova-poker-30637.htm<\/a><\/div>\n
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Erik Seidel:\u00a0https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erik_Seidel<\/a><\/div>\n
Jennifer Harman:\u00a0https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jennifer_Harman<\/a><\/div>\n
The Sia Lata episode:\u00a0https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-poker-pro-sia-layta\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Harrington on Hold\u2019em vol.1:\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LlMabG<\/a><\/div>\n
Harrington on Hold\u2019em vol.2:\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/2uQHZdQ<\/a><\/div>\n
Harrington on Hold\u2019em vol.3:\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LlMQ0I<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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