The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova

4.0 AVERAGE

amelo4356's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

nickburdick's review against another edition

4.0
I really enjoyed the way she related poker skills with general decision making skills. Occasionally I found myself a little lost as she seemed to make leaps between sentences that I couldn’t quite follow, but it was a generally compelling read. And yeah, now I want to pick up poker.

swiftie4eve's review against another edition

4.25
hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

merhua's review against another edition

4.0
informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

madisonomcglone's review against another edition

2.0
I read this as part of the Stonehill Alumni Book Club. From the start I didn’t think I’d love this book. I have no knowledge of poker, and am not the game/probability/numbers type. This book didn’t capture my attention, and I skimmed decent portions of the poker-specific parts.
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aleagolli's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

themadhapa's review against another edition

4.0
I'd rate this 4.5 stars if I could. It's so much more than a book about poker.

mastapleton's review against another edition

5.0
An absolutely fascinating account of the world of professional poker. Maria Konnikova is a novice at the outset (though no intellectual slouch since she is a writer for the New Yorker) and she then tries to make the World Series of Poker in her first year of playing. Does she succeed? That would be a spoiler! Loved the clear writing and the insights into the game-- I was rooting for her all the way through. You don't have to love poker to love this book. It's fantastic.

One of my top books I read in 2021.
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dknippling's review against another edition

4.0
A tale of a psychologist who becomes a poker pro in order to study decision making.

A solid read, with lot of honesty and transformation, some definite insight in how fallacies destroy us, and how to work around them. And a lot of good side gossip about the poker world! I enjoyed this.

Recommended if you like popular nonfiction about beginners and how they learn to master a subject :)

nan_patience's review against another edition

Great voice, fun story, good lessons shared. Loved it❤️