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The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
by Maria Konnikova
Konnikova, a New Yorker writer, decides to learn professional-level poker, even though she knows pretty much nothing about the game, or cards. She enlist the help of Erick Seidel, a pro, who decides to teach her, and they set a goal for her to play in the World Series of Poker in a year. She is hugely successful, winning some tournaments and placing in others, to the tune of $300K won in her first couple years. She's a very adept writer, passing along Seidel's lessons (and those of other pros) and what she learns. Beyond being about poker, this is about personal psychology on a lot of levels. It's an engaging story, though sometimes the life lessons seem a bit long. I haven't read any poker books in some time, and one thing that sticks out, and she really comments on it, is how much the game has changed, in so many ways. There aren't many secrets now, and there are apps that tell you how to bet, not just from a statistical point of view. Her description of her first appearance in the WSOP is pretty amazing, for the vast majority of us who have never been there.