Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bonnie Marcus writes about women's empowerment and leadership. Konnikova took a break from the EPTParis tournament in February to ...

For poker players, understanding variance comes easily. It becomes second nature. On some days, aces get cracked and draws miss, while on other days, you leave with a bruise under your eye from ...

Poker is a woman’s game. New York Times best-selling author Maria Konnikova may have been the first to say this because, well, poker has almost always been a man’s game. There have been some ...

For poker players, understanding variance comes easily. It becomes second nature. On some days, aces get cracked and draws miss, while on other days, you leave with a bruise under your eye from ...

In The Biggest Bluff, Maria Konnikova explains how she went from being a psychologist who had never played poker to ... a professional player at the World Series of Poker. We've invited Konnikova to ...

Ed. Note: This interview with Maria Konnikova originally appeared in The Forward on June 11, 2019. Her book, “The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win,” comes out ...

These shows, including “The Grift” and “The Perfect Scam,” will deepen your understanding of how liars and con artists operate. By Emma Dibdin Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon never flop, never bluff, ...