
Maria Konnikova
@mkonnikova
Only @newyorker writer ever to go on leave to play pro poker. Wrote some bestsellers (amzn.to/2qmaDAe). Co-host Risky Business pod. @PokerStars Team Pro
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Raise your game, after two phenomenal events in 2023 and 2024, the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) is heading back to the neon lights of Las Vegas for 10 days of poker action from November 3 to 12 at @pokerroomRWLV with a $3m GTD Main Event and much, much more.🔥🏙️ Joe “Legacy Blue” Stapleton

Love letter to my North American coworkers PokerStarsUSA


The 2025 NAPT is coming to Resorts World Poker Room in November. As well as the Main Event, major tournaments include: 💥 $200,000 GTD Mystery Bounty ($550 entry) 💥 $10,300 High Roller 💥 $50,000 Super High Roller 💥 $300 Women's Event (increased $50,000 GTD) 💥 Our first Women's High


How motivated reasoning led to some disastrous decisions in the Biden camp - and in Silicon Valley. And should we believe the NBA conspiracy theories?? Nate Silver and I discuss on the latest Risky Business pod. lnk.to/WA49kh

Find out more about Maria Konnikova's inspirational journey into the world of poker, her favorite moments, lessons learned from the game, and much more in this fun interview by Sara O'Connor pokerati.com/2025/05/inside…

I'm not going to lie, more eyes need to read this piece. As a writer and poker player, Maria Konnikova is a bit of a hero of mine. Enjoy our conversation together, please and thank you!

Thanks for the fun interview, Adam Hampton. Great talking poker and psychology with you. poker.org/latest-news/ev…

We tend to use logic to reach conclusions that agree with our biases, AKA, what psychologists call "motivated reasoning." Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova talk about motivated reasoning in the Biden campaign and beyond on #RiskyBusiness: lnk.to/WA49kh

You are washed up on a Desert Island with just a treasure chest that contains only a chip-set and a pack of cards. If you were shipwrecked with just one PokerStars Ambassador from the image below, which would it be and why? 😀 Caitlin Comeskey Jennifer Shahade Maria Konnikova Joe “Legacy Blue” Stapleton


Thinking about using ChatGPT to help with poker? Think again. On the latest Risky Business pod, Nate Silver and I talk about its abysmal abilities and then dive into Harvard 2.0, aka, Trump's Harvard Derangement Syndrome (HT to Steven Pinker for the name): lnk.to/PoPvql

"Everyone does it every day, and most people are sh*t at it" Maria Konnikova on valuable poker lessons you can apply to your every daily life 🧑🎓 Maria Konnikova @pokerstars poker.org/latest-news/ev…

This week's episode is a Cautionary Questions special with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova. Give politicians a raise, smuggle phones into school, and go FULL DONK! timharford.com/2025/05/cautio…
