Russian writer from the United States began to write a book about poker and earned hundreds of thousands of dollars on the game
'07.05.2018'
Source: 360tv.ru
Last year, Maria Konnikova decided to write a book about poker “The Biggest Bluff”. She was going to learn a card game from scratch, and then share her experiences with readers and talk about the role of good luck in life.
The game went so well that Konnikova earned almost 120 thousand dollars and put the book aside, tells 360tv.ru.
To study at the card table
Maria Konnikova is an American of Soviet origin. Her parents emigrated from the USSR when Mary was four years old. Konnikova graduated from Harvard and received a doctorate in psychology. She wrote two best-selling books: “Outstanding Mind: Think Like Sherlock Holmes” and “The Psychology of Mistrust. How not to fall for the crook. ” In the books the author spoke about the practical application of psychology in real life situations.
On his new work Konnikova announced 10 March 2017 of the year. She was hoping to find out how the skills of a professional poker player can make a better life off the card table. In this case, the writer was going to start learning from scratch. “I’m a complete poker outsider. I came to this without having any experience of the game, ”said Konnikova.
To dive into the world of card passions, Maria found a teacher. Her mentor for the year was a professional player and a member of the Hall of Fame Poker Seidel.
“It was a crazy experience. It was a wonderful learning experience that really accelerated my ability to learn the game. I think that all of them [players] want to see me successful, because everyone wants poker to become something more than a game. They all think that this is a cool and interesting project, and they are delighted with the book and are happy to be involved, ”the writer explained.
The Queen of Poker
A year later, Konnikova announced that the book would be released later than planned. On May 1, 2018, a fan asked her in Twitter, when to wait for a new book. She replied that in the summer of 2019 of the year - and before that she needed to participate in several tournaments.
It turned out that just a year after the announcement of Konnikov’s work, he became the poker queen. She took part in a dozen different tournaments. Three times became second: March 2 in the daily tournament Aria with multiple entry and low rates on 125 dollars, won 2215 dollars for 122 input. On PokerStars Festival Dublin (177 dollars bid) completed 77 inputs and stayed in the plus on 2190 dollars.
And finally, October 28 in the tournament The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino for 151 input took 5621 dollar.
However, Konnikova and Seidel did not stop there. January 9 writer ranked first on PCA National Championship 2018 and received 84,6 thousands of dollars in prize money. Second place to Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau brought her another 57 thousand dollars.
«РCA National Championship there was a moment when everything came together. I study, and it delays, because I play well. This is really a wonderful feeling when you study and work so that it will be confirmed, ”said Konnikova.
Currently, the writer has already received an invitation to PokerStars Players Championshipwhich will be held in January 2019 on the Bahamas. This contest and forced her to postpone the manuscript away.
“The great thing about books is that you don’t need to think about their ending. The book can work even if I finish being a poker player. But I hope I can do better. I hope my story can inspire people. I want them to think: “I can do it too,” she concluded.
