Life Exterior Poker is a brand new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to drag again the curtain on poker gamers and permit viewers and listeners to get to know them on a private degree.
Within the 18th episode, Connor speaks with writer and psychologist Maria Konnikova about her household leaving Russia to return to the US, writing her first story in kindergarten, being mentored by Steven Pinker at Harvard, assembly Erik Seidel for the primary time and her 2020 bestseller The Largest Bluff that explored her poker journey.
Konnikova, a PokerStars ambassador, additionally talked about her analysis for an upcoming guide into dishonest in poker and different video games, in addition to sport integrity rule adjustments carried out at EPT Barcelona that Konnikova stated wanted to go even additional.
“I feel what PokerStars has performed is wonderful. I feel you want to go a step additional and never have any electronics wherever on the desk,” stated Konnikova. “Like, I feel telephones should be on the ground, in your bag.”
“I’d really additionally ban sun shades as a result of … there’s a lot know-how that (that may allow dishonest).”
This interview was filmed in Spain through the 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona pageant at On line casino Barcelona.
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The Life Exterior Poker podcast is on the market on main streaming platforms together with Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can even watch the interview with Maria Konnikova by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
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