Just how much of my life could I take credit for, and how much was just simple dumb luck? Never could I have imagined that I’d seek out any life answers in a game. I couldn’t wait to tell every detail of how I’d been robbed of my rightful victory to my coach, Erik Seidel – one of the legends of the poker world. If you suffer a bad beat in life, it may set you back considerably more, and last a lot longer. The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova (HarperCollins, £20) is out now.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2020 13:52 UTC