Hermione Eyre

Keeping poker-faced is no use – it’s the hands that give the game away

With Eric Seidel as her mentor, Maria Konnikova becomes a poker pro in just 18 months, mainly through learning body language

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issue 27 June 2020
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  • The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win

    Maria Konnikova

    4th Estate, pp. 335, £20

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