Maria Konnikova isn’t going anywhere
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
We’d bet there aren’t many poker players at this European Poker Tour stop in Monte Carlo with a story as interesting as Maria Konnikova’s. The psychology PhD, New York Times best-selling author and PokerStars Ambassador is back in Monte Carlo for her third time, marking the two-year anniversary since she started playing poker from scratch.
We caught up with Konnikova in Monaco to talk about her study regime, the powerful poker minds she mines, and how the writing of her highly anticipated new book, The Biggest Bluff, has been balanced with her poker grind.
Read the full interview by Jack Stanton at the PokerStars Blog.
giving no help to Thorel. The turn was the 
and the Frenchman got to his feet, drawing dead. The river was the 
and that confirmed his elimination.
and Loosli checked again. Szecsi fired another 5,500 and Loosli stuck around to see the 
on the river. Both players knuckled the table and Loosli tabled 
for the best hand.
and Mateos led out for 12,000. Simao still called and the 
landed on the turn. Mateos shoved all in for a little over 35,000 and Simao snap-called.
and Mateos sent his stack to Simao.
board Joao Simao checked and another player bet 2,800. Davidi Kitai then raised to 8,500 and Simao was the only caller.
flop, Victoria Coren Mitchell checked her small blind and Sylvain Loosli bet 5,000 from the big blind. Coren Mitchell called.
. Coren Mitchell checked again and Loosli fired out a bet of 9,000. Coren Mitchell used a time extension before folding.
