Maria Konnikova

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Maria Konnikova (2017)

Maria Konnikova Hamilton (born Maria Konnikova ; Russian Мария Конникова ; * 1984 in Moscow ) is a Russian - American writer , journalist and psychologist . Since 2017 she has also appeared as a poker player .

Life

Family and education

Konnikova came to the United States at the age of four and moved her family to near Boston . She attended Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Boston and then studied at Harvard University in Cambridge . There she did a bachelor's degree in psychology and creative writing . 2013 she received her doctorate at Columbia University in New York City as a Ph.D. Konnikova is married.

Career

Konnikova wrote the column Lessons from Sherlock Holmes for Scientific American magazine during her dissertation . In January 2013, she published her first book, Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes . It, along with her book The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It ... Every Time , published in 2016, hit the New York Times bestseller list , considered the most significant list of the best-selling books in the United States.

poker

Maria Konnikova
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blueratWSOP.com
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0$ 84,600
Total prize money $ 311,368
World Series of Poker
Bracelets no
Cashes 15th
Best main event 910th ( 2018 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
Last updated: July 25, 2020

Konnikova published her third book in June 2020, entitled The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win . In it, she explains how you can apply poker skills in real life. To do this, she first had to learn the game herself and hired Erik Seidel, one of the most successful poker players, as her trainer.

In early March 2017, Konnikova made it into the money for the first time in a tournament at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas . In June 2017 she cashed in the World Series of Poker in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas at three events of the variant No-Limit Hold'em . In January 2018, Konnikova won the National PokerStars Caribbean Adventures (PCA) event in the Bahamas . For this she prevailed against a field of 230 players and received a prize of almost 85,000 US dollars as well as a “Platinum Pass” worth 30,000 US dollars, which entitles her to participate in the PokerStars Players Championship in January 2019. Then Konnikova finished 42nd in the PCA Main Event for around 22,000 US dollars. In March 2018, she finished second at an event on the Asia Pacific Poker Tour in Macau for the equivalent of almost 60,000 US dollars. From June 2018, Konnikova was part of Team PokerStars as a brand ambassador for some time .

In total, Konnikova has earned more than $ 300,000 in poker in live tournaments.

Works

  • Book Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes - Viking, 2013, ISBN 978-0670026579
    • Book The Art of Logical Thinking: Analyzing Cleverly and Cleverly Combining Like Sherlock Holmes - German by Andrea Panster, Ariston , 2013, ISBN 978-3424200911
  • Book The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It ... Every Time - Viking, 2016, ISBN 978-0525427414
  • Book The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win - Penguin Press, 2020, ISBN 978-0525522621

Web links

Commons : Maria Konnikova  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maria Konnikova at hanser-literaturverlage.de, accessed on January 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Learning from Sherlock Holmes - The author Maria Konnikova in an interview on alltagsforschung.de on October 8, 2013, accessed on January 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Herbert Hamilton 1929–2019 on legacy.com, accessed on July 25, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ a b Beginner wins top tournament on sport1.de on January 11, 2018, accessed on January 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ 2017 Aria Resort & Casino Recurring Tournaments ($ 100 + 25 No Limit Hold'em - Daily Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ 48th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2017 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed (Event # 16)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ 48th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2017 ($ 365 No Limit Hold'em - The Giant (Event # 19)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 11, 2018 (English).
  8. ↑ 48th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2017 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Millionaire Maker (Event # 20)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) 2018 ($ 1,455 + 195 # 4 No Limit Hold'em - PCA National) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) 2018 ($ 9,700 + 600 # 7 No Limit Hold'em - PCA Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau (HK $ 20,000 No Limit Hold'em - (Event # 13)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ Maria Konnikova becomes Team PokerStars Pro on hochgepokert.com on June 27, 2018, accessed on June 29, 2018.
  13. ↑ Maria Konnikova in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 12, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Konnikova, Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Konnikova Hamilton, Maria; Конникова Мария (Russian); bluerat (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian-American writer, journalist, psychologist and poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow , Soviet Union