The Freakonomics Radio Book Club cover image

1. How to Make Your Own Luck

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

CHAPTER

Deception in Poker Is Not Only Valuable, but It's Necessary

Kanakova: We use deception in real life much more than we realize. In poker, you are convincing people that you have the best hand when you don't. An analysis done by ingo fiedler found that the actual best hand won only 12% of the time. It seems to perhaps imply that many of us underestimate our strength in real life.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner