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Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Maria Konnikova Talk Poker, Psychology, and Focusing on What You Can Control

The Daily Stoic

CHAPTER

The Art of Playing a Bad Hand

Poker is the art of playing a bad hand. What we pay attention to can make our decisions either better or worse, depending on whether we've chosen to pay attention to something relevant or not. And so what we're trying to do is gain as much of an edge as we can over our opponents. Even if you're 75 % to win, 25% happens and that's actually a lot of time.

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