How my $10k win at poker changed the way I think
How I changed my thinking after a $10k poker win Philipp Kiefel, my coach in poker, asked me again to sign up for an online tournament. It offered a $10,000 first prize (PS7,000/EUR8,250), which he felt would be a good practice. I'm not a professional player but a science writer. After taking up the game as an interest, I started to seriously study it to find out how to improve my critical thinking. But I was going to pick up my daughter from school. "Picking Up Ava," I answered. I felt guilty but had no desire to play that day. He said, "You have 26 minutes before late registration closes." "Will make it," I gave up and surrendered. Ava and her friend, Ava, decided to take a taxi home as walking home was not an option. We arrived home in just a few minutes. I joined her in her bedroom to play Lego with her, while she sat at the kitchen table with strangers to see how it would impact my life. I defeated 1,666 players on that day and won the tou...