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El gran farol

El gran farol

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  • Author：Maria Konnikova
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Summary

En 2016， la escritora y experta en psicología Maria Konnikova se empezó a interesar por el papel que desempeña la suerte en nuestras vidas y hasta qué punto se puede controlar todo lo que nos ocurre。 Para averiguarlo， decidió sumergirse desde cero en el universo del póquer y ver si las dinámicas de este juego resultaban útiles en nuestro día a día。 No podía sospechar que en muy pocos meses pasaría de no saber cuántas cartas tiene una baraja a convertirse en campeona internacional de póquer y ganar más de trescientos mil dólares en un terreno ferozmente competitivo y mayoritariamente masculino。

Mientras acompañamos a la autora por los entresijos del juego hasta la cima， descubrimos todo lo que el póquer es capaz de desvelarnos sobre el comportamiento humano， la toma de decisiones， la gestión de la frustración o el papel del azar en nuestra vida。

Entre la aventura épica y la mejor literatura de divulgación， Konnikova nos abre la puerta a un mundo fascinante y nos invita a conocernos más y a jugar nuestras cartas de la mejor manera posible。 Una narración brillante que se ha convertido en una de las sorpresas literarias de Estados Unidos。

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Reviews

。W。 ，

ultimately not worth the time i spent reading it， although i was somewhat mollified by the occasional inclusions of psychological studies to buttress her endless reflections on skill and luck。 the gender divide built into this game is deplorable and her treatment at some of the tables i found disgusting。 at the end of it all i still find poker boring and its aficionados self-obsessed。 as a student of mythology， i found her insistence on the worthlessness of superstition while in Macau to ring pa ultimately not worth the time i spent reading it， although i was somewhat mollified by the occasional inclusions of psychological studies to buttress her endless reflections on skill and luck。 the gender divide built into this game is deplorable and her treatment at some of the tables i found disgusting。 at the end of it all i still find poker boring and its aficionados self-obsessed。 as a student of mythology， i found her insistence on the worthlessness of superstition while in Macau to ring particularly discordantly to these ears。 quite an achievement but not one of interest to me。 i should have paid more attention to the cringeworthy phrasing of the title and avoided this。 。。。more

Kristine ，

Poker is many things to many people， from a simple diversion to some to a metaphor for life beyond the table to others。 It can be an environment where the "unconscious incompetents" go to try their luck against the cards or it can be a place where dialed mathematicians try their tables of computed odds against real life hands。 The author explores the whats， whys， and hows of poker from a psychological and personal context in this book， and she does a good job of mixing conceptual elements with h Poker is many things to many people， from a simple diversion to some to a metaphor for life beyond the table to others。 It can be an environment where the "unconscious incompetents" go to try their luck against the cards or it can be a place where dialed mathematicians try their tables of computed odds against real life hands。 The author explores the whats， whys， and hows of poker from a psychological and personal context in this book， and she does a good job of mixing conceptual elements with her own journey （I especially identified with her description of Macau！）。 One of the interesting （and ironic） findings for me was that the author describes in detail how smart， reasonable people can purposely set aside rational thought to engage in superstitious behaviors and pursue lucky streaks or games with incredibly slim odds。 Yet she indulges in something similar herself early in the book: exaggeration of the accomplishments of personal heroes。 She credits a hero entirely with invention of the computer and H-bomb technology and as the father of game theory， when the truth is he was a contributor to each of these but not the sole or lead inventor/discoverer of any of them。 It is as if yes， she knows this， but she willingly suspends objectivity in this case。 I found that contrast fascinating and chewed on that one for awhile。 Overall， this is an interesting read。 。。。more

Jude Hoekstra ，

This book is a really good look into the strategy and psychology of professional poker， especially if you know almost nothing about the game。 However the way it's written often feels like the author was too focused on making her experiences fit into a neat narrative， and it can be a bit eye-rolling sometimes。 This book is a really good look into the strategy and psychology of professional poker， especially if you know almost nothing about the game。 However the way it's written often feels like the author was too focused on making her experiences fit into a neat narrative， and it can be a bit eye-rolling sometimes。 。。。more

Hank ，

If you like poker I think you will like this book， if you tolerate or don't mind reading about poker there are also some great philosophical nuggets to be had。 If learning about psychology with a gambling/poker backdrop makes you nauseous then you probably have not read this far anyway。Konnikova has a PHD in psychology and is a writer， she set out to write about poker behavior and became a pretty good poker player along the way。 In reality this is probably a 3 star book， there is not really enou If you like poker I think you will like this book， if you tolerate or don't mind reading about poker there are also some great philosophical nuggets to be had。 If learning about psychology with a gambling/poker backdrop makes you nauseous then you probably have not read this far anyway。Konnikova has a PHD in psychology and is a writer， she set out to write about poker behavior and became a pretty good poker player along the way。 In reality this is probably a 3 star book， there is not really enough content for an entire novel and the filler is repetative。 However， I did find Konnikova's journey through a very male dominated poker society， along with battling her own pre-conceptions and biases， fascinating。 There were many musings that I thought， "I should try that myself"， and a general zen type of existance from Eric Seidel that I found very appealing。I actually like reading about poker so 4 stars。 Your mileage may vary。 。。。more

Tamara ，

Only read/listen to this book if you want to learn more about poker。 It is SO MUCH about poker-- down to minute details about hands of cards， betting， etc。 Like 98% about poker as a game itself and maybe 2% slightly about how the skills the author gained while learning how to play poker well helped her a bit in real life。 I was hoping to get some practical tips about how to think differently in life to be more successful and focused-- and got very little from this book。Do not read unless you wan Only read/listen to this book if you want to learn more about poker。 It is SO MUCH about poker-- down to minute details about hands of cards， betting， etc。 Like 98% about poker as a game itself and maybe 2% slightly about how the skills the author gained while learning how to play poker well helped her a bit in real life。 I was hoping to get some practical tips about how to think differently in life to be more successful and focused-- and got very little from this book。Do not read unless you want to learn about poker-- and how to be a better player。 。。。more

Peter Lin ，

Love playing poker， and enjoyed the insights from an author who captures the nuances of the game。

Alexandra ，

I picked up this book randomly from the “new in” section of the library。 I was intrigued by the Russian name of the author and a promise of an insight into the minds of professionals poker players。 I am so glad I picked up this book！ It has a perfect balance of being entertaining and insightful， combining stories about high-stake poker games with behavioural science studies。 I particularly liked how the author managed to make this book to centre around the game and the lessons it teaches it’s pl I picked up this book randomly from the “new in” section of the library。 I was intrigued by the Russian name of the author and a promise of an insight into the minds of professionals poker players。 I am so glad I picked up this book！ It has a perfect balance of being entertaining and insightful， combining stories about high-stake poker games with behavioural science studies。 I particularly liked how the author managed to make this book to centre around the game and the lessons it teaches it’s players， as opposed to focusing on her story and personal experience。 Great read。 。。。more

Toons ，

If you want a book about how to play poker， then there are surely better ones。 If you want a book about decision making， uncertainty， luck and psychology there are few better。

Nalini ，

I knew very little about poker before reading this， and the book does not really explain the game -- I had to read a bit about it on my own。 But once you know the game mechanics， this is a really interesting reflection on how to cope with/thrive in settings where skill matters， but your performance is also significantly affected by luck。 Konnikova makes the case that many scenarios in real life （e。g。， aiming for a job that is extremely hard to get） fit this description and that poker is a good s I knew very little about poker before reading this， and the book does not really explain the game -- I had to read a bit about it on my own。 But once you know the game mechanics， this is a really interesting reflection on how to cope with/thrive in settings where skill matters， but your performance is also significantly affected by luck。 Konnikova makes the case that many scenarios in real life （e。g。， aiming for a job that is extremely hard to get） fit this description and that poker is a good sandbox to study them。 Also， Konnikova goes from knowing nothing about poker to becoming a professional player in just over a year， so there are a lot of lessons tucked away about quickly becoming good at new things。Lots of takeaways from the book; some of my favorites:（view spoiler）[- Konnikova challenges the preconceived notion （which I had！） that poker is a mindless way to fritter your money away。 The difference in ROIs between good and bad poker players is way higher than the analog in investing， implying that success in poker relies more on skill than investing， even though investing is typically held in higher esteem as a profession。- People consistently and quickly develop an illusion of control even when they don't have any; in an investment simulation， people very quickly formed opinions based on ~no information about which stocks were "good" or "bad" and would stick with their guns even later， when empirical evidence strongly suggested they shouldn't。- It's really important to lose/fail early whenever you're doing something new to prevent yourself from building the illusion of control when it isn't warranted。 In one experiment， students had to guess the results of a series of coin tosses （completely random）。 If students were told they had a string of correct guesses at the beginning， they believed that they were good at and could improve at this completely random task; the students didn't have this response if they failed early or evenly throughout。- Poker makes explicit how much it costs to be passive; it's easy to "get by" in life without making big decisions or taking risks， and people often don't regret doing this until much later。 In poker， if you do this， you'll slowly lose all your chips without ever making a big amount back。- Everyone talks about having a "poker face，" but people are actually better at telling whether poker players are bluffing by looking at their hands， instead of their faces。- It's a lot easier to see other people's sunk costs and bad decisions than it is to notice them in yourself as you're making them （kind of obvious， but the kind of thing you have to keep reminding yourself of）。 Lots of the same ideas as in Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist， Her Therapist， and Our Lives Revealed。- Konnikova talks about being "tilted" -- getting to a state where your emotions completely govern your decision-making and how to avoid this。 In particular， she made a spreadsheet with examples of her triggers， her reactions， and how she could have responded better。 This initially sounded like overkill to me but also seems to have helped her a lot， and I wonder if it would make most of us reflect a bit more。- Elite chess players can burn upto 6，000 calories a day in tournaments， just like elite athletes！（hide spoiler）] 。。。more

njain23 ，

This book was really disappointing。 There is a really cool story in there -- this psychologist teamed up with a world poker champion to become a poker god in a year -- but it's wrapped up in so much self help fluff that it is unreadable。 DNF This book was really disappointing。 There is a really cool story in there -- this psychologist teamed up with a world poker champion to become a poker god in a year -- but it's wrapped up in so much self help fluff that it is unreadable。 DNF 。。。more

Phil Redman ，

A bit repetitive， was more interested in the poker progress vs。 psychological aspects。

Lydia Fung ，

I read the Chinese translated version of the book。 As a bridge player， I had no reason to put down this book when I first saw its title， after all， there were very few popular culture books talking about card games。 The reason why I am interested to play card games is because of the logical thinking and psychological training involved。 Similar to chess， card games are actually mind sports - where you will need to exercise your mind just as exercise your muscles in physical sports。 You also need I read the Chinese translated version of the book。 As a bridge player， I had no reason to put down this book when I first saw its title， after all， there were very few popular culture books talking about card games。 The reason why I am interested to play card games is because of the logical thinking and psychological training involved。 Similar to chess， card games are actually mind sports - where you will need to exercise your mind just as exercise your muscles in physical sports。 You also need to have an athlete's mindset - think of strategies to win， overcome your weakness and develop your strength， maintain your body in good condition before the competition， emotions management， etc。 To non-card game players， I agree somehow that it might be a bit confusing to take this book as a pop-read， a memoir， or as a self-help book as the book might not be a very well-written one， but for me， the book was certainly a treasure for me to learn about how to be a better player in bridge because the struggles she encountered definitely synced with me and what her coach Erik Seidel has taught her was indeed inspirational。 I hope more people would read this book and understand playing card game is not simply gambling or dumb luck - you will thank yourself when you start playing the game seriously because the skills to play them well serve you well throughout your life。 。。。more

Germán ，

Obra que por su tono a medio camino entre la novela， ensayo/estudio y autoayuda podría haberse quedado en un batiburrillo raro pero que sale muy bien del paso resultando en un libro que se hace ameno y del que se pueden sacar ideas interesantes， aunque en algún momento las similitudes entre juego y vida real están un poco forzadas。Lo que menos me ha gustado quizás sea el hecho de ser demasiado previsible， siguiendo casi a rajatabla todos los pasos de la fórmula "don nadie se convierte en campeón Obra que por su tono a medio camino entre la novela， ensayo/estudio y autoayuda podría haberse quedado en un batiburrillo raro pero que sale muy bien del paso resultando en un libro que se hace ameno y del que se pueden sacar ideas interesantes， aunque en algún momento las similitudes entre juego y vida real están un poco forzadas。Lo que menos me ha gustado quizás sea el hecho de ser demasiado previsible， siguiendo casi a rajatabla todos los pasos de la fórmula "don nadie se convierte en campeón" （campeona en este caso）: el sabio maestro， los fracasos， ir aprendiendo de éstos y superarse， etc。 De hecho， para que no se quede cojo el tema， como al llegar el momento inicialmente planteado como final no se da el resultado deseado， pues alargamos lo que haga falta hasta que sea así。 También irrita un poco el cómo describe las jugadas ganadoras con pelos y señales pero en muchas （no en todas， afortunadamente） de las perdedoras pasa de puntillas。 Que es cierto que se habla de no darle más vueltas a esos momentos， pero lo mismo se dice de los de las victorias y ahí los tenemos。 Puede que la autora naciese en Moscú， pero se nota demasiado que ha crecido en Estados Unidos， porque el resultado resulta muy de historia americana de superación。Con todo y con eso， muy entretenido y recomendable como lectura ligera pero no vacía， de la que aprender algo。 。。。more

J Katz ，

A book about chance or luck and skill。 Through the example of poker the author explores how luck is handled and about gaining skill and ability to deal with it。 A very enjoyable read despite that I never play cards， do not like cards， and know little about poker。 Not sure I know more about the mechanics of poker now but more understanding and awareness about luck。

Denton ，

A fast and enjoyable dive into poker。 I appreciated how Konnikova pushed to expand the book beyond the confines of the game itself， and into her broader journalistic lens。 I think the title implies this book is a bit more than it is， but the journey is fun and rewarding and there's a several nice gems within。 This strikes me as a great vacation read。 A fast and enjoyable dive into poker。 I appreciated how Konnikova pushed to expand the book beyond the confines of the game itself， and into her broader journalistic lens。 I think the title implies this book is a bit more than it is， but the journey is fun and rewarding and there's a several nice gems within。 This strikes me as a great vacation read。 。。。more

Gregg Kellogg ，

Interesting take on the mental discipline needed to compete effectively in the world of Poker。 It is a cynics game， for sure。

Inga ，

Fascinating and supremely well written。 A solid blend of story and scientific exploration。

Darren ，

Excellent book， hard to put down， learned a lot from her book。

Tim Satterfield ，

While I enjoy playing poker， I would recommend this book even if you’ve never played。 Very enjoyable， and the story is incredible。

Laura Skladzinski ，

My company brought in Maria Konnikova for a guest lecture， and it inspired me to read this book。 I'm so glad I did！ Konnikova was incredibly relatable in how she described her journey from knowing nothing about poker to becoming a WSOP champion， and her narrative cleverly woven in a lot of other insights on decisionmaking that can be applied to other disciplines。 I really enjoyed following her journey， and it made me want to perhaps learn poker myself :） My company brought in Maria Konnikova for a guest lecture， and it inspired me to read this book。 I'm so glad I did！ Konnikova was incredibly relatable in how she described her journey from knowing nothing about poker to becoming a WSOP champion， and her narrative cleverly woven in a lot of other insights on decisionmaking that can be applied to other disciplines。 I really enjoyed following her journey， and it made me want to perhaps learn poker myself :） 。。。more

Sarah ，

This was the November pick for book club at my local library。 I enjoyed this quite a bit。 For the most part， Konnikova made the poker parts easy enough to follow along- made me want to play a bit， lol。 I enjoyed her application of poker to real life， although I wish there had been a little more of that。 I did enjoy reading her writing， and I’ve definitely added her other books， especially the Sherlock Holmes one， to my ever-growing TBR list。

Sam Stress ，

Great insights on poker and life！

Michael Harries ，

A wonderful read。 On poker， on psychology， on life。 Highly recommended。

Amin ，

Great book。 Not only great in pointing out the role of luck in our life， but also on showing how to face uncertainty， how to deal with mistakes， how to have your poker face made and much more。 There are chapters of the book I would like to reread。 Highly recommend

Jesus Jose ，

Let me start by saying this is the most ambiguous book on poker you’ll ever read， just based on that it should be an irritating ordeal… but the author did a great job detailing her journey into the poker world。When I grab a book on cards personally I expect in depth strategy from front to back， its a complicated game。 This book tells the story of a psychologist wanting to understand on her own terms the relationship between luck and choice， and how the latter influences or controls the former in Let me start by saying this is the most ambiguous book on poker you’ll ever read， just based on that it should be an irritating ordeal… but the author did a great job detailing her journey into the poker world。When I grab a book on cards personally I expect in depth strategy from front to back， its a complicated game。 This book tells the story of a psychologist wanting to understand on her own terms the relationship between luck and choice， and how the latter influences or controls the former in the careers of professionals。For this she reaches out to a slew of poker pros starting with Erik Seidel， Galfond just to name a few。 To understand games of chance is weirdly likened to understand the human experience， all of characteristics come to life when you have something to lose on the felt。Very entertaining portrayal nonetheless even if you dont understand the game。 。。。more

Seth D Michaels ，

Really well done。 Over the course of researching and writing this book， the writer became a genuinely successful professional poker player， and there's lots about poker in here， but she also achieves her goal of extracting from poker valuable lessons about psychology and decisionmaking。 It's well-written and engaging， though with some repetitiveness。 When Konnikova gets an insight she really works it over - I definitely found myself highlighting some points only to see them rephrased a few pages Really well done。 Over the course of researching and writing this book， the writer became a genuinely successful professional poker player， and there's lots about poker in here， but she also achieves her goal of extracting from poker valuable lessons about psychology and decisionmaking。 It's well-written and engaging， though with some repetitiveness。 When Konnikova gets an insight she really works it over - I definitely found myself highlighting some points only to see them rephrased a few pages later。 Highly recommend; admittedly， you may need to already be open to the idea that poker is interesting and that its principles are transferrable。 I was already there on both points。 I much preferred this book to the similar Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts， which felt much less like memoir or analysis and much more like a business self-help book。 。。。more

Anton ，

Still useful Sometimes it helps to take a break from the numbers and learn how to reflect on our emotions and preparation。If using audible， be prepared to listen to narration in a whisper。

Krokovay Eszter ，

The second part is much better。 After a month of reading this though， I can only remember "Bird by bird" - from it。 Maybe Maria needed to warm up a bit in the beginning？！I picked this book to be my choice at the book club so I did like it。 It is just hard to pin what was it that I liked about it。 I think a big interference was caused by the ending of her book。 The second part is much better。 After a month of reading this though， I can only remember "Bird by bird" - from it。 Maybe Maria needed to warm up a bit in the beginning？！I picked this book to be my choice at the book club so I did like it。 It is just hard to pin what was it that I liked about it。 I think a big interference was caused by the ending of her book。 。。。more

Sherry ，

Incredible。 I still can't believe I read a book about Texas Hold'em Poker that gives life lessons and found it so interesting but it's true。 I think I'll be reading this again for the life lessons Incredible。 I still can't believe I read a book about Texas Hold'em Poker that gives life lessons and found it so interesting but it's true。 I think I'll be reading this again for the life lessons 。。。more

Sequella Coleman ，

DNF what I read was very good…

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