What becoming a poker champion taught me about life

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Maria Konnikova is a science writer and psychologist. In 2015, she experienced a series of misfortunes and wanted to learn more about the role that luck, skill and chance play in people's lives. So - to her grandmother's dismay - she decided to learn how to play poker. And after a year, she went from being someone who didn't even know how many playing cards were in a deck, to becoming a highly rated champion. She's written a book about this experience and it's called The Biggest Bluff: how I learned to pay attention, master myself and win. Presenter: Jo Fidgen. Producer: Maryam Maruf. Picture: Maria Konnikova. Credit: Neil Stoddart.