This podcast is really great! Maria has a view on the game that I haven't heard from many poker players. Maria is a psychologist & NY Times bestselling author who started playing poker for a new book, was coached by Eric Seidel, began crushing & now is playing poker full time! She is the author of the Times best-seller “Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes,” which was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction, and “The Confidence Game,” about the psychology of the con. I'm excited to have her on the podcast and find out more about her. A bit of her story is below for those who haven't read about it.