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An NFL Rookie Scores a $514,000 Jackpot in Las Vegas
Los Angeles Rams running back Ronnie Rivers sat down to play 3-card poker and left a half million dollars richer.
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Thought Leaders
5 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From the World Series of Poker
Business, like poker, requires skill to capitalize on luck.
By Deep Patel
Thought Leaders
Straight Talk: What a Lifelong Love of Poker Taught Me About Business
Poker is a high-wire act that any CEO could recognize. You're managing risk at all times, and you're making decisions based on insufficient information.
By Zach Ferres
Building a Business
4 Tricks for Negotiating Like a Poker Pro
Never let your face give away what cards you're holding.
By Carol Roth
Thought Leaders
6 Ways Playing Poker Can Help You in Business (and 2 Ways It Can’t)
Many skills needed in the game of poker translate well into being an entrepreneur. A couple don't.
By John Roa
Building a Business
How Poker Is Like the Startup World, From a Real Pro
The legendary poker pro Erik Seidel has found success. His path should resonate with many startup founders.
Building a Business
This Sales Secret Can Help You Conquer Aggressive Negotiators
The next time you encounter a buyer or seller who strongly insists on a certain point, pick at it and take advantage.
Thought Leaders
The World’s No. 1 Poker Player on Winning, Losing and Staying Sane in High-Stress Situations
With more than $8.8 million in live earnings, 25-year-old poker champ Dan Smith knows a little something about playing to win.
By Dan Smith
Thought Leaders
5 Powerful Poker Tips That Shaped an Engineer Turned Executive
A tech professional was not picking up on essential people cues. Playing cards cured him.
Thought Leaders
What Successful Poker Players and Entrepreneurs Have in Common
Managing the risk properly is the challenge. Use the right intelligence to make your moves.
By Diana Kander
Thought Leaders
How to Win the Game of Life
To win at poker, consistently make the right bets on the right cards. Winning in business -- and in life -- is exactly the same.
By Steve Tobak
Building a Business
How Hiring and Firing Employees Is Just Like Poker
When do you go 'all in' on talent or fold the hand you are dealt?
By Adam Toren