Investors Are All In With A Weak Hand
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Susquehanna’s Billionaire Founder Jeff Yass Honed His Mind on Probability Theory And Poker
I learned more about option trading strategy by playing poker than I did in all my college economics courses combined. – Jeff Yass, The New Market Wizards: Conversations With America’s Top Traders (1992), p. 396 – Yass majored in economics…
Former Bear Stearns Banker Makes Final Table At World Series of Poker Main Event
I danced between the raindrops on a minefield. – Former Bear Stearns Banker Steven Begleiter on how he made the WSOP Main Event Final Table
Economist Feature Story On The Poker Boom
The Economist has a lengthy and fascinating piece, “A big deal”, on the poker boom in their most recent edition (hat tip Abnormal Returns).
Laotian Immigrant, Based in Temecula, CA, Jerry Yang Wins The 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event
This morning around 4:00am, after 16 hours of final table play, Jerry Yang, a 39 year old, father of 6, Laotian immigrant based in Temecula, CA, who has only been playing poker for 2 years, won the 2007 World Series…