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who had a rapid run of success in poker tournaments between 2015 and 2018 before leaving to go into effective altruism–related jobs.

Erik Seidel, for whom the challenge of poker is slightly different. For over three decades, he has led the poker world. He holds eight WSOP bracelets (only five players in the tournament’s history have more) and a World Poker Tour title. He is in the Poker Hall of Fame, one of just thirty-two living members. He boasts the fourth-highest tournament

A self-confessed nerd with a Bachelor's degree in Astrophysics, Liv Boeree combined her science background and passion for games to become one of the most recognizable faces in professional poker. She was the #1 ranked female player from 2014-2016 and holds both European Poker Tour and World Series of Poker championship titles after winning more t

Magnus Carlsen was born in 1990 and went on to become the best chess player of all time. He was a five-time world chess champion. And then he decided to take time off to pursue Texas Hold‘em, and if he is as passionate about poker as chess, he will become one of poker’s best players. His passion drove him to the top of chess. You too need to have t

(The record for most tables played in an hour is held by the French pro Bertrand Grospellier, popularly known as ElkY. He played sixty-two Sit ’n’ Go tables at once. And he, too, ended in the black.)