Maria Konnikova - Best Selling Author, Public Speaker, and Poker Champion - Joins Above the Felt Talent Roster
Above the Felt Entertainment, the leading poker marketing and talent agency, is pleased to announce that best selling author, public speaker, and poker champion Maria Konnikova has joined its prestigious roster of poker talent.
Maria Konnikova is the author, most recently, of The Biggest Bluff, a New York Times bestseller, one of the Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2020, and a finalist for the Telegraph Best Sports Writing Awards for 2021. Her previous books are the bestsellers The Confidence Game, winner of the 2016 Robert P. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking, and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, an Anthony and Agatha Award finalist.
Maria is a regularly contributing writer for The New Yorker whose writing has won numerous awards, including the 2019 Excellence in Science Journalism Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology.
While researching The Biggest Bluff, Maria became an international poker champion and the winner of over $300,000 in tournament earnings—and inadvertently turned into a professional poker player.
“I’m excited to be joining such a great, talented team,” said Maria Konnikova. “I admire what Above the Felt has accomplished in a short time and am looking forward to working together and giving back to the poker community.”
Maria’s writing has been featured in Best American Science and Nature Writing and has been translated into over twenty languages. Maria also hosts the podcast The Grift from Panoply Media, a show that explores con artists and the lives they ruin. Her podcasting work earned her a National Magazine Award nomination in 2019. She graduated from Harvard University and received her PhD in psychology from Columbia University.
“Maria has established herself as an incredibly respected author, public speaker, and ambassador across many industries,” said Tom Wheaton, Founder & CEO of Above the Felt Entertainment. “She has helped raise the level of poker’s credibility in and out of our community. I’m thrilled to help Maria explore new poker industry endorsement opportunities, while supporting her already successful corporate speaking endeavors.”
Check out a few of Maria’s keynote presentations. She is also available for special appearances, marketing endorsements, brand sponsorships and more across the poker industry. Visit abovethefelt.com/maria-konnikova to contact us about working with Maria.
About Above the Felt Entertainment
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