poker strategy

Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314

Lex Fridman

In this episode, Liv Boeree explores how luck and skill interact in poker versus life, emphasizing that while short-term outcomes are heavily influenced by chance—such as winning 52% of hands against a specific opponent over ten games—the long-term results converge toward the quality of one's decisi …

Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness | Lex Fridman Podcast #338

Lex Fridman

Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist and former executive at Facebook, opens his conversation with Lex Fridman by addressing the psychological scars of growing up in an abusive household on welfare. He explains that childhood trauma forces children into a state of hyper-vigilance, where every …