âThe Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Winâ By Maria Konnikova 326 pages Konnikova is a psychologist with an interest in con artistry and game theory. She approached her publisher inspired by Colson Whiteheadâs Noble Shuffle, where a magazine gave a novelist 10K to play a Vegas poker tournament. It was an entertainment. Konnikova does another take â ultimately as entertaining, and more helpful to the novice. The author wasnât a player when she pitched the idea to her publisher, but gave herself a year to try to win at a Vegas tournament...