Women are using the game of poker to grow their risk-taking skills and help their careers. The game trains women to be comfortable negotiating in uncertain situations. Practice can help a person have ...

What if the best way to learn about learning is to play poker? Or maybe to read about learning to play poker? This is the premise of New Yorker writer (and Columbia psychology Ph.D. trained) Maria ...

You may have heard people declare, “I’d be a horrible poker player,” or, the opposite sentiment, “I wouldn’t want to play poker with them!” Typically, it means the person can’t hide their emotions and ...

Abby Merk, 23, learned to play poker three years ago. She's already gone pro. She now can earn more than $11,000 in a single game. She's an instructor at Poker Power, a company that teaches women ...