As you know,
David Einhorn (Greenlight Capital), Steve Kuhn (Pine River Investments), John Rogers (Ariel Investments), Jim Chanos (Kynikos Associates), Mario Gabelli (Gabelli Asset Management), and Bill Perkins (Skylar Capital) participated in 'Poker Night On Wall Street', which had a minimum buy-in of $50,000.
Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn, who finished in third place in the World Series of Poker in 2012, shares his tips on how to become a better poker player (you can watch the video here).
Tip #1: Practice Makes Perfect.
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Einhorn began playing poker in 2004, had a great time, practiced with a friend for a year and then went on to the world series in 2006, which was his first big tournament. Six years later, he was a world series winner.
Tip 2: Think On Your Feet
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Some poker situations are just simple math problems. Think of the payout in terms of the amount of money you have, the cards you have and the probability of getting the cards you need.
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