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Get Wired: The High-Stakes Data-Driven Poker Takedown

Get Wired: The High-Stakes Data-Driven Poker Takedown

FromWIRED Politics Lab


Get Wired: The High-Stakes Data-Driven Poker Takedown

FromWIRED Politics Lab

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Mike Postle played poker with an old school disregard for game theory and patterns. He was on a win streak like no one had seen before. And the livestream audiences loved him, calling him the “Messiah of Poker.” So how did Postle go from poker god to cheating pariah without any material evidence? Reporter Brendan Koerner takes us on a journey into the crowdsourced investigation that brought Postle down. 
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Released:
Nov 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Get WIRED is a new podcast about how the future is realized. Each week, we burrow down new rabbit holes to investigate the ways technology is changing our lives—from culture to business, science to design. Through hard-hitting reporting, intimate storytelling, and audio you won’t hear anywhere else, Get WIRED is the must-listen-to tech podcast that sets the agenda for the week. Hosted by WIRED Senior Writer Lauren Goode.