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 ...

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 ...

Self-made billionaire Jenny Just uses poker as a training ground for risk assessment and decision making, and she's on a mission to teach girls to play.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Elizabeth Pearson covers career trends and women in business. Have women been “sleeping’ on the competitive edge that learning to ...

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 ...

CNBC is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Disruptor 50 list. Submit a nomination before February 23. Jenny Just, options trader and co-founder of financial firm Peak6 Investments, says watching ...

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 ...

Do you enjoy online poker and dream of an education from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology? That’s now possible after the prestigious university recently announced two poker courses offered as ...

Poker has remained a popular pastime in America since the early 19th century. For some, the word ‘poker’ brings about images of cowboys and saloons; for others, it is just another way they have fun ...