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Douglas Polk Mocks CNN for Calling Maria Konnikova a Top Poker Player
Douglas Polk, a popular American poker player, recently took to Twitter to criticize an article from CNN Health. The article in question named Maria Konnikova, an American poker player of Russian origin, as a top poker player.
Polk shared a screenshot of the article's headline, which read "How to account for all risks during a pandemic? A top poker player will tell you everything." He followed this with a screenshot from Hendonmob, showing Konnikova's live tournament profit of slightly over $311,000.
Liv Boerie, another poker player, defended Konnikova in the comments. Boerie stated that Konnikova never called herself a top poker player and that the mainstream media wrote that for the article's promotion. Boerie also noted that Konnikova is indeed a top poker writer.
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