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Radio 4,13 Feb 2013,15 mins

When Geeks Took Over Poker

Pop-Up Economics

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Tim Harford tells the story of a geek called Jesus. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson applied game theory to poker and won. Big time. He became a star, albeit a geek star "whose idea of a trick was to throw a card in a way that sliced through vegetables, whose idea of fun was swing dancing and who even in his forties as a millionaire lived with his mum and dad". But, as Ferguson would find out, there's always a bigger game. Producer: Adele Armstrong.

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