Penn Poker(our first meeting)

(grab some fruit and, you know, mingle)

"Learn how to play poker."

“How can a person become a better investor?”

-Peter Lynch

The GPSTS• The Global Poker Strategic Thinking

Society• Charles Nesson (Harvard), Arnold Barnett

(MIT), Lawrence Lessig (Stanford)• Poker is an “exceptional game of skill that

can be used as a powerful teaching tool for strategic thinking, geopolitical analysis, risk assessment, and money management”

What Were We Thinking?• The psychology of poker

(deceit and incomplete information)

• Decisions under pressure(true learning is

dependant on feedback)• Risk management

(risk-reward analysis and opportunity costs)

How We Roll• First and foremost: we’re about playing

poker• Strategy, analysis, and business skills• Workshops, speakers, other strategy

games• National Collegiate Poker Tournament

(in March)• Penn Poker Open (this Fall)• David Sklansky

Reactions to Poker and the GPSTS

• Ohmygawd I can’t play poker

• I just play with friends• Isn’t gambling illegal?• I’m paying my tuition

with poker winnings – what could this group really offer me?

From Wall St. to the Pro Poker Tour

• David Apostolicobusiness attorney, poker pro, author

• February 21st (a Thursday)• 6:00 pm• JMHH G50• Greek Lady

How To Join Us• Get on the listserv (email

axelsen@wharton.upenn.edu)• Join the facebook group• Board Positions (a quick and easy app if

you’re interested)• Come to “From Wall Street to the Pro

Poker Tour”• National Collegiate Poker Tournament

(seriously, we need five players)