Poker Job Interviews
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Interesting little story about a Wall Street firm who challenges job candidates in a poker tournament. Company reps invite candidates to play in a freeroll and evaluate them on how they play.
The dealer was Jeff Yass. As cofounder and managing director of Susquehanna, his interest was in how the players approached their bets. And he was prepared to offer jobs to those who impressed him most.
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Jonathan added these pithy words on Oct 31 06 at 3:45 amGiven all the similarities between poker and high finance, it was bound to happen eventually… Thanks for the link.
Drizztdj added these pithy words on Oct 31 06 at 4:58 amHow did they skate around laws for prize money from Poker?
Oh that’s right, poker is about risk-assessment and odds, not gambling
I’m all for it, but if this was in Minnesota they could only offer a $200 total prize pool.
Bill added these pithy words on Oct 31 06 at 5:08 amI think the issue is that they don’t put up any money. You can legally run a tournament where non of the participants has put up any of their own money.
Jestocost added these pithy words on Oct 31 06 at 12:15 pmIsn’t Susquehanna the firm that King Yao worked for too>
Drizztdj added these pithy words on Nov 01 06 at 4:03 amMN State Law says the bar leagues (all freerolls) are only allowed to give out up to $200.
Kinda sucks when to qualify for their “big tourney” after winning a nightly bar tourney and come to realize you’re traveling to Canterbury and playing 12 hours for a $50 gift certificate.
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