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Appearance Schedule
Check back for updates on Lena’s appearances, including book signings, keynote speeches, and educational events.
Del Webb Book Club, Nevada
December 11, 2025: Lena shares insights from The Poker Powered Brain, signs books, and guides attendees through an interactive lesson on awareness, mindful competition, and decision-making under pressure. The session invites participants to explore how principles from the poker table—emotional regulation, clarity under uncertainty, and conscious choice—translate directly into everyday life, leadership, and high-stakes moments beyond the game.
FIDE World Cup, Goa, India
November 25, 2025: Lena attended the FIDE World Cup Chess Finals, where she spoke about The Poker Powered Brain and the role of cognitive training and decision-making under pressure. The event offered a striking contrast in how India celebrates and institutionalizes its mind sports—highlighting the cultural, educational, and competitive frameworks that allow chess to flourish —and invited reflection on what similar recognition could mean for poker as a discipline of skill and mental mastery.
Encore Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
August 25, 2025: An in-person book signing of The Poker Powered Brain, followed by a lively No-Limit Hold’em meet-up cash game with local players. The evening brought readers and players together at the felt for thoughtful conversation, shared strategy, and real-time application of the book’s themes—where connection, curiosity, and conscious play met in a spirited, welcoming setting.
Japan Open Poker Tour, Tokyo
July 20, 2025: Lena makes a very special week-long visit to Japan to sign books, compete with local fans, and participate in an onstage conversation with two-time WSOP Ladies Champion Shiina Okamoto and high-stakes poker icon Daniel Cates, exploring the evolving global poker culture.
WSOP Champions Book Signing, Las Vegas
WSOP Champions Book Signing
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025, 11:00am-12:00pm
A book signing party with The Poker Powered Brain collaborators at the Poker.org Legends Lounge, at the Horseshoe Las Vegas.
Confirmed: Lara Eisenberg, Kristen Foxen, Lexy Gavin-Mather, Barry Greenstein, Linda Johnson, Marsha Wolak, Jeff Madsen, and Greg Raymer, along with Lena Evans.
Snacks, beverages, and merch giveaways!
Jeff Madsen Book Signing, Las Vegas
SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm
An in-person book signing with The Poker Powered Brain collaborator, Jeff Madsen, and author Lena Evans in the Westgate Las Vegas poker room in Las Vegas.
You may purchase a book at the event or bring your pre-purchased book to get it signed by both Jeff and Lena.
There will be merch giveaways!
Agents of Poker Book Signing, Carlsbad
SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm
An in-person book signing with The Poker Powered Brain author Lena Evans *AND* a single-day satellite to win a $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event seat!
CaliFino Lounge: 3238 Grey Hawk Court, Carlsbad, California 92010
You may purchase a book at the event or bring your pre-purchased book to get it signed by Lena.
Catered lunch and open bar included, as well as merch giveaways!
San Diego Card Club Book Signing, La Jolla
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, 6:30pm
An in-person book signing with The Poker Powered Brain author Lena Evans, at a private event for the San Diego Card Club, in La Jolla, California.
You may purchase a book at the event or bring your pre-purchased book to get it signed by Lena. There will be merch giveaways!
ACTIVATE 25, Middleburg, Virginia
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025, 6:30pm
An immersive learning laboratory experience for the exclusive, invitation-only ACTIVATE Conference. The event brings participants into real-time decision-making under pressure—using poker as a tool to explore risk and strategic thinking. Blending play with insight, the format is an interactive lesson in which participants experience how clarity and attention shape outcomes at the table and in leadership.
WOMEN’S ALZHEIMER’S MOVEMENT, Mexico
NOVEMBER 16, 2024, 6:30pm
An immersive learning laboratory created for the exclusive, invitation-only Women’s Wellness Weekend, benefiting the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement. This interactive experience invites participants to engage in real-time decision-making under pressure, using poker as a cognitive training tool to illuminate how attention and strategic thinking support women’s brain health across the lifespan.
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Education
Check back for updates of educational AMAs (Ask Me Anything sessions) with Lena and her collaborators.
AMA with Lara Eisenberg
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025, 5:00pm-6:00pm
Grab your coffee or tea and join us for an online AMA (Ask Me Anything) with collaborator Lara Eisenberg.
This session is exclusive to TPPB readers.
Author Lena Evans will moderate, and all TPPB readers are welcome to open chat and ask questions!
Ask Lara about her chapter, PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE, or any other subjects you like!
AMA with Linda Johnson
SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Grab your coffee or tea and join us for an online AMA (Ask Me Anything) with collaborator Linda Johnson.
This session is exclusive to TPPB readers.
Author Lena Evans will moderate, and all TPPB readers are welcome to open chat and ask questions!
Ask Linda about her chapter on COGNITIVE SKILLS, or any other subjects you like!
AMA with Chris Moneymaker
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
Grab your coffee or tea and join us for an online AMA (Ask Me Anything) with collaborator Chris Moneymaker.
This session is exclusive to TPPB readers.
Author Lena Evans will moderate, and all TPPB readers are welcome to open chat and ask questions!
Ask Chris about his chapter on PATIENCE, or any other subjects you like!