Maria Ho Featured in Wall Street Journal Article

What does Maria Ho have in common with Hollywood star Tom Selleck and real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran? Other than the fact that all three are fabulously wealthy, all were asked by the Wall Street Journal to reveal how luck plays a part in their chosen professions.

Their answers were interesting, to say the least. Corcoran, who also moonlights as a shark on the popular TV show "Shark Tank" on ABC, believes luck is on her side and expects it to come her way. It may not always happen, she explains, but remaining optimistic allows luck to find you.

Selleck, perhaps best known for his role as a private investigator on "Magnum, P.I.," is of the mind that it's best to be prepared for the day that lucky break arrives. Breaking into show business typically requires a great deal of luck, and Selleck advises that "if you want to get lucky, stay at it.”

Ho, on the other hand, deals with luck or the lack of it a bit more frequently than the others. While success at poker requires a great deal of skill, one could argue that luck comes into play with the turn of almost every card.

As one of poker's top female players, Ho gives a bit of solid advice to those who find themselves on the losing end of a bad beat or mired in a run of bad or unlucky cards.

In other words, avoid going on tilt by bemoaning your bad luck and letting it stay with you. Put a bad or unlucky hand behind you and move on to the next one or you're doomed to make bad decisions in upcoming hands if you can't let go.