Max Stern is a professional poker player, pediatrician and author.
He is the co-author of Championship Stud, with Tom McEvoy and Linda Johnson.
Stern is considered to be a Texas hold 'em, Seven Card Stud, and Omaha Hi/lo specialist.
[2][3][4] His basic poker philosophy is "In order to survive, you must be willing to die."
Maria Stern is also a World Series of Poker winner, having won a 1997 Stud title, making the Sterns one of two married couples to have won World Series bracelets.