An AI startup you've probably never heard of just spent $200,000 on a poker tournament, complete with $100,000 in prizes, an array of Silicon Valley tech founders, and Tiffany jewelry. The goal wasn't gambling. It was marketing. A few weeks ago, Sam Blond, the cofounder and CEO of AI sales startup Monaco, announced an offer that seemed too good to be true: The company was sponsoring "the largest founder poker tournament of all time," with $100,000 in prizes and celebrity guests at "the coolest