Poker Psychology – Page №2

Can Brain Training Software Improve Your Poker Game? August 5, 2017

Brain training software has never been more popular. Every day you see people using the programs on smart phones, tablets, laptops and video game consoles. In some ways they aren’t…
How to Turn the Power of Sleep into Better Poker Results July 5, 2017

Jason Bourne called it a weapon. The Dalai Lama called it the best form of meditation. Daniel Negreanu and Fedor Holz believe it’s the key to becoming the very best…
The Only Way to Win: How to Manage False Poker Expectations May 23, 2017

I am in the Rio in Las Vegas playing and working at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). I’ve just been eliminated from a $1,500 buy-in event and decided to…
How to Play Poker Like a Supercomputer (w/o Being One) May 2, 2017

200,000 years ago evolution pushed Homo Sapiens out of the womb and they dropped into the East African dirt. An impression was made, like none other. Despite being well down…
The Success Principles of Poker: The Power of Silence February 22, 2017

Phil Ivey is the greatest pound-for-pound poker player alive. Patrik Antonius made the online poker world his own. Phil Galfond is an uber-talented player well-respected by his esteemed peers. What…
8 Biases That Are Making You Worse at Poker February 14, 2017

It’s hard to escape your personal biases. That’s one of the main points behind celebrated Magic: The Gathering pro Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa’s excellent “8 Biases That Are Making…
Is Approval Addiction Wrecking Your Poker Performance? January 3, 2017

“They don’t like you.” Four little brass-knuckle punches to the gut. A poker player told me that two well-known British poker players didn’t like me. As a writer, it’s not…
Poker Lessons from The Stoics: On No Control & Saying No December 21, 2016

Stoic philosophy and its lessons are en vogue in entrepreneurial circles right now. Tim Ferriss wrote a blog post called Stoicism 101: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs and also created a…
5 Ways to Cure Your Social Anxiety at the Poker Table December 2, 2016

Have you seen Mr Robot, yet? No? Come on; Game of Thrones Season 7 won’t be on until sometime in the spring so I know you have a hole to…
If You’re Not Using Deliberate Practice in Poker, You Won’t Win November 12, 2016

My son is a math wizard. I hated math. I guess that gene got lost somewhere along the slippery slope. I was talking to him about his math GCSE and he…
How to Get Home Court Advantage in Poker With Marvin Rettenmaier October 27, 2016

It was December 2011 when I saw the switch move into the ‘on’ position inside the mind of Marvin Rettenmaier. He was sitting in the Casino Di Venezia in Venice;…
How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself at the Poker Table October 14, 2016

I looked like the Elephant Man. I had a swollen left eye. My lips were Jagger-esque. And my nose would have broken had a fly landed on the bridge. It…
16 Reasons Why You’ll Never Win at Poker July 27, 2016

The whorls on my feet and toes look grotesque. “Are you getting out or not?” asks my wife as she wipes the bathroom mirror with a towel, hairbrush in hand.…
Let James Woods Be a Lesson: How to Avoid Poker’s Table-Talk Tax July 16, 2016

Do you remember when James Woods beat Doug Polk? It was one of the highlights of the 46th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). The pair clashed in the second…
Find Your Stick: 9 Things Daredevil Can Teach Amateur Poker Players March 24, 2016

There are 26 hours of intense, pleasurable Daredevil action on Netflix right now. I’ve loved every minute of it. The Netflix Original Series has broken the old superhero mold and…
How Anxiety in Poker Gets You to the Learning Zone November 15, 2015

Why is it so hard to get out of your comfort zone? Why is it necessary to do so? And how can poker help us in that? Everyone always says…

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