125 – JackStack99 – Riding the Emotional Rollercoaster
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Summary:
After Black Friday, JackStack99 took a life gamble… He left his home in Queens, NY for Montreal to focus on playing online poker professionally.
Following his success in high-stakes spin-and-go games, Jack co-founded Team 651, his stable for spins players.
In this episode, Jack shares his expensive staking mistakes, how a curious mindset saved his poker career, and why only focusing on your results will keep you on a rollercoaster…
Time Stamped Show Notes:
[00:33] Welcome to today’s episode with JackStack99…
- [01:19] JackStack99 and Bubblecas start a stable, Team 651…
- [02:27] Start a stable, rake in the cash… Right?
[04:06] What type of personality is fit for online poker?
- [06:31] Serious study separates the elite players from the ones who stagnate…
- [10:01] The curious mindset – active vs. passive learning…
- [12:14] Jack loses $110,000 to Full Tilt on Black Friday…
[13:08] Jack’s brave move from NYC to Montreal and into a fresh start…
- [14:49] Jack’s friend sells him the poker dream life over dinner in Montreal…
- [16:02] The Montreal dream becomes reality…
- [17:07] Switching from intuitive gameplay to study and structure…
[19:09] Bankroll building but feeling lonely and empty…
- [20:49] Jack decides to do the work of becoming a better person and leader…
- [21:55] Money isn’t everything you need for happiness, is it?
[23:34] Advice for low and mid-stakes players trying to make a career in poker…
- [24:41] Surround yourself with poker players! Find a team!
- [26:15] Emotional rollercoaster? Be process-minded instead…
- [27:52] Minds thinking together get to the top a lot faster…
[28:20] Who are the players Team 651 is looking for?
[30:36] Wrapping it all up…
3 Key Points
- The curious mindset is what separates successful people from the mediocre. Jack believes that diving into active rather learning is what leads to becoming an elite player. Stop watching video streams on Twitch and YouTube. Get yourself into a solver!
- If you think having more money will lead to happiness, think again! Switch your focus from your results to improving your process and stay off the emotional rollercoaster. Start to connect your satisfaction with solving the puzzle in the present moment, discovering your blind spots and triggers, and building your life and habits to support your goals.
- The best way to shortcut your success is to surround yourself with a team of poker players that support you. Connect with others that play your game type, so you can talk hands and compare notes. After Jack moved out of NYC and into a place with another poker player, the improvement in his play accelerated (and so did his bankroll growth).
Contact/Resources
- Team651 on YouTube
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About the Author Elliot Roe
Hi, I'm Elliot Roe... And I Help Poker Players Squeeze Every Ounce Of EV From Their Poker Skills and Abilities. Over 7500 poker players have downloaded my Mindset MP3s to boost their focus on the table and to relax and recover post-session. I have personally worked with hundreds more on mastering their emotions and the tabling and developing the “Pro-Athlete Mindset” needed to be successful into today’s games. Creating a strong poker mindset has been the “secret weapon” of the high stakes elite for years now, and I started this site to bring that edge to any player willing to work on that area of their game.