Category Archives for Poker Performance
How to Maintain Confidence During a Downswing
“Another day, another losing session” “Has the game passed me by?” “Was I ever good to begin with?” Thoughts like this go through every poker player’s head when they are in the middle of an extended downswing. Once you learn the basics of creating poker confidence (this is what I discussed in part 2), it’s […]
Continue readingHow to be a Confident Poker Player
The verdict is unanimous… In Part One of this series I asked the question: “How Important is Confidence to Being a Winning Poker Player” Four top pros weighed in and they all came to the same conclusion: Confidence matters. (If you haven’t read Part One yet check it out here) In Part Two of this […]
Continue readingDo You Need Confidence to Win at Poker?
Confidence is an often talked about, but rarely understood aspect of the mental game. Some say you can’t win without it… …while others caution having it will cause you to quickly bust your roll. What’s the truth? It’s such a common, and controversial, topic that I decided to write a 3 part series to eliminate […]
Continue reading5 Ways To Improve Your Focus…Even if You Have the Attention Span of a Goldfish
Quick, who has the longer attention span… the average poker player… or… a goldfish? Believe it or not, there are researchers who have assessed this and the findings are not too good if you are a poker player. As of 2015, the average human being can stay on task without distraction for 8.25 seconds, while the […]
Continue readingBig Announcement: Introducing The Mindset Advantage Podcast
When I launched this site the goal was to provide the best content in the world on the topic of mindset and poker. In my private coaching practice I’ve heard every story imaginable about player’s unique approaches to this aspect of the game. These are stories that can really benefit both new and experience poker […]
Continue readingThe Truth About Tilt Control
“I’m trying so hard to keep myself from tilting but I just can’t do it.” This is a common complaint I hear when I begin working with a poker player. They then rattle off a long list of “quick fixes” that they have tried to use to get rid of tilt without success. I’m talking about tilt control […]
Continue readingDaniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, and Phil Hellmuth: 3 Stories of Poker Tilt
We’ve all been there. Hour 10 on the grind. No, the cards haven’t been great to you tonight, but your instincts and skill have more than compensated for it. You’ve dodged Bullets, lost the minimum, and got the guy in seat 7 to ship you his stack when you were holding the only over-pair you’ve […]
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