Episode 54 – Chris “Apotheosis” Kruk on Learning Multiple Games and Coaching For Beer Money
In This Week’s Episode:
Chris “Apotheosis” Kruk is a multiple game specialist and respected poker coach.
His career got started when he took a semester off school and gave poker a shot instead of working a conventional job. A month after starting off at NL100 Zoom he found himself all the way up at NL500 Zoom.
Unlike other players who found poker success in university, Chris went back and finished his degree, coaching on the side to earn a living (and some beer money).
In his 4 years as a pro he’s become proficient in many forms of poker. He started at NL cash, moved to PLO cash, tried his hand at 8-game, and has recently decided to focus on NL MTTs.
He’s also a video producer for Run It Once and MTT coach for the BitB staking group.
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- The supplement that a recent study showed boosted participants IQ by 10% and increased gray matter volume in the left hippocampus by 6.13%.
- How Chris has been able to transition from NL cash to PLO to 8-game and NL MTTs and have big success every step of the way.
- How to maintain a strong mindset even after absolutely bricking every tournament in a big MTT series.
- How preparing for the worst case scenario can help you stay mentally strong.
- Why MTT players might not be as bad postflop as cash game players would have you believe
- The techniques Chris uses with his students to get them past the mental leaks holding them back from getting the most out of his coaching.
- Why some people are incapable of learning poker even if they are otherwise brilliant.
Links:
Chris Kruk:
Dr. Tricia Cardner:
- @DrTriciaCardner
- DrTriciaCardner.com
- Peak Poker Performance
- Positive Poker
- Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em
***If you’ve enjoyed this episode of The Mindset Advantage podcast, please subscribe and leave us a review over on iTunes to help spread the word about the show. Thanks!***
Stop Tilting in Just 7 Minutes?
Tilt happens, even to the best players. If you ever find feelings of tilt creeping into your session, you’ll want a way to stop them ASAP. With the 7 Minute Tilt Buster MP3, you can stop tilt in its tracks and get back to playing your “A Game” right away. Try it for free today! Click here to download
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.