Improving Motivation
Check out this article I recently wrote for Pokerstrategy.com. Motivation is an essential ingredient for becoming a successful poker player, but it can often be one of the most elusive. It’s easy to find a short-burst of motivation after listening to an inspiring song, watching an iconic movie clip, or reading dramatic quote. Even a [...]
The Mental Game Radio Show
My brand new radio show,QuadJacks “The Mental Game” returned for week number two to another great reception. Today, I opened the show with instruction on how to increase volume, mental endurance, and grind more tables. Then, Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt stopped by to share secrets on grinding and building a successful career. As always, I answered [...]
The Mental Game Radio Show
I’m excited to announce my new weekly radio show “The Mental Game” premiered yesterday on QuadJacks Poker Radio. The show got off to a great start with my first guest, Tri “slowhabit” Nguyen, discussed the mental approach that helped earn him over a million dollars in poker. Among many things Tri discusses a critical realization: [...]
PokerNews: Understanding Motivation
Stay Stacked: Understanding Motivation By, Lynn Gilmartin Lynn wrote this great article on motivation. It includes some tips from me. Enjoy! I found an excellent website recently called The 99 Percent where I read an article about motivation in the workplace. It said “What really gets creative [people] fired up is, well, ourselves. That is, [...]
Keep Goals To Yourself
Research proves that keeping your goals to yourself, increases the likelihood that you’ll achieve those goals. Sounds crazy, but as this video shows, research explains what makes this phenomenon happen. The emotion that you experience sharing your goals, creates an illusion that you’re farther along the path to achieving those goals. Consequently, you relax. Relax [...]
WPT Mag: Returning to Poker
September 2011, WPT Magazine Column Open publication – Free publishing – More poker
Session with Dr. Giggy
Martin Fournier the BlueFire Poker Coach. Last week I did a session with him where we talked about Tilt and Motivation. It’s a really interesting session, that occasionally throws in some golf talk, because he’s a budding golfer – playing to a 2 handicap. You can listen/download the audio from his blog here.
The Poker Farm
The Poker farm is a relatively new website dedicated to their stable of players who they’re staking, but they’re also in the market for new players. To that end, they’ve started producing a ton of video content during the WSOP, and it’s top notch. Some of the best that’s out there. Barry introduced me to [...]
Preparing for the WSOP: Part 2
Posted On PartyPoker’s Blog When You Arrive It is very easy to get caught up in the Las Vegas lifestyle, since every day there is an opportunity to go out and party. There is nothing wrong with having a great time in Vegas, in fact if you cut yourself off from it completely, you might [...]
SuperNova Elite Client Session: Motivation and Volume
About three months ago, Barry had me contact a friend of his in the UK who was looking for some help making SuperNova Elite. James Atkin is a guy who is really easy to like, and after talking with him briefly, I agreed to do some sessions with him. This is actually the prequel to [...]
Session with James Atkin: Decreasing Laziness
About two months ago, Barry had me contact a friend of his in the UK who was looking for some help making SuperNova Elite. James Atkin is a guy who is really easy to like, and after talking with him briefly, I agreed to do some sessions with him. Unfortunately, due to Black Friday, James’s [...]
Cash Plays Podcast: 2/22/11
Cash Plays with Greg FBT Mueller with Jeremiah Smith and John Kim Greg FBT Mueller talks PAD and deepstack cash, mental game coach Jared Tendler stops by, and Jeremiah actually wins a Hand 2 Hand Combat. My segment starts at 72 minutes. [Listen]
Staying Motivated
World Poker Tour Magazine, Issue 87 [Click to read PDF] Getting motivated to achieve all the goals you set out to achieve is easy when you first start out in the game, but once the game becomes a grind you can easily find yourself becoming demotivated and losing money. With his new book, The Mental [...]
What Effect Will Sleep Deprivation Have at the PartyPoker Big Game IV?
Pokernews.com The PartyPoker Big Game IV is a televised cash game that will run for 48 hours straight this month in London. I will be heading over to this event with a client of mine, Dusty ‘Leatherass’ Schmidt, who hopes to play the full 48 hours. If this were just a normal cash game, my [...]
Becoming a Grinder
One of 5 articles that appear in Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt’s book. Dusty is the ultimate grinder, and he’s constantly asked how he can possibly play so much poker. (Over 1 million hands a year and 7 million in the past four years). Some see his as a freakish talent, like some sideshow act at a [...]
