Tweet We use the word competitive a lot in poker, but my guest today on The Mental Game Podcast has to be one of the most competitive poker players out there. He is addicted to winning, and as you will learn he would much prefer to win a smaller tournament than come 2nd in a […]
Tweet There is an interesting theory that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. If you surround yourself successful people, you will strive to become more successful yourself. Liv Boeree is a testament to that. She started her career being coached by Annie Duke on a TV show, […]
Tweet My guest today on the Mental Game of Poker Podcast is the youngest ever Triple Crown winner Jake Cody. He won an EPT, WPT and WSOP title in an 18-month period. Rarely does someone become a true overnight success. Instead, we see someone young like Jake come along, take the poker world by storm […]
Tweet My guest today on The Mental Game of Poker Podcast needs no introduction. Daniel Negreanu is one of the most famous and most successful poker players on the planet. It is always interesting to delve into the mind of an elite performer, but I am particularly interested in Daniel because in recent years he […]
Tweet My latest guest on the Mental Game of Poker Podcast is Paul “Vulcans” Ratchford. He’s a prolific coach for DragTheBar.com and is author of a new book “Exploitive No Limit Holdem.” Before Paul entered the poker 6 years after the great recession took him from his corporate job at JP Morgan. In poker he’s […]
Tweet I’ve worked with elite performers in a variety of fields like poker, golf, billiards and trading. One discipline that I’ve always found fascinating is chess, for a number of reasons. First of all, when you study performance, chess comes up a lot, it is used a lot to prove points about the role of […]
Tweet My guest today on The Mental Game of Poker Podcast is without doubt one of the most driven, hardworking and enthusiastic minds playing the circuit today. Jason Somerville is a WSOP bracelet winner with over $5 million in earnings. His caliber is so high that Russell Thomas, 2012 November Niner, asked him for coaching […]
Tweet The mental game is like a muscle. If you push yourself mentally, whether it is to face your fears or develop a new skill, you can adapt and grow stronger. My guest today on the Mental Game of Poker Podcast is a true example of this. Bertand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier is very much like my […]
Tweet My next guest on the Mental Game of Poker Podcast really does not need an introduction. Without 2003 World Champion Chris Moneymaker, poker would not be the industry it is today. Not only did help spark the poker boom, he has been a tremendous ambassador for the game. What you may not know is […]
Tweet What is the point of working hard on your game if you are going to get unlucky? Of course, fixating on the things out of your control is only going to make matters worse. The only thing you can do is double down your focus on the things you can control. Jason Mercier is […]
Tweet Is it possible to play in the zone all the time? Vanessa Selbst doesn’t think so, and nor should you. In the latest episode of The Mental Game of Poker Podcast I get to speak with the most successful female poker player of all time fresh off the back of a $1.4 million winning […]
Tweet My guest on The Mental Game of Poker Podcast is Shannon Shorr. Despite being just 28 years old, he was recently voted 7th in the Global Poker Index Player of the Decade rankings. He has over $5.4 million in live tournament winnings and nearly $2 million in online tournament winnings. In the show we […]
Tweet Have you set your poker goals for 2014 yet? What are you going to do to make sure they happen? Do you find yourself setting ambitious goals and abandoning them after a few weeks or months? My guest today on the Mental Game of Poker Podcast is Roy “GodLikeRoy” Bhasin. He is a Team […]
Tweet My guest today on The Mental Game of Poker Podcast is Jeremy Ausmus. Jeremy first came to our attention in 2012 when he made the October Nine and came in 5th for over $2 million. He since had a number of near misses in high profile events but finally took down his first bracelet […]
Tweet I often talk about how being a poker player is a lot like being a small business owner. You are responsible for your own hours, education, money management, risk tolerance and much more. One player who understands this comparison all too well is Marc McLaughlin. When Marc is not playing poker he is a […]
Tweet The Mental Game of Poker Podcast is back, and what a way to return. I interviewed the reigning World Champion Greg Merson ahead of this year’s Main Event final table. Merson is certainly an interesting champion from a poker mindset perspective. Last year was his breakout year where he won arguably the two most […]
Tweet If there’s one thing I would change about The Mental Game of Poker 1 it would be to include more examples from the world of live poker. I tried to remedy that in The Mental Game of Poker 2, and if you want more proof that the mental game is just as, if not […]
Tweet I have been truly fortunate to get some of the most fascinating guests on the Mental Game of Poker Podcast. All of whom have shown that there is so much depth to the mental game and that we are only just beginning to scratch the surface. Today’s episode is not to be missed if […]
Tweet Today on the Mental Game of Poker Podcast, I speak with Pokerstrategy Coach “Schnitzelfisch” who is a personal productivity coach. He became very popular on the Pokerstrategy forums for this guide that he posted on personal productivity. I’ve talked in the past about and written in the mental game of poker, how errors in […]
Tweet Today on the Mental Game of Poker Podcast I’m joined by the incomparable Jay “Krantz” Rosenkrantz. Jay has teamed up with Taylor Caby on a documentary about the story of online poker called, “Bet, Raise, Fold.” Jay talks about the movie, the process of making it, and how what he learned from playing poker […]
Tweet Today on the Mental Game of Poker Podcast I’m joined by two very interesting guests who have unique viewpoints on a two important issues that are all too common within poker. First up is Mike Weeks, the director and producer of a new poker documentary “Drawing Dead,” about the highs and lows of online […]
Tweet Today on The Mental Game of Poker Podcast you’ll get a look inside the mind of one the most profitable mass multi-tablers in online poker, Randy “Nanonoko” Lew. He’s a member member of Team PokerStars Online and very recently made SuperNova Elite for the 3rd or 4th time…he can’t keep track anymore! Contrary to […]
Tweet Today on The Mental Game of Poker Podcast Jared interviews Matt Affleck, who is famous for making two deep runs in the 2009 and 2010 WSOP main event. Matt recently said in a blog that reading the book was “eye opening” and made him realize how important the mental game is for him in […]
Tweet Today on The Mental Game of Poker Podcast I interview Phil Galfond, one of the top players in poker. Since Phil’s mental game is so strong, the interview focuses extensively on how he learns and improves his game. He is constantly questioning his game to find new ways to improve because he doesn’t see […]
Tweet This week on The Mental Game of Poker radio show I’m joined by Zach Elwood, author of “Reading Poker Tells.” This is the first time that I’ve talked extensively about tells on the show. We discuss some of Zach’s methods for deciphering tells from random information and how to get a handle on your […]
Tweet It’s hard to believe that I launched The Mental Game radio show on QuadJacks only a year ago. When I think back to my first few interviews, it actually feels like it’s been a lot longer since I actually recorded them. I think that’s actually a good thing—I’ve had a really busy/full year both […]
Tweet This week on The Mental Game of Poker radio show Jared is joined by Dean Bogan. Chances are if you spend a decent amount of time on 2+2 you’re familiar with Dean Bogan, his sense of humor, his coaching and staking advice, and his occasionally unintelligible (to North Americans) Australian accent. What you may […]
Tweet Today on The Mental Game of Poker Podcast, Jared welcomes professional poker player and blogger Olivier Busquet. Busquet delves into issues of tilt control, something he struggled with severely in the beginning of his poker career. Fundamental distinctions are made between the success in live poker and success in online poker. Olivier is one […]
Tweet The Mental Game with Jared Tendler returned with special guest Ryan Eriquezzo. Originally from Danbury, Connecticut, 28-year-old Eriquezzo came under serious fire in July during the 2012 WSOP, after his ex-girlfriend Amanda Musumeci outed him on Twitter for having struck her. Two months later, Eriquezzo famously atoned by posting a starkly honest and personal […]
Tweet Today on The Mental Game radio show, Cardrunners coach Jonathan “Djross13” Davis joined me to talk about a range of topics including how he’s recently solved a lot of his tilt problems. Jonathan’s is a long-time tilter, who’s broken his share of computer equipment. Entitlement Tilt was the main offender, but overall his tilt […]
Jared Tendler, MS, is the leading expert in the mental game of poker. He's coached over 450 players from around the world, including some of the top players in poker. 
