
Does winning have a mental effect?
What is the psychological effect of winning or cashing high in a tournament to a recreational player? I have heard a similar question asked in

What is the psychological effect of winning or cashing high in a tournament to a recreational player? I have heard a similar question asked in

In just about any endeavor, if you’re not growing, you’re not likely to succeed. As legendary hoops coach John Wooden said “It’s what you learn

By Zack Bartholomew Poker is a really tricky game to get a handle on. One minute you think you have a system down, you feel

To be a really good poker player, you have to be skilled. You have to be dedicated. You have to be mentally tough. With that

Last issue, I stressed player performance in relation to the internal clock and covered how professional athletes are more likely to blunder at “off peak” times of the day. In my poker history in playing on my homecourt, there was a significant difference in my hourly earn rate. Feeling good and being at your best […]

I’m often asked how culture affects the reading of tells, but rarely am I asked about how age factors. If you play regularly at a

I am getting emails as players get ready for the World Series of Poker Main Event, asking “What can I do to get ready?” Here

More often than not, poker students who seek my advice are at a level in their game whereby the student has read a few books

By Steve Blay Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garry Kasparov. For a time, they were all the best at what they did. And

By Zack Bartholomew Recently, I’ve been playing in a super juicy, private pot-limit Omaha game. I must admit, I know little about the deeper math



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