Poker Mental Game & Planning

Poker Mental Game & Planning - Learn how to crush the psychological aspect of poker through our strategy articles.

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Poker Mental Game & PlanningPokerVIP's Best Poker Blogs to Follow

If you're looking for the best poker blogs to follow for strategy talk, entertainment, or anecdotal experience, check out our top list.

Jon PokerVIP 16,081 Views on 1/9/15

Poker Mental Game & PlanningLive Poker Tells and How to Mask Them

Don't want to give away valuable information at the tables? Consider masking your live poker tells. First you need to learn about them and how to identify yours!

Adam Jones 13,629 Views on 31/8/15

Poker Mental Game & PlanningHow to Become a Professional Poker Player

Learn how to become a professional poker player for a living! Learn the basics and get tips to have you playing like a full-time poker pro in no time.

Jon PokerVIP 22,285 Views on 19/8/15

Poker Mental Game & PlanningCreating An Off-Table Plan For Poker

Poker planning away from the tables is very important for your long-term success at the tables. Figuring out your schedule, your bankroll, setting up your poker goals and life goals will help you be the best you can be. While it can sometimes be hard to align all these things, putting in extra effort to do it will be well worth it.

Adam Jones 13,059 Views on 14/5/15

Poker Mental Game & PlanningTilt in Poker - 7 Unknown Factors: Part 3

Final part of the unknown factors of tilt in poker, talking about the final factor and, finally, moving on to the best practices to handle and remove these distractions and move your mental game to the next level. Not even the best are immune to tilt and constantly working on your mental state is very important step on your road to becoming as tilt-free as you can be.

10,156 Views on 1/5/15

Poker Mental Game & PlanningTilt in Poker - 7 Unknown Factors: Part 2

Part 2 of our 'Tilt in Poker' series covers some other less known key issues, including stress and depression. Stress that gets built up because your other obligations / commitments like school or work can easily influence your poker game; depression can have even worse overall effects so you will do yourself a favor to detect and remove these bad influences as soon as possible.

11,108 Views on 30/4/15

Poker Mental Game & PlanningTilt in Poker - 7 Unknown Factors: Part 1

The impact of Tilt in Poker is often severely underrated. And tilt doesn't just refer to the times when you call All-In pre-flop with Pocket 10s on a hunch. In fact, it can sometimes be so subtle that you don't even notice it unless you are really paying attention to what is going on. These are some things that can influence you and that you perhaps didn't even know about.

15,490 Views on 28/4/15

Poker Mental Game & PlanningGuide For Improving Your Poker Game

How to really improve your poker game? Analysis away from the tables is absolutely necessary, but it is very important to spend actual quality time working on your game. Having a clear focus while studying and knowing what methods work best for you will help you improve much faster and with far less effort.

Adam Jones 16,292 Views on 19/1/15

Poker Mental Game & PlanningHow to become a Sponsored Poker Pro

Online poker rooms are always looking for good ways to market their brand. Sponsored pros are one of the most effective ways to achieve this, and the sites are often willing to pay handsomely for this. The problem is, there are many people after the same thing, and only few spots. If you are looking to fill one of those spots, however, here's some useful advice to follow.

Dan O'Callaghan 15,702 Views on 30/4/14

Poker Mental Game & PlanningPoker Sponsored Pro Benefits

What are some of the benefits of being a sponsored poker pro? While the deals vary from person to person and from one poker room to another, this is an overview of the things that you can most likely expect to receive in return for your services, like 100% rakeback, covering your traveling expenses, tournament entries and much more.

Jon PokerVIP 13,359 Views on 30/4/14