Poker Mental Game & Planning

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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.

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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.

8,294 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.

11,615 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 12,546 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 12,431 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 10,163 Views on 30/4/14

Poker Mental Game & PlanningTypes of Tilt and 5 Step Process to Avoid Tilt

While you are all aware of tilt as a general concept, did you know that there are different types of tilt, and it can sometimes even be caused by things completely unrelated to poker or even by winning too much over a short period of time. Being able to recognize and prevent these types of tilts will help your overall performance at the tables.

Dan O'Callaghan 14,469 Views on 28/4/14

Poker Mental Game & PlanningImproving Self Critique in Poker

It is often hard to be critical to yourself, but the simple truth is that when something is wrong with your game, it is frequently caused by you doing something wrong. Improving on your self-critique will help you get a better outlook on your game and rectify different mistakes that you will often discard if you are not critical enough to yourself.

Jon PokerVIP 8,555 Views on 20/2/14

Poker Mental Game & PlanningOnline Poker Sleep Routine

Online Poker Sleep Routine

Jon PokerVIP 12,152 Views on 11/2/14

Poker Mental Game & PlanningEgo in Poker

In your everyday life and in poker alike, too much ego can really be a bad thing and come back to bite you. In poker terms, ego can prevent you from looking at your results realistically and seriously cloud your judgment. It can lead you to believe your game is flawless and while sitting at the table, it can cause you to make some wrong plays that will cost you money. Remember, poker is about keeping your cool and always making the best decisions possible, not about beating the other players.

Jon PokerVIP 10,387 Views on 11/2/14