The Mental Game of Poker

The Mental Game Of Poker

The mental game may be more important in poker than in any other form of competition. It's one of the only games in the world where you can play perfectly and lose -- again and again. Hundreds of poker players have turned to mental game coach Jared Tendler's revolutionary approach to help them play their best, no matter how badly they're running. In this book you'll find simple, step-by-step instructions and proven techniques to permanently fix problems such as tilt, handling variance, emotional control, confidence, fear, and motivation. With the games getting tougher, now is the time to take these problems head on.

- Discover the most definitive work on tilt ever released.
- Read stories from eight players who made major improvements using Jared's techniques.
- Get motivated with methods used by PokerStars SuperNova Elites.

Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 241 Seiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Golf Sets the Stage
Enter Poker
Client's Story: Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt
I'm Not a Poker Player
The Problem with Conventional Poker Psychology
Mental Game Fish
Mental Game Strategy
Mental Game Myths
How to Use this Book

CHAPTER 2: FOUNDATION
The Adult Learning Model
Inch Worm
Client's Story: Niman "Samoleus" Kenkre
Two Common Learning Mistakes
The Process Model

CHAPTER 3: EMOTION
Resolution
Malfunctioning Mind
Two Causes of Emotion
Accumulated Emotion
Spectrum of Emotion
Performance and Emotion

CHAPTER 4: STRATEGY
Injecting Logic
Resolution
Additional Strategies

CHAPTER 5: TILT
Tilt = Anger + Bad Play
The Nature of Anger
Accumulated Tilt
The Tilt of Tilt
The Benefit of Tilt
Winner's Tilt
Tilt Profile
Sidebar: Think You Don't Tilt?
Seven Types of Tilt
Barry's Take: Understanding your Opponents' Tilt
General Strategy for Tilt
Client's Story: Liz "RikJamesB1atch" Herrera
What Progress Looks Like and How to Keep it Going

Running Bad
Injustice Tilt
Hate Losing Tilt
Mistake Tilt
Entitlement Tilt
Revenge Tilt
Desperation Tilt
Using Tilt to Improve Your Play

CHAPTER 6: FEAR
The Nature of Fear
Barry's Take: Be Fearless Like Ivey
Incomplete Information
Fuel to Perform
Fear Profile
General Strategy for Resolving Fear
Common Fears

CHAPTER 7: MOTIVATION
The Nature of Motivation
Inspiration
Barry's Take: Prop Bets
Stable Motivation
Common Motivational Problems

CHAPTER 8: CONFIDENCE
The Nature of Confidence
Stable Confidence
Under-confident and Overconfident
Developing Stable Confidence

Conclusion
You Have Not Mastered This Book

Appendix I
Warm-up and Cool-down

Appendix II
Client Questionnaire