The Mindset Advantage Poker Podcast

For past episodes of the Mindset Advantage Podcast visit: https://www.pokermindcoach.com/tmapodcast/ About This Week's Guest:  Jared Tendler wrote the book on The Mental Game of Poker, in fact, he wrote two. His best-selling books The Mental Game of Poker 1 & The Mental Game of Poker 2 have introduced thousands of player to the mental game, and have been instrumental in growing the interest for poker mindset content. Jared was first introduced to the game when he met poker-pro Dusty Schmidt on the golf course. After hearing about the trials and tribulations Dusty went through in poker, he felt that his mental game coaching program would be a great fit for poker players, and he started working with Dusty to test this theory out. When Dusty achieved SNE and saved thousands of dollars in broken computer equipment, Jared felt confident that he had something of value to share with the poker world. From there he created content for Stox Poker and went on to write his two books. Jared’s clients include WSOP November Niners, WSOP bracelet winners, and EPT Champions. He is now recognized as one of the leading experts on the mental game in the poker industry. In This Episode You'll Learn: How Mental Game coaching can pay for itself if you’re prone to smash mouses, computer monitors, or your walls when on tilt. How the Mental Game has evolved over the last 10 years, and where it’s going over the next 10. The mental leaks you might have if you’ve ever said: “Even if I’m mad or on tilt, it doesn’t affect my game.” How “Embracing Your Suck” can kick start a failing poker career. The one time it tilt’s Jared to see players reading his books. How the Mental Game work you do in poker can carry over to all areas of life. Jared Tendler:  Get The Mental Game of Poker audio book for free The Mental Game of Poker 1 The Mental Game of Poker 2 Twitter Adrienne Rowsome: Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne’s Twitch Channel Twitter Facebook

In This Week’s Episode: Ari Meisel is an author and entrepreneur who's books include: Idea to Execution and Less Doing, More Living. He's also the co-founder of Leverage, an upscale Virtual Assistant Service. Ari's philosophy of Less Doing is all about optimizing, automating, and outsourcing life's daily tasks to free yourself to do what you're most effective at.   In This Episode You’ll Learn: How Ari’s team is able to accommodate any (legal) request, even if it’s getting a photo of you riding on a grizzly bear while holding a bald eagle. How technology can take your bad habits and make them substantially worse. The “Liberty Paradox” that causes poker players to get less done even though they have unlimited freedom. How to figure out what daily tasks you can outsource to someone else. How to transition from “Professional Poker Player” to “Startup Founder.” Links: Ari Meisel: Leverage Virtual Assistants Twitter Books Youtube Adrienne Rowsome: Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne’s Twitch Channel Twitter Facebook

In This Week’s Episode: Over the last few weeks, there has been a buzz about the new app being released by Fedor Holz and our own Elliot Roe. This week, Fedor joins the show for a 3rd time to reveal all the details on the project.   Primed Mind is a mobile app designed to make mindset coaching accessible to the entire world. They do this by providing bespoke mindset sessions for the most important aspects of your life, and guided sessions for growing every aspect of your mindset. The app is now available on iOS and Google Play, and you can learn all about it on their website >>> https://www.primedmind.com/ In This Episode You’ll Learn: How Fedor stays ahead of the curve, even though he’s “retired” down to 10% of his old volume. Why Fedor believes discipline is an essential skill for players of all talent levels. What you must to surpass opponents who started the game before you, and have a head start in skill level. A step-by-step guide to forming your poker “inner circle.” What is this Primed Mind thing everyone is talking about? Links: Fedor Holz: Twitter Primed Mind Adrienne Rowsome: Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne’s Twitch Channel Twitter Facebook

Kevin Martin is a professional MTT player, Twitch Streamer, PokerStars Pro and Reality TV Superstar. After a 9th place finish in Big Brother Canada Season 3, he returned in Season 5 and went all the way to the end, facing off with his biggest rival in the final competition of the season. While his opponent crumbled under pressure, Kevin’s experience in high-pressure final tables showed, and he was able to win easily. This allowed him to vote out his only competition and win the show, and $150,000, by a 9-0 vote. Even if you’ve never watched Big Brother, you’ll still want to give this a listen, as Kevin lays out a road map for what it takes to accomplish those huge goals you have in life. In This Episode You’ll Learn: How Kevin’s diligent study habits took his poker game to the next level and eventually allowed him to win Big Brother. What it’s like to live in a film studio for 3 months with no privacy and a camera pointed at you for 24 hours a day. How using mediation in the house allowed him to overcome the sleep deprivation all the contestants were faced with. How Kevin’s final table experience allowed him to stay calm in the final “heads up” competition for $150,000 and the win. The Non-TV friendly end-game strategy Kevin used to “break” Big Brother. Links: Kevin Martin: Twitter YouTube Twitch.tv Adrienne Rowsome: Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne’s Twitch Channel Twitter Facebook

This week is going to be a bit different. Over the last few episodes, you've probably heard about the recently launched Poker Mind Coach Academy. It's a community of ambitious poker players all trying to reach their full potential in the game. One of the benefits of being a member is a bonus segment from the podcast called "Afterthoughts." After we record an episode Elliot, Adrienne, and the guest all need to hang out while the recordings download. There's always a great conversation during that time, so we decided it was a waste not to record it. Usually, these conversations are only available to Academy members, but this week we'll be sharing the Afterthoughts from last week's episode with Matt Berkey as a sneak peak into the Academy. For more info on all the other benefits just visit PokerMindCoachAcademy.com

In This Episode You’ll Learn: How Matt went from a break even online MTT player to crushing the highest stakes in just 6 months. Why Matt was one of the few poker pro fist pumping when Black Friday happened. What happened when Matt lost $5.5mm in the 300/600/1200 and was down to his very last buy-in for the game. Why poker is rooted in failure, and how using that knowledge can help you not to take the results personally. How asking “why” can help you escape the learning curve and start your journey to hitting your ceiling in poker. Links: Matt Berkey: Solve For Why Academy Twitter YouTube A Gambler's Fallacy Adrienne Rowsome: Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne’s Twitch Channel Twitter Facebook

Lex Veldhuis is a Dutch professional player and a member of PokerStar’s Team Pro Online. Lex made a name for himself with his hyper-aggressive play in televised cash games like High Stakes Poker and The Big Game. With roots in online gaming and e-sports, Lex’s true home is on the online tables. Over the last year, he’s dedicated himself to growing his Twitch.tv following and has one of the biggest streams in poker. One of his goals is to build a bridge between the poker and e-sports world, and he will often stream other games as well as host (and be hosted by) large gaming streamers. In This Episode You’ll Learn: How Lex bribed his opponents into teaching him mixed games. What Lex did to get branded as a fish, how that got it invited to huge private games, and why he’s done a complete 180 and wants to be viewed as a great player. What Phil Galfond, Sauce123 and Jungleman do that keeps them at the top of the game. How to prevent burnout during SCOOP and other large MTT series. How Lex uses his uses his anger and frustration to actually prevent tilt. (Be careful with this one as the majority of players who say this works for them are just denying they are on tilt) Links: Lex Veldhuis: Twitter YouTube Twitch.tv Adrienne Rowsome: Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne’s Twitch Channel Twitter Facebook

In This Week’s Episode: Doug Polk is known as one of the (if not THE) best Heads Up No Limit Holdem players of all time. In addition to making a name for himself on the tables, he made waves in the poker community by not being afraid to speak his mind and call out other players. He’s also had success in the live poker arena with two WSOP bracelets and over $5 million in earnings. Since starting his training site, Upswing Poker, he’s become one of the most popular personalities in the poker world with one of the top viewed Twitch Stream and YouTube channels in poker. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What Doug did when he lost 90% of his net worth and had to decide between giving poker one last go, or finding another path. How to prevent your ego from getting in the way of being honest about your opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. The most important mindset to embrace if you have trouble with tilt. What you should do when you notice your confidence slipping after losing 30+ buy-ins. How Doug worked his way back from a massive $1.7 million downswing.

In This Week’s Episode: Since his appearance on the first ever TMA Podcast episode, Daniel “Oxota” Dvoress has taken the live poker scene by storm. Since then he’s amassed over $3,000,000 in live tournament earnings, and become a staple in the High Roller/Super High Roller scene. Daniel joins us to share how the ups and downs of making the transition from online to live, and how he uses mindset work to gain an edge on the field. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why preparation, play and study for live sessions is so much different than online. How learning a new game or format can boost your motivation. The exact routine Daniel uses before playing a high roller. How Daniel leverages high-pressure situations to run over a table. The correct way to use live-tells to enhance your technical decision making. How to gain an edge when you’re not a naturally gifted player.

In This Week’s Episode: In Tommy Angelo’s new book, Painless Poker, he approaches teaching the mental game from a new angle. The book focuses around 7 fictional poker players, all archetypical characters representing the pain we experience while playing, who are attending Tommy’s “Painless Poker Clinic.” Rather than teaching mindset with the typical textbook approach, you get to follow along with the story and see the changes the characters make in their own game. When you buy the print book directly from Tommy’s site, he’ll send you an autographed copy as well as a free digital download. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Links: Why Tommy decided to use a fictional story to teach mindset concepts. Why all poker players should start meditating today. The point in your poker career you should start working on your mental game, and why most players start way too late.