3 things we learned from the WSOP to remember next year August 30, 2024 Now that another season of WSOP Main Event action has come and gone, it’s time to sit back and reflect not only on what we observed, but on the lessons we learned that will hopefully serve us next year when the cycle of hopes, triumphs and defeats renews again. Make Folding Great Again If you
Atomic Habits for Poker Players: Small Changes, Big Results August 23, 2024 If you’re looking to build better poker habits, the best-selling book Atomic Habits is a revelation. The book breaks down the process of habit building into four key steps (or rules) that anyone can take to greatly increase the likelihood of accomplishing their goals. Here they are along with some ways to use them to
Basketball lessons from a 10-year-old that will help your poker game August 16, 2024 I’ve been watching my 10-year-old son play a lot of basketball recently, which got me thinking about the parallels between it and the game of poker. Watching his games, it became clear how in both basketball and poker (and likely any other form of competition) it is preparation, not talent, that sets the great players
Boom To Bust – Why You Keep Punting Off Your Big Stacks August 9, 2024 We’ve all been there, it’s the middle to early-late stage of a poker tournament and you’re sitting on a top-five stack. You know there’s still a long way to go, but you just can’t help imagining what it would feel like to score the win. You sneak a little peek at the lobby and picture
So You Didn’t Make It To The WSOP – 4 Tips To Get There Next Year July 19, 2024 If you’re a poker player during summertime, you experience only one of two realities: you’re either at the WSOP in Vegas living out the dream, or sitting at home compulsively refreshing updates on X/Twitter wishing you were there. If you’re in the second group, here are 4 tips that will help change your fortunes. Set
4 Deep Poker Lessons From ACR Pro Tom Dwan July 5, 2024 If you somehow haven’t heard, poker legend Tom “Durrrrr” Dwan recently signed as an ACR Pro and returned to televised cash games by immediately taking part in some enormous pots. Here are 4 lessons I learned watching the return of Durrrr over the past couple of weeks. 1. Everyone underbluffs (the river) I’ll admit I
3 Lessons from a billionaire turned Yogi that will cure your poker tilt June 28, 2024 If you’ve never heard of author Michael Singer, his story will fascinate you. Having fallen in love with meditation in his early 20s, Singer made the extreme decision to give up all attachment to personal preferences by ignoring the endless avalanche of likes and dislikes we all hear inside our heads. Instead, he elected to
Warren Buffett’s 3 Rules For Profitable Poker Playing June 21, 2024 Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve reflected on what some of the world’s greatest financial investors can teach us about becoming better poker players, starting with the legendary hedge-fund manager Jim Simons and Warren Buffet’s recently passed business partner Charlie Munger. Today we complete the series by turning our attention to The Oracle Of
Let Warren Buffett’s Business Partner Increase Your Poker Bottom Line June 14, 2024 Although far more people are familiar with the name Warren Buffett, it is his recently passed away business partner Charlie Munger, who Buffett credits for the bulk of their success. In a 2000 letter to investors, Buffett said of Munger: “Charlie thinks about business economics and investment matters better than anyone I know, and I’ve
Legendary Hedge Fund Manager Makes You A Better Poker Player June 7, 2024 Recently, Jim Simons, the mathematician turned legendary hedge fund manager, passed away at the age of 86. Not only did he make his investors untold millions with an astounding 40% average annual return over the past 3 decades, but he left behind a treasure-trove of wisdom that can be applied to all money management endeavours,
Stop Being A “Misreg” At The Poker Table May 31, 2024 I recently heard celebrated poker professional and future spiritual guru Charlie Carrel use the term “misreg” to describe poker regulars who seem to live in a constant state of misery. A quick internet search indicated Carrel didn’t invent the term, though I can’t seem to find the original source (if you know, please email me
Michael Jordan Helps You Go (Poker) Pro May 24, 2024 Whether you have him ranked first or second in the basketball G.O.A.T. discussion (or lower if you’re the type of person who limps UTG), there’s no doubt that Michael Jordan had one of the most storied NBA careers of all time. Beyond the unbelievable basketball skills and nearly unparalleled work ethic, it is the impenetrable