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I had the opportunity to interview mindset consultant Pat Bailouni (website PatBailouni.com) who is a trained Demartini Method Facilitator. He's also a financial market trader and he uses his understanding of human behavior and psychology to help traders, poker players, entrepreneurs and athletes sharpen their edge in their respective fields. Check out his recent article:...

I loved Why Alex Beats Bobbie at Poker. Duncan Palamourdas has a gift for conveying poker strategy through stories and examples. You might think a math guy like Duncan (he teaches math and poker at UCLA) would write an overly complicated and hard-to-digest math-heavy book, but nothing could be further from the truth. He blends strategy and math into easy-to-understand examples and...

I'm a huge fan of audiobook listening as it helps pass the time when doing the mundane: chores, commuting, jogging, etc. I even listened to all 47 hours and 47 minutes of Stephen King's The Stand!!! And they're great for poker education, too. I use audiobooks to help reinforce the strategies and techniques I learn in my study sessions. Listening to a...

The ability to figure out what poker hands your opponent could be holding, also known as hand reading, is one of the key aspects of your game. The best poker players in the world are using solvers to train this process and understand ranges in different situations. However, I am aware that not everyone enjoys using solvers and analyzing the difficult math,...

The ability to figure out what poker hands your opponent could be holding, also known as hand reading, is one of the key aspects of your game. The best poker players in the world are using solvers to train this process and understand ranges in different situations. Listen to this article within the podcast:...

With every piece of content I create, I treat it like it's a 1-on-1 session between me (your coach) and you (my student). You should do the same. Listen to this podcast episode:...

With every piece of content I create, I treat it like it's a 1-on-1 session between me (your coach) and you (my student). You should do the same. Listen to this podcast episode:...

Do you understand outs and odds math? There is a huge issue that many players face… they don’t know how to determine whether their draw is worth chasing. Maybe you have this issue: You flop a flush draw and your opponent bets 2/3 pot. Is your draw strong enough to call? Are you paying too much to chase it? This uncertainty leads to...

Do you understand outs and odds math? Do you use it to make profitable post- flop drawing calls? There is a huge issue that many players face… they don’t know how to determine whether their draw is worth chasing. Maybe you have this issue: You flop a flush draw and your opponent bets 2/3 pot. Is your draw strong enough to call? Are you...

Always respect the math! Poker's one big math problem and in this article, I show you the critical importance of 4 poker math concepts. Applying these bad boys will improve your profitability. Listen to this podcast episode as you follow along below: Episode coming soon! The idea for this article came from a 1-on-1 coaching session with a long-time student named Keith. We...

Always respect the math! Poker's one big math problem and in this article, I show you the critical importance of 4 poker math concepts. Applying these mathematical bad boys will improve your profitability. Listen to this podcast episode as you follow along below:...

There is a common issue among all losing players… curiosity causes them to call rivers way too frequently with subpar hands. How many times have you reached the river with 1 pair, your opponent bets, and based on the player, the board, their range and their bet size, you knew you were beat but you called anyways? I bet your answer is, “Waaayyy...

There is a common issue among all losing players… curiosity causes them to call rivers way too frequently with subpar hands. How many times have you reached the river with 1 pair, your opponent bets, and based on the player, the board, their range and their bet size, you knew you were beat but you called anyways? I bet your answer is, “Waaayyy...

I want to help you achieve your 2021 poker goals. The new year is always an opportunity to make some important changes in your life and to strive for new things that are important to you. This post will help you do exactly that within your poker journey. Maybe you’ve played poker for years and you’ve finally decided to take this game seriously...

I want to help you achieve your 2021 poker goals. The new year is always an opportunity to make some important changes in your life and to strive for new things that are important to you. This post will help you do exactly that within your poker journey. Maybe you’ve played poker for years and you’ve finally decided to take this game seriously...

It's the 12 Days of Christmas… Merry Christmas! My first gift to you, a new podcast episode every day through Christmas Day. Give 'em a listen below. My second gift to you…...

It's the 12 Days of Christmas… Merry Christmas! My gift to you, a new podcast episode every day through Christmas Day. Give 'em a listen below. The 12 Days of Christmas The First Day of Christmas...

I'm about to give you 10 quick and critical strategies and actions steps that will take you from a losing to a winning player. These are the 10 modules within the Quick Wins Poker course which is the first course in The Poker Forge. I'll give you the most important strategy to take away from each module and a 3-day action step to...

I'm about to give you 10 quick and critical strategies and actions steps that will take you from a losing to a winning player. These are the 10 modules within the Quick Wins Poker course which is the first course in The Poker Forge. I'll give you the most important strategy to take away from each module and a 3-day action step...

A few weeks ago, listener Sherri Cook sent me this question about understanding tournament players: I’m loving your podcast, Sky. I just subscribed and now I’m going through your back catalog and learning a ton. I love playing cash games where I can use my long history with opponents against them. I play with many players online day after day, and this gives...