Tag: tilt

“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.” I'm sure you've heard this sniper motto before. It's one of my favorites because it's applicable to more than just being a sniper. I love taking ideas from real life and figuring out how to apply them to poker. Let's relate this classic sniper motto to poker: "Slow is smart and smart is winning!” I am...

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 define tilt as experiencing negative emotions that remove you from your logic centers which leads to making sub-optimal, unthinking, losing plays. The negative emotions that lead to tilt can be brought on by hundreds of things. On-the-felt; suffering a bad beat, facing loads of 3-bets, missing your draw and Fishy Frank rivering his gutshot straight can set you off. Off-the-felt; relationship problems,...

One of the most devastating side effects of losing in poker is tilt. It happens to everybody, whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced pro. Some people have a longer fuse than others and can endure more pain, but at the end of the day, most people can only take so many bad beats and coolers, before they finally crack. In...

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For the Love of Game Tape (2:30) Why is Recording Game Tape So Beneficial? (3:25) The Logistics of Recording Poker Game Tape (14:25) Challenge (19:25) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod203 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly Boost for weekly strategy,...

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