The Mental Game of Poker · Proven Strategies For Improving Tilt Control, Confidence, Motivation, Coping with Variance, and More by Tendler, Jared -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

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

2 FOUNDATION

The Adult Learning Model

Sidebar: Flaws are Skills

Inchworm

Client’s Story: Niman “Samoleus” Kenkre Two Common Learning Mistakes

The Process Model

Preparation/Warm-up Client’s Story: Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt Performance Results Sidebar: Results-oriented Thinking Evaluation Client’s Story: Niman “Samoleus” Kenkre Analysis Use the Process Model Every Day Resolution Malfunctioning Mind Two Causes of Emotion Accumulated Emotion Spectrum of Emotion Performance and Emotion

3 EMOTION 4 STRATEGY

Injecting Logic

1. Recognition 2. Deep Breath 3. Injecting Logic 4. Strategic Reminder 5. Repeat as Necessary 6. Quitting

Resolution

Mental Hand History Sidebar: Correcting Flaws in Poker Sidebar: The Mental Side of Poker Mistakes

Additional Strategies

Tracking Improvement Writing Accumulated Emotion Conclusion 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

5 TILT

Running Bad Tilt

Client’s Story: Matt “mbolt1” Bolt Focused More on Results than Quality Booking a Win Poker/Life Balance Predicting Bad Beats Resetting Your Mind

Injustice Tilt

Sidebar: Assuming You’re Better Terrible at Spotting Good Variance More Than is Fair Injustice Tilt Opportunity Wishing Poker Wasn’t This Way Desire to Control Variance An Excuse Not to Learn Client’s Story: Barry Carter Bad Beat Stories Jealousy

Hate-losing Tilt

Competitiveness Money Lost Client’s Story: Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan Believing You Can Win Every Hand Lost Skill Losing Gets Personal Losing Hurts More Than Winning Feels Good

Mistake Tilt

Expecting Perfection When a Mistake is Not a Mistake Obvious Mistakes Threatens Your Goals Know Too Much, Mastered Too Little

Entitlement Tilt

Overconfidence Losing to Fish Client’s Story: Liz “RikJamesB1atch” Herrera Losing to Regulars Client’s Story: Mike “Syous” Song Moving Up in Stakes

Revenge Tilt

No Respect Facing Constant Aggression Player with History Regaining Confidence Taking Your Money Enacting Revenge Your Soul Owned

Desperation Tilt

Sidebar: When Losing Feels Good Non-negotiable Strategy

Using Tilt to Improve Your Play

Keeping Records The Nature of Fear Barry’s Take: Be Fearless Like Ivey Incomplete Information Fuel to Perform

6 FEAR

Fear Profile

1. Overthinking 2. Not Trusting Your Gut Barry’s Take: Feel Players 3. Second-guessing 4. Performance Anxiety 5. Negative Future

General Strategy for Resolving Fear

Playing Out the Fear Answering Questions

Common Fears

Fear of Failure Fear of Success Fear of Mistakes Fear of a Bad Run Client’s Story: Pascal “Stake Monster” Tremblay Fear of Moving Up in Stakes Risk Aversion Client’s Story: Barry Carter The Nature of Motivation Inspiration Barry’s Take: Prop Bets Stable Motivation

7 MOTIVATION

Common Motivational Problems

Laziness Procrastination Running Good and Bad Burnout Sidebar: Underestimating Stress Goal Problems Client’s Story: Matt “mbolt1” Bolt Freerolling Your Talent Stop Dreaming Absence of Learning Client’s Story: Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan Numb to Emotion Hopeless The Nature of Confidence Stable Confidence Under-confident and Overconfident

8 CONFIDENCE

Developing Stable Confidence

The Skill of Recognizing Variance The Skill of Recognizing Your Skill The Skill of Recognizing Your Opponents’ Skill Barry’s Take: Defining Your Edge Illusion of Control Client’s Story: Matt “mbolt1” Bolt Illusion of Permanence Illusion of Learning Wishing Client’s Story: Sean Gibson

Conclusion

You Have Not Mastered This Book

Appendix I

Warm-up and Cool-down

Appendix II

Client Questionnaire

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