Beyond Poker

In this consult with a player on my private end, I found an opportunity to open up about the new path that we're offering to the top-level players in our private sector. Through all of the drama of RTA games getting tougher, cheating, even though I think it's exaggerated, there is still a growing place in my heart for good, old-fashioned, high-stakes live poker. So these are the opportunities that are becoming available to players at the top end of our program. If I'm honest, it's because I want to travel with people I really like being around, and I just love being in the mix of the live scene. If that speaks to you, this episode might interest you. Check it out.

Short, hard hitting episode today. For anyone who's not totally sure they want to do this for a living, this is a clip from our 30 day training program where I talked to a semi professional player who was really wondering, what's it really gonna take if I want to pursue this dream to high stakes? So for those of you who are looking to make the switch or wondering if you want to commit, I hope this gives you a real take. And for those of you who are already pro and know how hard the journey is, I hope this validates your experience.

This episode is a discussion with a player who was having a really hard time marrying the study process with the playing process. I hope it gives you some ideas around how to unify these two different sides of your career in a way that brings you more excitement and enjoyment no matter what type of mistakes you're making and no matter what type of short term variance you're up against.

In this episode, we're going to build on the theme of transforming your relationship into mistakes. This talk came from a discussion that I had with a woman who was a trainee in my private program. She's extremely self-aware, and that's why I really enjoyed this talk. We were able to go really deep and hit a lot of different angles, covering the frameworks that you can use to continue to transform your relationship with mistakes. Hope you enjoy it. I'll see you on the other side.

What's up, guys? This is a talk I had with a player who had a lot of anxiety around his poker career. Specifically, anxiety around making mistakes. The reason I love this episode and why I decided to include it is because I found myself spontaneously going into a totally different direction than I expected to with the consult, something just occurred in me. It said, this kid doesn't want advice. This kid needs reassurance. So I hope that this speaks to all of you who came from unsupportive environments where there was not enough guidance, specifically in the moments when you needed it the most, because you made a big mistake and you knew it, and it felt like shit and nobody was there. If that sounds relatable to you, I hope this episode gives you some new frameworks for how to navigate mistakes in a healthier way.

This episode picks up with a clip from a consult where I'm trying to help a player clarify what he actually wants. Most people want to get to high stakes. Some people want to do it in different ways. This player particularly is wondering, should I play 500NL or 1kNL? I can never decide. It seems like I should prioritize playing against fish for my win rate, but I also want to challenge myself against regs. How do I make sure that I get to high stakes in the right way? We talk about all that and more in this clip. I hope it gives you some clarity over your own journey and how to navigate the stakes.

What's up, guys? Most of the new content I'll be releasing in future episodes come from consults with players that I've talked to in the poker industry. This player happens to come from my private side. We had a very honest discussion around what it's like to run bad and how much control you really have over that process. What came from it was a new understanding of a dimension of skill that most players overlook on the path to high stakes. I hope this one helps you if you're going through a bad stretch of luck right now, and if not, hopefully, it will land in your subconscious for a time when you need it the most.

Nick speaks with conviction as he shares his journey through inner turmoil, how he used that pain to drive him forward and create something new, and why he feels that it is absolutely essential that he shares what he knows and what he’s doing with those who want to learn from him. If you feel like you’ve been struggling, or that you’ve hit a wall you just can’t seem to get past, Nick’s words could be the catalyst that sets you on a new and easier path to poker greatness. Today’s episode, Nick tells us about the Five Closest Friends.

Key Takeaways

• I will become the average of my 5 closest friends.
• The growth mindset vs the fixed mindset
• The simplicity on the other side of complexity

Quotes

• “Moving to the simplicity on the other side of complexity” – Patrick Howard
• The growth mindset vs the fixed mindset
• Projection vs Data.
• What do the top players focus on?

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Today, Nick Howard shares about The Funhouse Effect, something he notices while working with Jason Su on Poker with Presence.

Key Takeaways

• The 8 Man Zoom Group.
• The struggles of the 8 man.
• The Funhouse.

Quotes

• The more you are projecting from a distorted unresolved emotional space, the more you’re going to be sort of twisting the information in front of your face in a way that’s not actually accurate. That’s the real reason that we need to work with emotions as performers.
• “One of the hardest things about Poker is that, because we’re not getting immediate feedback on the quality of our decision.”

Resources

• https://presence-profit.samcart.com/products/mpp

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Patrick Howard started playing Poker back in the moneymaker era when he was really young. Patrick took a long break to pursue a degree in physics. He started his PHD but decided to quit within 1 year as he realizes that Science isn’t something for him. In 2017, he came back to Poker. He started by helping Nick out with various jobs at Poker Detox and played part time on Nick's stake throughout 2018. At the end of 2018, he created a course called Ether which uses Hand2Note data to quantify the population's bluffing frequencies across the game tree. At the beginning of this year, he started playing full time on his own stake on Ignition. He broke even for a couple of months, but things really took off in March and he climbed from 200nl to 2000nl over the course of the last four months.

Marinelli was a long-time member and coach of the Poker Detox crew and also the Co-founder of BigBetU Matt Marinelli. He’s not one to outright dismiss differing opinions or feel overly sensitive when another player critiques his play. He simply listens to the feedback, takes that he believes is valuable, upgrades his game and then disregards the rest. When you’re constructed in this way as a human being and surround yourself with some of the best poker players and minds on the planet, there is no alternative destination than experiencing massive poker success.

Key Takeaways

• Recap with Patrick Howard and Matthew Marinelli
• The best way for the average player to improve their study process.
• Patrick Howard on Simplicity on the other side of Complexity.
• Simplicity and accuracy
• The Detox Elite Program
• How to quantify mistakes in a way that allows players to walk away with confidence
• Why is it necessary for Patrick and Matthew to seek out coaching even though they’re already winning players?
• Difference that one-on-one coaching makes.
• Poker players on Merry-Go-Round
• Why is Matt running this program?

Quotes

• “We’re looking for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.”
• An ounce of complexity for a pound of resilience.

Resources 

• https://www.runitonce.com/chatter/mobius-poker-blog/ 
• https://twitter.com/mobiuspoker?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
• https://twitter.com/matthewmarinel5?lang=en

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