SMART POKER STUDY ON ANCHOR

By Sky Matsuhashi

What's SMART POKER STUDY ON ANCHOR about?

Daily quick hit poker strategy and study talk

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SMART POKER STUDY ON ANCHOR episodes:

10.27.2017
5 Minutes Will Lead To More
Studying everyday is tough, but I know you can commit to just 5 minutes each day
10.27.2017
Don't Sweat The Results
Don't get angry when your plan works but your opponent sucks out.
10.16.2017
Tourney Prize Pool Chopping
Don't chop tourneys if you don't want to
10.11.2017
Speak Through Your Decisions
Pretend you've got an audience watching and listening to your thought process
10.07.2017
My 7 Part Warm-ups
Warm-ups help you play better poker.
10.05.2017
Nothing Beats Hand Reading
The best thing I've ever done to improve my game, daily hand reading practice
10.04.2017
Meditation
Meditate for a calmer mind
10.03.2017
Value Betting The Fish
Passive play early, then bigger bets later can lead to max value from stations
10.02.2017
Harmful Negative Self-talk
Negative self-talk only serves to hurt you and keep you down
09.25.2017
Poker On The Mind Podcast
I highly recommend it
09.24.2017
Not A Fan Of Staking Others
I don't stake other players, too risky for this guy
09.22.2017
Warm-ups Are Important
You gotta warm-up pre-session
09.21.2017
Capped Ranges
Checking behind caps ranges, so nut hands are likely not in the range any more
09.21.2017
Ditch The Distractions
Playing while distracted (email, music, Twitter, etc.) will only serve to hurt your decision making
09.19.2017
Check Or Call For Deception
Checks and calls keep ranges wider
09.18.2017
FOCUS Your Studies On 1 Topic
FOCUS - my favorite acronym
09.15.2017
Webinars: Great For Learning
Ask questions, watch again, take notes and put things into action.
09.13.2017
Beware Of Bet Sizing Tells
Go through your hands and see if you're mistakenly telegraphing your hand strength with the sizings you choose.
09.11.2017
Focus With 5 Minute Questions
Use a tabata timer and a specific strategy question to keep your focus on the tables
09.10.2017
High Frequency = Study First
Study what happens most frequently, then move to topics that build upon the skills you just learned.
09.10.2017
Short on Time? Stay Patient
Session length advice • Use that long session patience for your shorter sessions as well
09.09.2017
The Power of the Smile
When you're feeling down or even tilty, try a smile and see if it can't pick up your spirits.
09.07.2017
I Love Sticky Notes
Use sticky notes for putting into action new things you're working on. Attach it to your monitor to help during a play session.
09.06.2017
Range Visualizing w/ Flopzilla
When you enter in someone's calling range, you see every range: calling, folding and 3betting
09.06.2017
Hidden Hero Hole Cards
Hide your hole cards for Hero Hand Reading
09.04.2017
Reasons For Bigger Open Raises
There are many reasons for making bigger open raises. Facing lots of 3bets, calls and...
09.03.2017
Warm-ups are NOT Optional
They are so important for A-game mindset and good decision making.
09.01.2017
Suited Hands Rock
T9s has 3.5% more equity pre-flop than T9o. And, when flopping TP+fd it has 73% equity vs only 56% that T9o has with TP.
09.01.2017
More Bread & Butter Situations
Bread & Butter situations are the most profitable spots for you. It's most likely when you're HU and IP as the pre-flop raiser. Get in more of these spots.
08.31.2017
Disincentives Work
Use disincentives to push yourself to get work done
08.29.2017
9 Tactics For Strong Minds
9 tactics for a strong poker mind
08.29.2017
The Check-raise
Gotta love the check raise for both bluffing and value gaining power. But, there are two additional benefits that make them worthwhile...
08.26.2017
The 3 Advantages
The 3 Advantages: Position, Skill and Range • Range advantage can change on the flop
08.24.2017
Blackrain79 New Book Release
Blackrain79 released his 3rd book and it's called 'The Micro Stakes Playbook'. And, Hellmuth is on The Tim Ferris show #260. Check 'em out.
08.23.2017
Suited Connectors
Suited connectors, when they hit the flop well, are extremely valuable. Even having them in your range is a good thing.
08.22.2017
Pay Attention To Every Hand
The best way to learn about your opponent's weaknesses is to watch every hand and learn how they play the game.
08.21.2017
Stealing Blinds In Cash Games
Steal cash game blinds to 1) mitigate your losses in the blinds, 2) to make yourself less predictable and 3) have post-flop position.
08.20.2017
Hard Work = Big Results
Hard work is a prerequisite for having big results
08.19.2017
Flip The Limiting Beliefs
Flip those limiting beliefs to positive statements
08.19.2017
Poker Keyword: Adapt
You can't treat every session the same. You MUST adapt your play to the cards being dealt, your opponents, your position, the situation and any other factors present. Think situationally.
08.17.2017
Teaching Simply = Knowing
The ability to explain or teach something in simple, easy to understand terms is a gauge on how well you understand it for yourself
08.16.2017
You MUST Use Flopzilla
Flopzilla is da bestest for poker studies
08.14.2017
Always Look Inwards
When bad things happen at the tables, first look inwards to see if there was anything you did wrong.
08.11.2017
Don't Tap the Tank
Keep the fish happy, don't berate them LIVE or online.
08.11.2017
The Poker Focussing Question
What's the ONE thing I can study, such that be learning it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary?
08.09.2017
Poker Combo Counting
Learn to count hand combinations to improve your poker math skills. Flopzilla can help with this.
08.08.2017
4betting
Most of my 4bets are for value. But, when bluffing, I look for foldy players, position and hands that don't block their 3bet bluffs.
08.06.2017
More 3bets In LIVE MTT's
Create a range, know why you're 3betting, have a plan, focus on practicing your 3bet game. Play lower stakes if you have to.
08.06.2017
Recognize 3bet Opportunities
The first step to improving your 3bet game is to recognize more opportunities to do so.
08.04.2017
Less Tilt = More Play/Profits
Control tilt for longer sessions and more profits

What's SMART POKER STUDY ON ANCHOR about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

SMART POKER STUDY ON ANCHOR episodes:

5 Minutes Will Lead To More

Don't Sweat The Results

Tourney Prize Pool Chopping

Speak Through Your Decisions

My 7 Part Warm-ups

Nothing Beats Hand Reading

Meditation

Value Betting The Fish

Harmful Negative Self-talk

Poker On The Mind Podcast

Not A Fan Of Staking Others

Warm-ups Are Important

Capped Ranges

Ditch The Distractions

Check Or Call For Deception

FOCUS Your Studies On 1 Topic

Webinars: Great For Learning

Beware Of Bet Sizing Tells

Focus With 5 Minute Questions

High Frequency = Study First

Short on Time? Stay Patient

The Power of the Smile

I Love Sticky Notes

Range Visualizing w/ Flopzilla

Hidden Hero Hole Cards

Reasons For Bigger Open Raises

Warm-ups are NOT Optional

Suited Hands Rock

More Bread & Butter Situations

Disincentives Work

9 Tactics For Strong Minds

The Check-raise

The 3 Advantages

Blackrain79 New Book Release

Suited Connectors

Pay Attention To Every Hand

Stealing Blinds In Cash Games

Hard Work = Big Results

Flip The Limiting Beliefs

Poker Keyword: Adapt

Teaching Simply = Knowing

You MUST Use Flopzilla

Always Look Inwards

Don't Tap the Tank

The Poker Focussing Question

Poker Combo Counting

4betting

More 3bets In LIVE MTT's

Recognize 3bet Opportunities

Less Tilt = More Play/Profits