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Successful poker pros will tell you the path is:. "Study a lot, play a lot". But if you can't do these without burning out, your winrate and/or volume will go to zero eventually—and this how so many good players get stuck in a miserable life.

Do you constantly overthink and own yourself in big pots?. Use the tips in my latest video to save yourself all the money you're lighting on fire:

To crush poker:. Step 1: Realize that nobody has it all figured out and that everyone is just making it all up as they go along. Step 2: Get really good at making it up as you go along.

Recently I've spoken with many people who had never heard of me but were handed The Joy of Poker by a friend, then reached out to tell me what a difference it made for them. To all of you who have passed my book along, I really can't thank you enough—means the world to me.

Your best ideas come when you're not looking for them. So why do you always try so hard to figure out the answer when faced with a big decision?. You're just getting in your own way.

Trying really hard while going in the wrong direction is a disaster. The un-present state always leads you in the wrong direction. Mess this one thing up, and all your effort will just make everything worse.

I coach some former poker players who now run businesses. It's all the same issues that made them leave poker:. 1) can't stay focused.2) getting burned out.3) can't enjoy the wins. If you don't change, it won't matter where you go or what you do.

Wanting to win badly is not a problem. Wanting to win badly, and not knowing how to be present with those feelings is what makes you start to try too hard and press. You want it—great, now be with the feelings too.

Your pregame routine is only helpful if you end up in the present state. Most people just check off a list, then perform worse than they'd like. All the other stuff can help for sure, but being present in the moment is the only thing you 100% need.

Yes, The Joy of Poker will get you winning more money. But more than that, it's about showing you that you no longer need to suffer through all the inconsistency, doubt, self-criticism, and lack of confidence most serious poker players experience non-stop.

Most poker players are more interested in the idea of trusting your instincts than actually doing it. Because doing it brings a whole lot of discomfort. And if you can't stay present with that, you'll never pull the trigger.

If you want to win more and move up stakes faster in poker, check out my latest video drop:.

"Don't be upset" is somehow both the dumbest and most frequently given advice in poker. Being upset doesn't make you play worse. It's when you can't accept that you feel this way—this is when you start giving your money away.

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If after a hand, you say:. "It was a great bluff, just against the wrong person.". It was not a great bluff.

If you've done lots of therapy or other coaching and still don't execute how you want, you're probably missing out on two very important cues. I covered this in my latest video:

Wrote about this exact phenomenon and how to get out of it in The Joy of Poker. Celebrating your wins is a skill—one that almost nobody is taught, and keeps you in a cycle of never being able to enjoy your wins or feel fulfilled no matter how far you go.

The one thing you could do to start winning more without changing anything else is to play from a state of high confidence no matter what. Very few can—but I outlined how it's done in my latest video:

The need to appear smart and competent leads to a lot of poor decisions in poker. If you want a huge edge, get rid of this need—become able to feel comfortable and confident while everyone around you thinks you're a complete idiot.

Your most regrettable poker decisions always look a little different, but always come from a similar emotional state. This is why no matter how much you know, if you're not able to stay present in that emotional state you will find a way to lose your money.