Poker tournament directors from all over the globe are meeting in Las Vegas during the WSOP at the Rio at this very moment. They are in their final day of a two day Summit to standardize rules for poker tournaments.
Below is a video of a hand from the 2009 European Poker Tour Barcelona event Matt Savage just showed and asked the tournament directors to debate. Read More→
Poker lessons come out of the woodwork for me. That's what happened with this silly cat video that's been viewed over 18 million times. I wonder how many of those people saw a poker life lesson in it?
When I watched it, the cat reminded of that voice that keeps nudging and whispering softly, "fold…fold…fold…" Near the end of the video, you'll see what frequently happens to me when I ignore that, oh, so faint voice. Click HERE to watch video =>Read More→
Even though I am a professional poker player and poker coach, I continue to learn every time I sit down at a poker table. That is my intention… to become a better poker player with every outing. However, yesterday, I was reminded once again just how subtle poker lessons can be.
High Heels Poker Tour sponsored a women's poker tournament at The Silks Poker Room at Tampa Bay Downs in Florida, and I drove the two hours to play. Well, that is not exactly how I think of it… I actually drove the two hours to win.
Winning poker is about making correct decisions, and in my mind's eye, I won.
The jaded people out there may say that I am too much of a Polly Anna for the poker world. However, there can only be one first place in any poker tournament. In order to win at poker in the long run, you have to embrace your losses. You must learn the lessons your losses bring, and, then, move on to the next hand and the next game.
How did I bust out? It doesn't matter. I lost the last hand I played, pure and simple.
Does it matter that within the span of 90 minutes, I got pocket Kings cracked twice and busted out with pocket Aces? No… not unless I played them incorrectly, or not unless it put me on tilt.
What does matter is that I made the correct decisions throughout the entire tournament. When I took a beat, I took a moment to reflect and evaluate, and then moved on to the next hand.
So what was that subtle lesson? It was that I still need my personal poker coach to debrief effectively, and I'll tell you more about that tomorrow.
High Stakes Poker is one of my favorite poker television shows. Every now and then, I come across a particular hand that is a great poker lesson.
In this segment from Season 5, watch Patrick Antonius' style of play. Watch his eyes. You can see him thinking and evaluating. Regardless of the outcome, I want you to watch the way Patrick takes his time.
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Poker tournament directors from all over the globe are meeting in Las Vegas during the WSOP at the Rio at this very moment. They are in their final day of a two day Summit to standardize rules for poker tournaments.
Poker lessons come out of the woodwork for me. That's what happened with this silly cat video that's been viewed over 18 million times. I wonder how many of those people saw a poker life lesson in it?
