Comments on: 3 Things You Need to Master http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/05/3-things-you-need-to-master/ A Heads Up Poker Strategy Blog Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:07:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fubusama http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/05/3-things-you-need-to-master/comment-page-1/#comment-9301 Fubusama Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:37:22 +0000 http://www.anskypoker.com/?p=264#comment-9301 I think your diagram speaks wonders. Nice post @Fubusama I think your diagram speaks wonders. Nice post

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]]> By: Cash Out, Reward Yourself & Stay Motivated | AnskyPoker.com http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/05/3-things-you-need-to-master/comment-page-1/#comment-6485 Cash Out, Reward Yourself & Stay Motivated | AnskyPoker.com Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:18:27 +0000 http://www.anskypoker.com/?p=264#comment-6485 [...] all know that setting goals is an important first step towards success. In a previous post, I said: Don’t set goals for yourself that are out of your control.  Whether [...] [...] all know that setting goals is an important first step towards success. In a previous post, I said: Don’t set goals for yourself that are out of your control.  Whether [...]

]]> By: Poker and Emotional Sterility http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/05/3-things-you-need-to-master/comment-page-1/#comment-4987 Poker and Emotional Sterility Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:14:37 +0000 http://www.anskypoker.com/?p=264#comment-4987 [...] an interesting post on the 2+2 psychology forums right now about how playing poker trains you to minimize your emotions. Emotions are the bane of poker players. We want to make rational and unbiased decisions at the [...] [...] an interesting post on the 2+2 psychology forums right now about how playing poker trains you to minimize your emotions. Emotions are the bane of poker players. We want to make rational and unbiased decisions at the [...]

]]> By: Beating Sit-N-Gos in 2004: A Data-Analysis Lesson from ShoeMoney http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/05/3-things-you-need-to-master/comment-page-1/#comment-4642 Beating Sit-N-Gos in 2004: A Data-Analysis Lesson from ShoeMoney Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:03:40 +0000 http://www.anskypoker.com/?p=264#comment-4642 [...] the system”.  Now ShoeMoney is a really smart dude, but poker isn’t something you master overnight.  Truth be told, I’d guess he was a [...] [...] the system”.  Now ShoeMoney is a really smart dude, but poker isn’t something you master overnight.  Truth be told, I’d guess he was a [...]

]]> By: 10,000 Hours http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/05/3-things-you-need-to-master/comment-page-1/#comment-4374 10,000 Hours Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:24:40 +0000 http://www.anskypoker.com/?p=264#comment-4374 [...] in May, I talked about the three things you need to master to become a great poker player.   But the key ingredient to greatness that I didn’t talk [...] [...] in May, I talked about the three things you need to master to become a great poker player.   But the key ingredient to greatness that I didn’t talk [...]

]]> By: Mistakes | AnskyPoker.com http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/05/3-things-you-need-to-master/comment-page-1/#comment-3841 Mistakes | AnskyPoker.com Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:11:40 +0000 http://www.anskypoker.com/?p=264#comment-3841 [...] if I didn’t improve.  I messed up pretty bad, but we all make mistakes at the poker table. Winners learn from their mistakes. Losers [...] [...] if I didn’t improve.  I messed up pretty bad, but we all make mistakes at the poker table. Winners learn from their mistakes. Losers [...]

]]> By: The 7 C’s of Mental Toughness | AnskyPoker.com http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/05/3-things-you-need-to-master/comment-page-1/#comment-3366 The 7 C’s of Mental Toughness | AnskyPoker.com Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:23:02 +0000 http://www.anskypoker.com/?p=264#comment-3366 [...] That quote is from a book called Mind Gym that HokieGreg was raving about on Twitter yesterday.  A lot of players (myself included) put mental toughness on the backburner.  But recently, I’ve begun to realize how that’s a huge mistake.  Jack Nicklaus, one of the best golfers of all time, was famously quoted as saying that golf is 90% mental.  Is poker 90% mental?  Maybe not, but mental toughness is definitely a big factor that separates great poker players from mediocre ones. [...] [...] That quote is from a book called Mind Gym that HokieGreg was raving about on Twitter yesterday.  A lot of players (myself included) put mental toughness on the backburner.  But recently, I’ve begun to realize how that’s a huge mistake.  Jack Nicklaus, one of the best golfers of all time, was famously quoted as saying that golf is 90% mental.  Is poker 90% mental?  Maybe not, but mental toughness is definitely a big factor that separates great poker players from mediocre ones. [...]

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