| | |  | Entertainment | Home » » » The Poker Mindset: Essential Attitudes for Poker Success | | | | | | | Description: | | What "secret" separates top poker players from poker wannabes? Is it zen-like mind-reading skills, a computer-like brain or thousands of hours of play? No. It is a series of established approaches and behaviors that enables these experts to bring their "A" game to the table session after session, regardless of short-term results. In this groundbreaking book, Taylor and Hilger lay bare the secrets of the Poker Mindset: seven core attitudes and concepts that ensure you have the optimal emotional, psychological, and behavioral framework for playing superior poker. The Poker Mindset deeply explores vital topics that most poker books only touch upon:
- Tilt: What it really is, why and when you are most prone to it, and how you can avoid it.
- Bankroll: A complete examination of bankroll management from a technical, but more importantly, from a psychological and emotional viewpoint.
- Opponents: How to determine your competitors' mental and emotional processes so that you can dominate, out think and outplay them.
- Downswings: Every poker player experiences them, but you will truly understand and be armed against low ebbs when they occur.
- Bad Beats: The Poker Mindset will enable you to overcome the trauma of bad beats and losing big pots. Poker is a fun game, but it is even more fun when you win. The Poker Mindset may be the most valuable poker book you will ever read. Embrace its concepts and you can overcome the unseen obstacles that are limiting your success at the table. When you make the Poker Mindset your mindset, you will take control of your game and walk away a winner. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780974150239
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Matthew Hilger | | Paperback:
| 280 pages | | Publisher:
| Dimat Enterprises, Inc. | | Publication Date:
| April 05, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0974150231 | | Package Length:
| 8.35 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.51 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.87 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.88 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 31 reviews |
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 Great BookFeb 16, 2010
I just started getting back into poker, and I never had half the fundamental attitudes this book brings to the table. It has been one of the things that has truly improved my game.
 A great addition for insight into yourself.....Feb 02, 2010
This book was a good read IMO. If any of you are familiar with the Schoonamker series and like them as well, this book is for you. I like the fact that it look at you as an individual and shows you what you really need to make it besides just having a bankroll.
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Drab but vital reading for any serious playerDec 25, 2009
When I read the introduction to the book, I almost threw it away right then and there. Coming from someone with a psychology background, it was apparent immediately that the writers had no concept of how the human psyche actually works. To boot, their writing is pretty uninspired in terms of style.
However, they have one thing very apparent once you have completed reading: tons of experience.
Although I did not feel a deep emotional bond with the writers, they did connect to me in terms of what I had been going through as a fairly novice poker player. Swings, variance, short term vs. long term; these were aspects of the game that I had previously heard talked about very little and found even fewer objective solutions to dealing with. It's quite amazing when you consider the wealth of information dealing with the cards themselves, or even other players, but how hard it is to find information that helps you deal with the inner turmoil that routinely goes on if you are a serious, or even semi-serious, player. This was the first book I encountered that not just touched on but dedicated its entire content towards just that subject, and it came at the perfect time.
I highly recommend this book, as well as anything by Schoonmaker, for anyone who tilts easily, finds themselves behaving in ways that they know are disadvantageous, or (especially) those thinking of quitting the game altogether.
good to review before a tournamentOct 05, 2009
This book helps keep your head together, where it should be. It goes through up's and downs. Covers emotions and decision making. Long term to continually work on dealing with thought process. Good to read and keep.
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Got me "over the hump"!!Sep 09, 2009
I have read countless strategy guides and spent thousands of hours at the tables and have become quite a skilled player over the years. I feel I have a deep understanding of the game and can read players extremely well. However, after all my study and efforts, was only slightly better than marginally profitable. I was beginning to doubt whether, with all the bad plays gone good, it was possible to make a real profit at poker. Could all the so called "Pro's" be media creations? I knew the biggest leak in my game was my emotional control, but had no idea how to plug it. I read "The Psychology of Poker" and "My Worst Poker Enemy" and found them very helpful, but still struggled. This book was like shining a light into a dark room. The authors intoduce concepts that should have been obvious, but somehow eluded me. The indepth analysis of "tilt" and discussions on long term success and bankroll strategies were amazing. I saw immediate results in my attitude at the table, even before finishing the book. A bad beat that normally would send me into a tailspin no longer bothers me. One of my regular opponents noticed and remarked "how are we going to beat you if we can't put you on tilt anymore?" In the four weeks since recieving the book I have increased my bankroll by over $4000, playing 1/2 NLHE! (no BS) Its not that I haven't had losing sessions, I just seem to lose less when I lose and win more when I win! I highly reccommend this book for anyone who has a good grip on the skills and strategies of the game but can't seem to get "over the hump". Just be careful who you tell, it may be like "knocking on the glass" and waking up the fish!
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