John Feeney, Ph.D., opens his book, Inside the Poker Mind: Essays on Hold 'em and General Poker Concepts
Feeney offers some helpful suggestions. Here is a sampling:
1) "Poker happens in the mind. Chips and cards are incidental." Page 1.
2) "Be careful about anything you do habitually in poker. The correct play is usually so situationally dependent, that anything habitual is suspect." Page 28.
3) "...though game selection is of paramount importance to winning players, to make good money in poker you must learn to beat games that are a little tougher than those found in the small limits." Page 52.
4) "Education in poker theory reduces one's susceptibility to illusions which can interfere with good play." Page 62.
5) "The best players are generally cognizant of and actively assessing more variables than other players." Page 71.
6) "...at any given time your image may be markedly different in the perceptions of different opponents." Page 197.
7) "...in poker, as in some other games, over-concern with winning rather than simply trying to play well, can hurt your end result." Page 209.
8) "Difficulty with self-esteem may lead a player to form certain self-deceptions." Page 210.
9) "Tilt occurs any time you make an incorrect play when you know better." Page 212.
10) "Good judgement in poker derives in part from innate talent, personality type, and emotional maturity." Page 226.
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R. Steve McCollum
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