Tommy Angelo on poker mindset and mindfulness

Tommy Angelo is the author of several books including Painless Poker and Dailyness. Tommy is one of the first people to become a poker coach in a modern sense. He coached some big names early on in their careers. Tommy’s been playing poker professionally for about 30 years, so he has a wealth of experience to share with us. We talk about establishing good habits and routines, work-life balance in poker, similarities, and differences between live and online poker, handling your emotions, dealing with down-swings, mindfulness in poker and so much more.

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Tommy Angelo:
http://www.tommyangelo.com/

Tommy's books:

Elements of Poker: https://amzn.to/3gc9g0r

Painless Poker: https://amzn.to/3g8775L

Waiting for Straighters: https://amzn.to/3gdcZdV

A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales: https://amzn.to/2zWw5V4

Dailyness: https://amzn.to/3gcVURi

 

00:01:33 One of the first poker coaches

00:07:26 Coaching Phil Galfond

00:10:06 Learning from the students

00:14:05 Taking a break to write Elements of Poker

00:19:57 Seven years to write A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales

00:20:28 Painless Poker

00:21:05 Waiting for Straighters

00:21:42 Dailyness: How to Sustain a Meditation Practice

00:24:37 Making habits stick

00:28:59 Good habits and routine

00:34:17 Top players and recreational players, what sets them apart?

00:36:52 Professional poker player, the coolest thing in the world

00:38:30 When did No Limit Hold'Em became the main poker game?

00:41:30 Will other poker formats become popular?

00:42:43 Key qualities for poker longevity

00:44:49 Best tips to reduce tilt

00:49:44 Using poker to get better in life and life to get better in poker

00:50:07 Separating poker from life

00:53:57 What is mindfulness?

01:00:38 What is mindfulness in poker and how to apply

01:06:06 Blaming mechanism

01:11:32 Tommy quitting online poker

01:13:18 Mechanism to vent in online poker

01:14:40 The Flow State and playing live poker

01:20:45 Relaxing during the session

01:22:45 The state of mindfulness in online poker

01:23:50 Losing the Flow State on online poker

01:27:32 Playing the maximum number of tables

01:31:13 The dollar amounts

01:32:46 PokerSimple with Lee Jones

01:36:16 Tommy’s new YouTube channel

01:37:23 Differences between books and videos

01:42:31 What are the factors that lead to rise and fall?

01:48:19 Importance of teamwork