Coach Bahman on highs and lows of professional poker players

Learn more about the healthy approach to a poker player's lifestyle! High-stakes professional poker players are brilliant people in many ways. They know they have the potential and capability to be on top of their game. However, intellectual giftedness comes with a price. Poker pros may find themselves burnt out, overworked, and crippled by their fear of failure.

In this episode, Coach Bahman shares his experiences in coaching professional poker players. He talks about the concept of intellectual giftedness and the challenges, fears, and struggles of high-stakes players.

 

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OUTLINE

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:26 Coach Bahman

00:03:40 Youth counselor

00:12:15 Mentor

00:16:48 What is intelligence?

00:23:09 Finding your potential

00:32:33 The common struggles of poker players

00:40:17 Goal setting

00:45:02 The key traits of a poker professional

00:48:11 The problem with poker freedom

00:54:23 High expectations

01:04:20 Mental performance and bad habits

01:13:16 Fear of missing out

01:18:12 Having time for yourself

01:24:32 Good diet

01:28:26 Keeping a journal

01:33:18 How to approach poker and life

01:49:54 Diversifying your skillset

01:53:56 Intellectual giftedness

02:01:29 Keeping the score

02:08:49 Struggling

02:14:54 The high stakes poker player lifestyle

02:19:50 Transitioning from NLHE to PLO

02:31:16 The podcast for smart people