Leszek Badurowicz on foundations of winning poker

Leszek Badurowicz is the author of The Mental Edge. He shares his insights on how to develop good habits, routines, discipline, and other important components of solid mental game which is indispensable if you want to reach the top in the poker industry. Leszek is still actively playing poker and he speaks from experience and a lot of research, so his tips on how to become a stronger poker player are invaluable!

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Leszek Badurowicz website:
https://www.leszekbadurowicz.com/eng.html

Mental Edge:
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Timestamps:

00:01:28 About Leszek Badurowicz

00:03:27 Full focus on a poker career

00:05:35 How Leszek spewed half of his bankroll early on

00:07:27 Trading experience

00:08:47 The "-1 dollar" story that changed it all

00:12:54 Tilting less

00:14:55 The most important tip

00:19:56 Becoming a mental game coach

00:21:50 The process of writing "Mental Edge"

00:26:38 What has changed since the releasing of the book

00:29:34 Working with High Stakes and Low Stakes players

00:35:42 The "perfectionists" mistake

00:38:47 What are the foundations that everybody needs?

00:39:58 Joe Ingram podcast with Alex Foxen

00:42:44 How to approach tilt?

00:45:52 The Phil Galfond Challenge against VeniVidi1993

00:53:50 Visualization technique

00:55:33 Leszek's routines

00:57:38 Work / life balance

01:03:21 Leaving the work at work

01:08:59 Attaching ego to results

01:10:29 The emotional approach to results

01:16:31 How to set goals

01:23:15 Monetary goals at different stages of the poker career

01:27:12 Once you achieve your final goal…

01:32:14 Becoming a professional poker player right now

01:39:06 Is it worth to learn poker right now?

01:41:09 Small edges that turn into huge profits

01:44:21 Poker misconceptions

01:46:11 Paradoxes of freedom

01:55:13 Arnold Schwarzenegger quote

01:57:03 Motivation mistakes

02:00:48 Childhood memories affecting adult life

02:04:07 Motivation is overrated?

02:07:18 The power of habit

02:11:22 Runchuks in Las Vegas

02:14:54 Treating poker as a performance activity

02:17:42 Burning out due to bad decisions

02:20:24 The importance of a good team

02:23:22 Poker is almost like a team sport

02:25:36 Discipline is like electricity

02:31:28 Discipline during downswings

02:34:41 Even the top players need a break to recover

02:38:51 Becoming stronger

02:40:37 Where you can get the "Mental Edge"?

02:41:52 Leszek Badurowicz social media

02:45:55 The games are good!