| If you want to be a top pro, you are going
to have to learn how to deal with adversity at the poker table
and learn how to shut out the worries of the outside world.
To do this, many top pros adopt meditation techniques... |
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| Learn how to enter the zone - Professional
players can get into a state of full concentration at the table.
This is almost a state of meditation which can be perfected.
Practice meditation to get into the zone. |
| Read Zen and the art of poker -
Also Howard Lederer is reading Zen and the art of archery.
Howard is one of the worlds top ten professionals and even
he is trying to perfect the mental side of the game. |
| Practice positive suggestion -
This means saying to yourself " my decision making is
very good today", " I am thinking very clearly at
all time" and so on. You will be amazed at how this positive
reinforcement can help your play and decision making. Try it
before you knock it. |
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| When on the table, try to focus
on what each player is holding - Practicing this
will make your hand reading skills better and help you to
develop the most important skill in poker. knowing what your
opponent is holding. |
