Poker On The Mind Podcast

Welcome to Episode 74! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Coach & Educator Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset! The start of the episode finds Gareth & Tricia updating the role of Covid-19 on poker. They then turned their attention to WSOP Updates (spoiler: it’s being postponed) & to some talk about SCOOP which started April 30 and is slated to go th...

Welcome to Episode 73! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Coach & Educator Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset! The start of the episode finds Gareth & Tricia discussing how they are adapting to staying at home during the Covid-19 shutdown. After discussing the shows they are binge watching, Tricia went on a rant about WSOP.com & the dormancy fees th...

Welcome to Episode 72! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Coach & Educator Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset! The start of the episode finds Gareth & Tricia discussing the effects of Covid-19 on the poker world. The main part of the episode was spent discussing a hand history received on how to effectively play 76o from the BB versus the HJ. In thi...

Welcome to Episode 71! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset! The start of the episode finds Gareth having some considerable success on the virtual felt. As he explained, he made a couple of deep runs in the past week or so. The main part of the episode was spent answering a question received by a listener...

Welcome to Episode 70! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset! The start of the episode finds them discussing the fact that the WSOP is less than 100 days away! They then talked about the variance of large field live events as well as some strategies for sniffing out the higher value events. The main part of...

Welcome to Episode 69! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset with an emphasis on the effects of sleep on poker performance. Before jumping into the episode Gareth shared a bit about his recent poker house experience. This episode was inspired by a question that Tricia received about how to maximize play tim...

Welcome to Episode 68! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. In this episode, we focused on the difference between process goals and outcome goals. We answered a question from a Facebook group member who was wondering if he should set a goal of ending each month in the black. We explained the difference be...

Welcome to Episode 67! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker. Gareth mentioned that he is still creating content which you can find on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mttpokerschool Tricia also launched her course Escape From the Downswing Trap which you can find at: https://www.peakpokermindset.com/escape-the-do...

Welcome to Episode 66! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker. Gareth has been creating content like a machine! He’s written articles and posted quite a few new videos over on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/mttpokerschool . We discussed how poker is a challenging subject to learn and master because most of us are...

Welcome to Episode 65! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back answering a listener question about the psychology behind the fear of bluffing. Cenk from Istanbul has mastered value betting and now wants to add bluffing to his arsenal, but has been unable to do so effectively thus far. Tricia and Gareth break down both the psychological reasons behind lack...

Welcome to Episode 64! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back with another jam-packed episode that focuses on GTO vs. Exploitative play. A listener sent in a question asking for further clarification on when to play GTO and when to use a more exploitative style. Gareth and Tricia gave an overview of GTO as well as the common solvers. They discussed the f...

Welcome to Episode 63! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back with another jam-packed episode! In this episode, they discuss Gareth’s new coaching program MTT Game Changer ( https://classroom.mttpokerschool.com/mtt-game-changer) that he launched recently by doing a review of some of his most interesting hands from the 2019 WCOOP. ( https://youtu.be/Banh-...

Welcome to Episode 62! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back after a too-long hiatus! In this episode we break down all the fun we had between last year’s SCOOP, WSOP & our book release (Purposeful Practice for Poker). Gareth also previewed his current WCOOP plans including an announcement that he will be hosting a free webinar where he reviews hist mos...

Welcome to Episode 61! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back with a discussion of how to prepare for SCOOP/WSOP. Key concepts include: •Exercise several times per week to build up stamina and improve immune function •Create and use warm up and cool down routines •Reduce, remove and/or deal with potential distractions •Communicate with partner, family, f...

Welcome to Episode 60! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner are back with more answers to listener questions. But first, they start the episode with a spirited discussion of the controversy surrounding social media maven and aspiring poker player Catherine “catrific” Valdes who was removed from a WSOP-C Circuit event. She registered for one event, was seated in...

Welcome to Episode 59! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner covered a lot of ground in this episode. From discussing the discomfort that can come from getting outside of your comfort zone through to a discussion on magical thinking, they cover many mindset topics. They also discussed some of the issues at Stars and talked about the responsibility that sponsored...

Welcome to Episode 58! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner open the show by celebrating the fact that Gareth just shipped the $55 Clasico on Party for almost $5k! In addition, he also made the final table of a Monster Series event on Party. He also was a guest on an episode of The Chip Race Podcast where he talked about an interesting hand he played recently....

They’re back with Episode 57! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia Cardner open the show by celebrating the fact that their new book Purposeful Practice for Poker is done and turned into the publisher!! You can preorder Purposeful Practice for Poker at D&B Poker ( https://www.dandbpoker.com/book/purposeful-practice-for-poker) or from Amazon ( https://www.amazon.com/Pur...

In Episode 56, MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia talk about the proper play with KTs and a 9bb stack at the end of day1 in a multiday tournament. Jamie wanted to know if his shove was correct or if he should min-raise and fold to a shove so as to ensure he makes it to day 2. Tricia then turned the conversation to dealing with new year’s goals and resolutions and exp...

In Episode 55, MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia discussed the reasons why our stack size can lead us to play sub-optimally. There is a certain psychology behind either having heaps of chips or not very many. In both spots, we may take unwise risks and not play each hand to the best of our ability. Then, they answered a question about how to overcome variance when y...

In Episode 54, MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia discussed a few tips on how to put poker study into practice. Specifically, we looked at how to understand what is “normal” in poker and how it is hard to tell how well you are playing when you have small sample sizes. The key is to invest in a process and to be process oriented instead of outcome driven. Then we turn...

In Episode 53, MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia discussed a hand history that was sent in by one of Gareth’s students as well as several psychological topics including: temptation bundling, seasonal affective disorder and sleep hygiene. The hand history review featured a nasty spot where hero gets to the river with middle set and gets jammed on by the cut-off. We a...

In Episode 52, MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia chatted about Gareth’s recent trip to King’s Casino Rozvadov for WSOP Europe where he spent his time commentating both NLHE & PLO! Then, Tricia answered a query regarding how to stop procrastinating and get started studying in order to move up in stakes. She explained: • Why clarity is a key ingredient • How to go sma...

In the 51st Episode, MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia discussed the biggest pot that Gareth played at the recent Party Poker Millions Event. The hand includes his response to a 3 bet pre-flop, his decision making on the flop, turn, and river and a discussion of factors that can encourage (or discourage) an all-in river bet. Then, Tricia turned the attention to EQ (...

To celebrate reaching their 50th, MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia interviewed Super High Roller Matt Berkey! He spent almost 2 hours answering listener questions. This is is Part 2/2. Topics covered included: •How far Berkey gets out of line •How ranges change when there's a straddle •What Berkey thinks of Doug Polk's strategy •Understanding and accepting variance...