Poker On The Mind Podcast

To celebrate reaching their 50th episode, MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Strategist Dr. Tricia interviewed Super High Roller Matt Berkey! He spent almost 2 hours answering listener questions. Topics covered included: • How to improve your MTT game • Why the mental game is so critical to poker performance • Variance • The importance of emotional intelligence • How to deal with tilt • H...

In Episode 49, MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Engineer Dr. Tricia talk about several topics including: •The best ways to study for an upcoming live MTT with only limited time •Why pre-flop range construction is so important •Not having a min-cash mindset •The importance of volume •The recent cyber-attacks on PokerStars Then, they devoted the majority of the episode to talking about a...

In Episode 48, MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Engineer Dr. Tricia Cardner are back to discuss Gareth’s recent poker trip to Romania for the Unibet Open. They covered a couple of hand histories as well as some of the psychological components that go into playing live tournaments with opponents of varying skill levels. Then, they addressed listener question related to the frustration wh...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Engineer Dr. Tricia Cardner are back to answering listener questions in Episode 47 after starting out the episode by talking about the book they are working on that will teach readers how to develop their poker expertise more easily and efficiently. The plan is to have the book available during next summer’s WSOP, so stay tuned! Then, they addressed two...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner spend Episode 46 reviewing their respective trips to the 2018 WSOP. Gareth had many adventures including hot air ballooning, golfing, and he even got paddled! Both Tricia and Gareth got in plenty of poker and various hands and situations were discussed. We covered a variety of events including the WSOP Tag Team, the WSOP Mon...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner spend Episode 45 talking about all things Vegas and WSOP. Tricia has just arrived in Vegas and is setting up shop in preparation for a poker marathon. Gareth is following behind in just a couple of weeks and he, too, is planning and strategizing! We also tackled a twitter question from Sandra who asked about setting up daily...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner spend Episode 44 discussing Gareth’s recent runs in SCOOP (and other assorted online poker festivals) while he was in residence at a grind house with a few other players. They also discussed the recent Super High Roll Bowl where Daniel Negreanu started out with a strong focus, even as Doug Polk attempted to troll him (and Ga...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner spend Episode 43 live podcasting as Gareth plays a Powerfest event as well as the $55 Daily Marathon. We discuss several hands and the various lines that Gareth plays in real time. In addition, Tricia received a question from “Doug” regarding how to stop blowing up after playing well for 1-2 hours. Tricia explained how distr...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner devote Episode 42 to discussing how to keep yourself focused and centered so that you can play more effectively. This is especially important if you find yourself getting nervous or anxious before you play. Before we dove into our main topic, we discussed the various online events that are coming up (SCOOP, Power Fest. etc.)...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner devote Episode 41 to discussing a recent slight ICM mistake that Gareth made as well as a deep run that he posted up in the Big $55. Gareth took us through some ICM calculations in a spot where 3 players are left and the two short stacks are close in size to each other and the deep stack has an overwhelming percentage of the...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner devote Episode 40 to Tricia and Gareth discussing the roller-coaster tide that is poker. We discussed how the swings of the game can play tricks on your mind and Tricia gave several tips for keeping a positive mindset. With the summer coming up quickly and many of you going to the WSOP and other summer festivals, it is cruci...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked Episode 39 off with Tricia and Gareth discussing his recent trip to the Irish Open. He had a great time and it is definitely a warm-up for the summer! He also shared a question from one of his group members about why we often get defensive and feel the need to explain ourselves at the table. We considered several rele...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked Episode 38 off with Tricia and Gareth discussing International Women’s Day as well as the role of women in poker. Gareth also discussed his top picks for his summer visit to WSOP/Vegas based off of Kenny Hallaert’s spreadsheet of summer poker schedules which you can find here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked Episode 37 off with Tricia and Gareth discussing the UKPC which Gareth recently attended. He played the Main Event and the Finale and gave us some insight into the way he played, how the fields were, and what it was like for an online player to go live. Tricia also shared some information on the withdrawal process fro...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked Episode 36 off with Tricia and Gareth discussing Valentine’s Day, the Olympic Games and Gareth’s many recent online scores. Among other things, we discussed how MTT poker is really a volume game and how getting in proper volume is the key – whether you feel like it or not. We then tackled listener Nigel’s question on...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked Episode 35 off with Tricia and Gareth talking about her new puppy Oliver Twist & Gareth’s new boiler situation. Also, Gareth shared a couple of large online MTT wins that he accomplished in the last couple of weeks. Gareth jumped into his question on game selection and we had an in-depth discussion on the various comp...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked Episode 34 off with Tricia and Gareth talking about all the progress Gareth has been making towards getting into shape so far this year. He also shared an app called Sleep Cycle that you can download to your phone to track your sleep. Tricia discussed a bit about how the 2nd round of the Solve for Why Academy Primer C...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked Episode 33 off talking about accommodations for WSOP as Tricia has gotten hers booked! Gareth has not gotten his booked yet, but needs to get after it because this year will be his longest visit to WSOP so far. (33:36) We then launched into answering a question from a Red Chip member who asked about the value of posit...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked off 2018 with Episode 32 and Gareth talking about his new personal trainer! Gareth has set a goal of gaining muscle while getting into tip-top shape for this year’s WSOP. Likewise, Tricia has turned up her study time and is reviewing all of her Solve for Why materials. (34:13) We then launched into answering a questio...

In episode 31 MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner tackle a plethora of questions that have recently been sent in. (16:54) Gareth discussed satellite strategy and explained why even though a shove might be mathematically correct, it is not always the best strategy in a satellite. Tricia also shared some of her experiences playing satellites at the WSOP. Next up...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked off Episode 30 with Tricia revealing that she has a new rescue puppy! We then launched into a discussion of the WSOP (9:30) since the 2018 schedule was recently released. Reader Jon asked which WSOP events we think hold the most value for a recreational player and which are our picks as most fun events. We then launch...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked off Episode 29 by discussing the fact that the holiday season is upon us! Even so, Gareth managed to get out to play some live poker (watch the new vlog here: https://youtu.be/niyNCJzwYJM) and Tricia is still studying the Solve for Why Primer Course while looking for a new puppy or two! (33:26) We then launched into t...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked off Episode 28 by discussing the fact that the holiday season (including Black Friday) is upon us! Just in time for holidays, Tricia is offering a limited time coupon code (holiday2017) for a massive discount of $40 off of her Procrastination Course. If you want to stop procrastinating once and for all, check it out a...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked off Episode 27 by discussing the fact that the holiday season is upon us! There is no better time of the year than now to think about all the things you’re grateful for as well as to start planning for an amazing 2018. We then launched into the show (21:30) with Gareth answering a question about the adjustments we nee...

MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Consultant Dr. Tricia Cardner kicked off Episode 26 by discussing the fact that Gareth is a bit under the weather but that didn’t stop him and his poker buddies from posting a vlog of their recent live poker MTT adventures! Check it out here: We then launched into the show with Tricia addressing a question about how to deal with sleep issues. Specificall...