Positive Poker: A Modern Psychological Approach to Mastering Your Mental Game

By Patricia Cardner and Jonathan Little

Book Overview

Why are the best poker players actually the best?

Every serious poker player wants to be successful and many of them have the right technical skills. However, the truth is that there are key mental factors that separate the big winners from everyone else.

Patricia Cardner is a psychology professor, licensed professional counselor and dedicated poker player. She interviewed a select group of professional poker players who share two key characteristics: ALL of them have been successful over many years and ALL of them have lifetime winnings of more than $1,000,000.

Patricia analyzed the results to determine exactly what psychological skills, techniques, and strategies they use. This book is the result of her studies.

Positive Poker outlines the mental skills that you need to develop if you want raise your game. Positive Poker will help you to:

Optimize your brain for efficient learningIncrease motivation and stay positiveUse psychological skills to increase your win rateIncrease self-control and reduce tilt

Patricia is aided in her investigations by the highly successful poker pro Jonathan Little, author of the critically acclaimed series, Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1909457078
• ISBN13: 9781909457072
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: D&B Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"