Decision Science

The Power of NEW-Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, verses The Power of NOW--Staying in the Moment is poker mastery. There are four basic stages that a player must pass through to achieve poker mastery: 1. Beginner's Passion "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's there are few." Shunryu Suzuki 2. The Student Emerges "He is now forced to admit that he is at the mercy of e veryone who is stronger, more nimble and more practiced than he." Eugen Herrigel 3. Expert Level is Achieved "He who has a hundred miles to walk should reckon ninety as half the journey" Japanese Proverb 4. Poker, One Hand at a Time "If one really wishes to be master of an art, technical knowledge of it is not enough. One has to transcend technique so that the art becomes an 'artless art' growing out of the Uncon scious" Daisetz T. Suzuki "When the teacher is ready the student appears...

You can always tell poker players, but you can’t tell them much. Poker is not a game of cards played with money—It is a game of money played with cards. It is about M-O-N-E-Y., but too much respect for money makes you a bad no limit player. High Stakes Poker is not about winning, it is a game about excelling, and making good decisions. More than that, it is not the winning, but the losing, that makes a winner in No Limit Holdem. Whether your decision is good or bad depends on how you make it, not on the outcome. Bad beats happen, and they usually happen from making correct decisions. Anyone can get lucky once 100% of the time. That's poker. The Secret is about the law of attraction and results—the secret of high stakes poker is the complete opposite! The way to get better is to think about process not results—focus on better decision making and ignoring short term results. Everyday Players enjoy the risk associated with winning; and are for the most part, risk averse--they d...