Tommy Angelo is the author of several books including Painless Poker and Dailyness. Tommy is one of the first people to become a poker coach in a modern sense. He coached some big names early on in their careers. Tommy’s been playing poker professionally for about 30 years, so he has a wealth of experience to share with us. We talk about establishing good habits and routines, work-life balance in poker, similarities, and differences between live and online poker, handling your emotions, dealing with down-swings, mindfulness in poker and so much more.
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Tommy Angelo:
http://www.tommyangelo.com/
Tommy's books:
Elements of Poker: https://amzn.to/3gc9g0r
Painless Poker: https://amzn.to/3g8775L
Waiting for Straighters: https://amzn.to/3gdcZdV
A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales: https://amzn.to/2zWw5V4
Dailyness: https://amzn.to/3gcVURi
00:01:33 One of the first poker coaches
00:07:26 Coaching Phil Galfond
00:10:06 Learning from the students
00:14:05 Taking a break to write Elements of Poker
00:19:57 Seven years to write A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales
00:20:28 Painless Poker
00:21:05 Waiting for Straighters
00:21:42 Dailyness: How to Sustain a Meditation Practice
00:24:37 Making habits stick
00:28:59 Good habits and routine
00:34:17 Top players and recreational players, what sets them apart?
00:36:52 Professional poker player, the coolest thing in the world
00:38:30 When did No Limit Hold'Em became the main poker game?
00:41:30 Will other poker formats become popular?
00:42:43 Key qualities for poker longevity
00:44:49 Best tips to reduce tilt
00:49:44 Using poker to get better in life and life to get better in poker
00:50:07 Separating poker from life
00:53:57 What is mindfulness?
01:00:38 What is mindfulness in poker and how to apply
01:06:06 Blaming mechanism
01:11:32 Tommy quitting online poker
01:13:18 Mechanism to vent in online poker
01:14:40 The Flow State and playing live poker
01:20:45 Relaxing during the session
01:22:45 The state of mindfulness in online poker
01:23:50 Losing the Flow State on online poker
01:27:32 Playing the maximum number of tables
01:31:13 The dollar amounts
01:32:46 PokerSimple with Lee Jones
01:36:16 Tommy’s new YouTube channel
01:37:23 Differences between books and videos
01:42:31 What are the factors that lead to rise and fall?
01:48:19 Importance of teamwork
