#THE GAME ROADBLOCKS PRO#
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#THE GAME ROADBLOCKS PRO#

Each is covered in turn, interspersed with Pro Case Studies that show real-life examples from some of the world's best and how they dealt with it. The book doesn't shy away from aspects of poker that are well-known to stop a player from reaching their ability: downswings, tilt, lack of sleep and lack of motivation. The book provides a pre-session protocol and a post-game audit that is broken down into bite-sized chunks for players to be able to do every time they play - be it at the live or online tables. Chapters on fuel and exercise teach you that there's work to be done away from the poker tables to fulfil your poker potential. The most useful part of the book comes in Parts 3 and 4 where Roe not only focuses on what it takes to become an A-Game Player, but also what is holding you back.įirstly, there are mental models on crafting your vision and creating a schedule template that is right for you. What Does it Take to Become an A-Game Player? To help answer this question, Roe introduces six levers that have a direct effect on your poker results:īy recognising which area you are failing at, and therefore which area is holding you back, you're able to locate where your efforts to improve should be focused and how that can help you towards answering the Fundamental Performance Question he posed earlier.

The question is used to ram home the point that answering this question, specifically in relation to poker, will close the distance between you and the top poker players in the world. He brings this up off the back of a whistle-stop tour through poker history from Texas road gamblers like Doyle Brunson who pioneered aggression more than anything else and laid the foundation for poker strategy as we know it today, through the infancy of televised poker that inspired a generation and into the online poker boom and modern poker with solvers, poker-training sites and database software. 'What are the best players in the world doing to be successful that I am not?' The 10 Most Important Poker Strategy Books Ever Written and Why They’re SpecialĮarly on in 'A-Game Poker', Roe puts forward the Fundamental Performance Question: 'What are the best players in the world doing to be successful that I am not?'

What's Holding You Back?: Uncover barriers and roadblocks that are holding you back.

Becoming an A-Game Player: System and strategies that bring you from the theoretical to the practical.

The Anatomy of an A-Game Player: Reveal key systems, mental models and strategies used by the best players in the world.

A-Game Poker: Why implementing core principles is essential for long-term poker success.

It attempts to give you a framework to construct your approach to poker around and to grow the required mindset towards being the best poker player you can be. If you're in the former camp then a book like 'A-Game Poker' is right up your street.

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The choice, at least according to Roe, is to treat poker as a professional sport or to treat it like any old normal game. 'Poker is a choice,' it says in the preface of the book. Whether you're an enthusiastic amateur or seasoned professional, A-Game Poker has something for anyone looking to be a long-term winner in the game.

In ' A-Game Poker,' Elliot Roe shares the poker performance system he created from a decade's worth of experience coaching many of the best players in the game.

What Does it Take to Become an A-Game Player?.

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