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SMART POKER STUDY ON ANCHOR

by Sky Matsuhashi

Daily quick hit poker strategy and study talk

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Episodes

  1. 5 Minutes Will Lead To More

    Studying everyday is tough, but I know you can commit to just 5 minutes each day

  2. Don't Sweat The Results

    Don't get angry when your plan works but your opponent sucks out.

  3. Tourney Prize Pool Chopping

    Don't chop tourneys if you don't want to

  4. Speak Through Your Decisions

    Pretend you've got an audience watching and listening to your thought process

  5. My 7 Part Warm-ups

    Warm-ups help you play better poker.

  6. Nothing Beats Hand Reading

    The best thing I've ever done to improve my game, daily hand reading practice

  7. Meditation

    Meditate for a calmer mind

  8. Value Betting The Fish

    Passive play early, then bigger bets later can lead to max value from stations

  9. Harmful Negative Self-talk

    Negative self-talk only serves to hurt you and keep you down

  10. Poker On The Mind Podcast

    I highly recommend it

  11. Not A Fan Of Staking Others

    I don't stake other players, too risky for this guy

  12. Warm-ups Are Important

    You gotta warm-up pre-session

  13. Capped Ranges

    Checking behind caps ranges, so nut hands are likely not in the range any more

  14. Ditch The Distractions

    Playing while distracted (email, music, Twitter, etc.) will only serve to hurt your decision making

  15. Check Or Call For Deception

    Checks and calls keep ranges wider

  16. FOCUS Your Studies On 1 Topic

    FOCUS - my favorite acronym

  17. Webinars: Great For Learning

    Ask questions, watch again, take notes and put things into action.

  18. Beware Of Bet Sizing Tells

    Go through your hands and see if you're mistakenly telegraphing your hand strength with the sizings you choose.

  19. Focus With 5 Minute Questions

    Use a tabata timer and a specific strategy question to keep your focus on the tables

  20. High Frequency = Study First

    Study what happens most frequently, then move to topics that build upon the skills you just learned.

  21. Short on Time? Stay Patient

    Session length advice • Use that long session patience for your shorter sessions as well

  22. The Power of the Smile

    When you're feeling down or even tilty, try a smile and see if it can't pick up your spirits.

  23. I Love Sticky Notes

    Use sticky notes for putting into action new things you're working on. Attach it to your monitor to help during a play session.

  24. Range Visualizing w/ Flopzilla

    When you enter in someone's calling range, you see every range: calling, folding and 3betting

  25. Hidden Hero Hole Cards

    Hide your hole cards for Hero Hand Reading

  26. Reasons For Bigger Open Raises

    There are many reasons for making bigger open raises. Facing lots of 3bets, calls and...

  27. Warm-ups are NOT Optional

    They are so important for A-game mindset and good decision making.

  28. Suited Hands Rock 😆🤘

    T9s has 3.5% more equity pre-flop than T9o. And, when flopping TP+fd it has 73% equity vs only 56% that T9o has with TP.

  29. More Bread & Butter Situations

    Bread & Butter situations are the most profitable spots for you. It's most likely when you're HU and IP as the pre-flop raiser. Get in more of these spots.

  30. Disincentives Work

    Use disincentives to push yourself to get work done

  31. 9 Tactics For Strong Minds

    9 tactics for a strong poker mind

  32. The Check-raise

    Gotta love the check raise for both bluffing and value gaining power. But, there are two additional benefits that make them worthwhile...

  33. The 3 Advantages

    The 3 Advantages: Position, Skill and Range • Range advantage can change on the flop

  34. Blackrain79 New Book Release

    Blackrain79 released his 3rd book and it's called 'The Micro Stakes Playbook'. And, Hellmuth is on The Tim Ferris show #260. Check 'em out.

  35. Suited Connectors

    Suited connectors, when they hit the flop well, are extremely valuable. Even having them in your range is a good thing.

  36. Pay Attention To Every Hand

    The best way to learn about your opponent's weaknesses is to watch every hand and learn how they play the game.

  37. Stealing Blinds In Cash Games

    Steal cash game blinds to 1) mitigate your losses in the blinds, 2) to make yourself less predictable and 3) have post-flop position.

  38. Hard Work = Big Results

    Hard work is a prerequisite for having big results

  39. Flip The Limiting Beliefs

    Flip those limiting beliefs to positive statements

  40. Poker Keyword: Adapt

    You can't treat every session the same. You MUST adapt your play to the cards being dealt, your opponents, your position, the situation and any other factors present. Think situationally.

  41. Teaching Simply = Knowing

    The ability to explain or teach something in simple, easy to understand terms is a gauge on how well you understand it for yourself

  42. You MUST Use Flopzilla

    Flopzilla is da bestest for poker studies

  43. Always Look Inwards

    When bad things happen at the tables, first look inwards to see if there was anything you did wrong.

  44. Don't Tap the Tank

    Keep the fish happy, don't berate them LIVE or online.

  45. The Poker Focussing Question

    What's the ONE thing I can study, such that be learning it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary?

  46. Poker Combo Counting

    Learn to count hand combinations to improve your poker math skills. Flopzilla can help with this.

  47. 4betting

    Most of my 4bets are for value. But, when bluffing, I look for foldy players, position and hands that don't block their 3bet bluffs.

  48. More 3bets In LIVE MTT's

    Create a range, know why you're 3betting, have a plan, focus on practicing your 3bet game. Play lower stakes if you have to.

  49. Recognize 3bet Opportunities

    The first step to improving your 3bet game is to recognize more opportunities to do so.

  50. Less Tilt = More Play/Profits

    Control tilt for longer sessions and more profits

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Daily quick hit poker strategy and study talk

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Sky Matsuhashi

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