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Poker With Presence

Get out of your head and into the zone

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Episodes

Alexandre Vuilleumier on Passion and Productivity

Winner of the 2023 WSOP $25k bracelet event, Alexandre Vuilleumier, comes on the show to discuss his 1.2 million dollar victory, lessons learned from being an international master in chess, and how to grow your passion for the game while also increasing your productivity at the same time. You can find Alexandre's new Precision Poker masterclass on Upswing Poker: https://upswingpoker.com/precision-poker-mastering-methodology/...

Feb 19, 202439 min

Alex Livingston on Making it Fun

High stakes pro and 3rd place finisher in the 2019 WSOP main event Alex Livingston shares his best advice on how to stay energized and motivated in the long run by making the game as fun as possible—not just for yourself, but for others around you as well.

Jan 25, 202446 min

Jared Alderman on SEAL Training

High stakes pro and performance coach Jared Alderman drops in to share his experience of going through the legendary Navy SEAL training—and all the harsh but needed lessons that came with it.

Oct 10, 202354 min

Joe Stapleton Being Brutally Honest

Poker's funniest commentator drops by to discuss humor, luck, and the value of being brutally honest with yourself in front of others.

Sep 19, 202351 min

Kevin Rabichow on Learning

Kevin Rabichow drops in to talk about battling Ivey and Negreanu heads up, the most efficient ways to learn poker, and what it's like to become a recognizable high stakes pro. To check out Kevin's new course, The Game Plan, visit: https://www.runitonce.com/courses/the-game-plan/

Sep 15, 202243 min

Phil Galfond on Improvisation

The legend Phil Galfond drops in to discuss how principles from the world of improv can help increase your performance at the poker table, in business, and in life.

May 10, 202250 min

Chance Kornuth on Tells

Chance Kornuth of Chip Leader Coaching joins the show to shares his thoughts on how to best use tells and behavior patterns to maximize your winnings.

Apr 14, 202245 min

Marle Spragg on Creativity

Marle joins the show to talk about her creative process, what it's like to put your work out for the whole world to see, and the importance of being open to receiving feedback.

Mar 09, 202247 min

Martin Jacobson on Big Moments

The 2014 WSOP main event champion Martin Jacobson joins the show to talk about how he approaches high performance in big situations, what he finds to be the most efficient ways to study and learn new ideas, and much more. Check out Martin's course: www.prepare-perform.com

Feb 17, 202248 min

The private game problem

Whether you want to get invited to juicer games, or just have more good things come into your life, you need to be able to connect with others in a way that feels good to them—from a place of genuine authenticity.

Jan 11, 20225 min

Nobody's perfect

The thing about you that you're most embarrassed about is also the thing that's going to give you the most fuel to propel you to your highest goals, once you get fully resolved about them inside yourself.

Jan 10, 20225 min

The donkey smuggler (Re-cast)

Presence can take you far beyond making more money at the poker table. And once it does, you'll make even more money at the poker table.

Jan 07, 20226 min

Ten thousand kicks (Re-cast)

There are thousands of different ways people try to manipulate their thoughts—but only one way to directly make your nervous system feel better.

Jan 06, 20226 min

Pros versus Joes (Re-cast)

The more you open to feeling your feelings as they come, the more you'll improve your mental and physical well-being in your life—and your performance capabilities will go higher than ever before.

Jan 05, 20226 min

The Oreo cookie test (Re-cast)

Depending on what state you're in, you might be seeing what's actually there, or you might just be making up a whole bunch of stories in your mind and then acting on them.

Jan 04, 20225 min

Everything is always on the line (Re-cast)

The way that you approach small decisions that have very little consequence either way determines how well you're going to be able to stay connected and solid when you find yourself facing a very big decision that will matter a lot.

Jan 03, 20226 min

Making resolutions that last

You'll never create lasting change if you can't find the thing that's currently keeping yourself from acting in the way you'd like.

Dec 31, 20215 min

Work from the feeling

As you stay more present and connected to yourself, your style will emerge, and it will be unique to you.

Dec 30, 20215 min

The future is not now

Your ability to focus deeply on the task in front of you—without splitting your attention off into the future—will determine how well you can perform at any given time.

Dec 29, 20215 min

You are not your problems

When you start to identify too strongly with your issues, they become a necessary part of your regular human experience, and you'll do whatever it takes to keep it that way.

Dec 28, 20215 min

Do less, win more

Presence is effortless—and if your way of playing is to focus as hard as you can and tire yourself out, that's not it.

Dec 27, 20216 min

Andrew Lichtenberger aka LuckyChewy on Luck (Re-cast)

Andrew Lichtenberger joins the show to talk all things presence, such as: what it's like to be perceived by others the way he is, how he's able to blend technical mastery with intuition, and what he meant when he tweeted that luck might be just "another form of skill."

Dec 24, 20211 hr 6 min

Acceptance is a feeling, not a thought

Whether playing poker or dealing with holiday travel, learning how to accept things as they come—as a feeling, not a thought—will get you where you want to go.

Dec 23, 20216 min

Don't be that person

If you're having trouble being totally happy for people around you having success, you've got a big problem on your hands.

Dec 22, 20215 min

LeBron James, rugby superstar

When you fixate on wanting something to be true, you'll start to convince yourself things are true when they aren't—and this will derail your performance over time.

Dec 21, 20216 min

Why you tap the glass

Educating players at the table is a financial disaster, but something that happens all the time if you get overly dependent on external things for validation.

Dec 20, 20216 min

Don't use this mindset in big moments (Re-cast)

The worst advice you can implement into your game in big moments is to "act like you've been there before," because you haven't—and trying to pretend you have will create tension in your system and take you out of presence.

Dec 16, 20215 min

Let go of your demons (Re-cast)

When you stop trying to pretend you're something you're not, a huge weight drops away and you can finally play and perform from a place of creativity and flow.

Dec 15, 20215 min
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