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Sleep: Your Secret Weapon at the Poker Table
Phil Galfond 7/23/24 Phil Galfond 7/23/24

Sleep: Your Secret Weapon at the Poker Table

What if there were a drug that could boost your focus, performance, and emotional control at the poker table by 100%?

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The Five Post-it Notes Stuck to My Screen
Phil Galfond 7/16/24 Phil Galfond 7/16/24

The Five Post-it Notes Stuck to My Screen

Anyone who visits my office will find five old-fashioned sticky notes stuck to my monitor.

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My WSOP Main Event: A Valuable Lesson
Phil Galfond 7/9/24 Phil Galfond 7/9/24

My WSOP Main Event: A Valuable Lesson

For the first time since at least 2019, I decided to play the WSOP Main Event this year.

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A Year in the Making: Two Launches
Phil Galfond 7/3/24 Phil Galfond 7/3/24

A Year in the Making: Two Launches

If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I’m a big believer in investing in myself.

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Hacking Envy: A Wake-Up Call
Phil Galfond 6/25/24 Phil Galfond 6/25/24

Hacking Envy: A Wake-Up Call

What a strange feeling to have the thing I wanted to happen come true, only to feel more sadness than happiness.

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Five Common Tournament Leaks And How to Fix Them
Phil Galfond 6/18/24 Phil Galfond 6/18/24

Five Common Tournament Leaks And How to Fix Them

Due to the nature of MTTs, no other poker format has so many of its players convinced that they are pathologically unlucky.

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Want to Win in Theory, or in Real Life?
Phil Galfond 6/11/24 Phil Galfond 6/11/24

Want to Win in Theory, or in Real Life?

Today, I want to discuss a dangerous phenomenon: Understanding theory and neglecting practice.

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GTO Gone Wrong: "But I Had the Bottom of My Range!"
Phil Galfond 6/4/24 Phil Galfond 6/4/24

GTO Gone Wrong: "But I Had the Bottom of My Range!"

The list of ways that players mess up the implementation of GTO concepts is long.

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How I'd Start Learning Poker in 2024
Phil Galfond 5/28/24 Phil Galfond 5/28/24

How I'd Start Learning Poker in 2024

It must be overwhelming for unstudied players to enter the world of learning poker today.

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Four Attributes of Elite Poker Players
Phil Galfond 5/21/24 Phil Galfond 5/21/24

Four Attributes of Elite Poker Players

What sets apart the truly elite poker players?

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Your First Hour at the Poker Table
Phil Galfond 5/14/24 Phil Galfond 5/14/24

Your First Hour at the Poker Table

How to go about profiling your opponents and building a strategy.

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Deep Stack Struggles: Hot Tips
Phil Galfond 5/7/24 Phil Galfond 5/7/24

Deep Stack Struggles: Hot Tips

Last week, I promised you a few hot tips. Without further ado…

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Deep Stack Discomfort
Phil Galfond 4/30/24 Phil Galfond 4/30/24

Deep Stack Discomfort

The deeper stacks get, the more important it is to have proper, balanced ranges.

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Plotting Your Poker Career
Phil Galfond 4/23/24 Phil Galfond 4/23/24

Plotting Your Poker Career

When you’re choosing a game type to specialize in, there are a number of factors to weigh.

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It's Time to Wake Up
Phil Galfond 4/16/24 Phil Galfond 4/16/24

It's Time to Wake Up

Today, I need to talk about something I’ve been holding myself back from writing.

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Why: Beyond the Poker Table
Phil Galfond 4/9/24 Phil Galfond 4/9/24

Why: Beyond the Poker Table

Just like you do at the poker table, you’re making decisions every single day for a reason.

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Why: Poker’s Most Important Question
Phil Galfond 4/2/24 Phil Galfond 4/2/24

Why: Poker’s Most Important Question

The number one piece of advice I give to new poker players is this: Start asking yourself why you make every play you make.

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The Wild Image Paradox
Phil Galfond 3/26/24 Phil Galfond 3/26/24

The Wild Image Paradox

Poker is a game of misdirection and deception.

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From Captain to Table Captain
Phil Galfond 3/19/24 Phil Galfond 3/19/24

From Captain to Table Captain

How Charlie Plumb overcame adversity that few of us could imagine surviving.

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Variance: Beyond the Surface
Phil Galfond 3/12/24 Phil Galfond 3/12/24

Variance: Beyond the Surface

Variance is one of those words people throw around as if they fully understand it and its implications.

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