Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
GTO Wizard helps you to learn GTO and analyze your game.
Try it for free at https://gtow.pro/gtowizardyt
In this episode of the GTO Wizard podcast, Jared Alderman sits down with the brilliant Maria Konnikova, a renowned psychologist, bestselling author, and accomplished poker player. Maria shares practical methods for managing tilt, her discovery of mindfulness, and lessons from Sherlock Holmes. They discuss balancing theory and real-world practice, the art of observation, and the psychological differences between playing staked vs. being self-backed.
📚 Unlock your poker potential with "Daily Dose of GTO". Download your free eBook today at https://gtow.pro/dailydoseyt and start mastering GTO in just 5 minutes per day!
🧙♂️GTO Wizard
• Study any spot imaginable
• Practice by playing vs. GTO
• Analyze your hands with 1-click
• Works on Desktop/Mobile/Tablet
• Try it for free at https://gtow.pro/gtowizardyt
• Join our discord discord.gg/ht3QxrP
• Instagram: instagram.com/GTOWizard
• Facebook: facebook.com/GTOWizard
• Twitter: twitter.com/GTOWizard
Maria Konnikova on Managing Tilt & Lessons from Sherlock Holmes:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:19 Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
00:10:40 Fiction authors make great psychologists
00:15:10 Psychology in poker
00:18:00 Theory vs practice in poker and psychology
00:26:21 Playing vs poker AI
00:25:45 Preflop strategies
00:34:20 How did Maria deal with tilt and emotions in poker
00:36:45 The pressure of selling action and other expectations to perform well
00:41:47 What are some things that helped Maria adjust her poker mental game
00:48:50 Jared on creativity research
00:51:05 Two truths and a lie
#GTOWizard #GTO #poker
GTO Wizard helps you to learn GTO and analyze your game.
Try it for free at https://gtow.pro/gtowizardyt
In this episode of the GTO Wizard podcast, Jared Alderman sits down with the brilliant Maria Konnikova, a renowned psychologist, bestselling author, and accomplished poker player. Maria shares practical methods for managing tilt, her discovery of mindfulness, and lessons from Sherlock Holmes. They discuss balancing theory and real-world practice, the art of observation, and the psychological differences between playing staked vs. being self-backed.
📚 Unlock your poker potential with "Daily Dose of GTO". Download your free eBook today at https://gtow.pro/dailydoseyt and start mastering GTO in just 5 minutes per day!
🧙♂️GTO Wizard
• Study any spot imaginable
• Practice by playing vs. GTO
• Analyze your hands with 1-click
• Works on Desktop/Mobile/Tablet
• Try it for free at https://gtow.pro/gtowizardyt
• Join our discord discord.gg/ht3QxrP
• Instagram: instagram.com/GTOWizard
• Facebook: facebook.com/GTOWizard
• Twitter: twitter.com/GTOWizard
Maria Konnikova on Managing Tilt & Lessons from Sherlock Holmes:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:19 Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
00:10:40 Fiction authors make great psychologists
00:15:10 Psychology in poker
00:18:00 Theory vs practice in poker and psychology
00:26:21 Playing vs poker AI
00:25:45 Preflop strategies
00:34:20 How did Maria deal with tilt and emotions in poker
00:36:45 The pressure of selling action and other expectations to perform well
00:41:47 What are some things that helped Maria adjust her poker mental game
00:48:50 Jared on creativity research
00:51:05 Two truths and a lie
#GTOWizard #GTO #poker
