There are some time already, PokerCollectif had made criticism of the 1st book of Jared Tendler on poker called The Mental Game of Poker.
Jared had even agreed to give one hour of his time to give us an idea of the courses he gives. During this session, he had spoken with Giggy that was lent to the game. You can hear or rehear the session here.
A few weeks ago Jared Tendler published the second installment entitled simply The Mental Game of Poker 2 (TMGOP2 thereafter).
Topics covered in this book include the A-game, high performance, area, multi-table, focus, stamina, learning, decision making and the grinding.
Each theme is a chapter of the book with subcategories that stated.
If you feel that a second volume of this book will be repetitive, think again! Several essential topics are covered here and the discussion is pushed a bit further. The author assumes that you have already read TMGOP, but its reading is not essential because there's a mini at the end of the book summing up the themes and important concepts of the first book.
The book should not be read from one end to the other, from page 1 to page 188. This is a book that also follows us throughout our career and on which we would like to return from time to time, just as the first volume of this book.
Each chapter provides interesting elements, but chapter which we believe is the most important and that should motivate the purchase of this book alone, is the chapter on the zone! It is a concept which is known to for example hockey players, but who is underestimated by poker players and means very little spoken by poker players.
Be in the area, it is be to its full potential, play his game, make the best decisions, shaped intellectually and not getting distracted! When you are in the area, one has a feeling of invincibility!
The author explains that for some, being in the zone is something that happens randomly, what is wrong. You can find suggestions to be in the area as often as possible! It will be impossible for you to be 100% of the time in the area, but by understanding how to be in the area and the ingredients you need to be in the area, your A-game time will increase significantly.
For example, to be in the area, you must first have a good level of energy! What will obviously say that you won't be able to be in the area when you are tired, ill fed, next day saver. Your energy level will influence several other factors, including your concentration (and your concentration will influence other elements).
You can take a look at the table of contents of the book on the site even Jared Tendler http://jaredtendlerpoker.com/thementalgameofpoker2/
To purchase the book (in paper, PDF, ePub or Kindle), you can visit this page http://jaredtendlerpoker.com/blog/ebooks-now-available/
PokerCollectif recommends the reading of this book to all poker players, no matter your level, regardless of the variant you play!
You can discuss it here on our forums: review of The Mental Game of Poker 2 by Jared Tendler!
