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@guillermoalvarez94007 ай бұрын
Do you think it’s detrimental to keep playing 1-2 if you’re trying to move up since those players won’t force you to improve your leaks that will get exposed in bigger games, and you’ll fall into bad habit
@lindalucky92147 ай бұрын
Lots have the right mindset and lose. PS. I never see you running Deep like Negreanu n Matosow 😂Matosow....lol.hahaha
@haypapa5 ай бұрын
so u saying u cant run all your hands and see if u run avobe ev or not? cant be unknown...
@joshuajohnson75197 ай бұрын
Phil, I don't know you as a person, and I'm sure you have your flaws, but everything I've ever seen publicly from you has been pure class. It's hard to fake it for as long as you've been around, so I'd say it's who you are. Thank you for the straight forward advice in the videos you post. Best of luck to you, your family, and in all that you do for the remainder of your life.
@neilsimpson33597 ай бұрын
Came here for a poker video, got a brilliant life lesson instead. Superb.
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@IceBug13377 ай бұрын
You are such a good teacher, Phil. Thank you.
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! That truly means a lot to me. And you're very welcome!
@RicardoMartinez-oy9dg7 ай бұрын
This is a powerful video. I’ve been playing professionally for years and I need to hear these words and be reminded of these things you talk about every so often.
@choboruin7 ай бұрын
I remember seeing u post how u were going to focus more on socials and content. It's crazy to see how far your production value has gone up. Beast.
@jamesm99997 ай бұрын
0:48 this is more than just poker advice. That's some life advice right there
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Most people want my poker advice rather than my life advice, so I have to sneak it in!
@JT-he7fw7 ай бұрын
My goal is to convince my wife to let me unlock low stakes 😅
@sudstahgaming7 ай бұрын
Its possible but you have to unlock high stakes wife allowance
@JT-he7fw7 ай бұрын
@@sudstahgaming lol seems like negative EV
@sudstahgaming7 ай бұрын
@@JT-he7fw Women makes us pure degens lol!
@richboyprado7 ай бұрын
@@sudstahgamingpreachin
@kevinnfknsd2297 ай бұрын
This may sound obvious but I had to make more money from my real job(and give it to her) before she was ok with me playing.
@frederickmccabe56757 ай бұрын
The only thing I've seen keep talented players from moving and staying up in stakes is negative EV gambling. It's a lot more prevalent than solid, non problem gambler poker players think.
@seanhunter1119 күн бұрын
That section on variance is amazing. Variance is at the core of what makes poker work as a game people play for money. Fundamentally true and really important for people to recognise.
@danielgarland98387 ай бұрын
Awesome video Phil! I have played both 1/3 and 2/5 and have lost the rake in 2/5 and in 1/3 made it to where I was a marginal winner in 2022 and 2023. For me it is at 68 years of age the mental stimulation and meeting awesome people from all over the world in Vegas where I live is one of the main reasons I play! I'm going to create some discomfort and scratch it off my bucket list to play a session of 5/10 just to create some growth and character. Kind of like getting into the ring before I'm ready kind of thing! I don't envision being a reg at these stakes even though bankroll wize I'm equipped to play them. I feel very confident when I break my cherry at that stake level win or lose it's going to be awesome experience! Thank you for sharing this great video! Best wishes to you!!
@jarnokursi19347 ай бұрын
Thanks Phil. These videos made my mind to come back to poker and train my mental side as well. I'm pretty solid at strategy and training with plo but really couldnt handle bankroll management and swings when i was younger. Now playing about 30h per week and 10h goes for study and mental training. Thx again for great content. Sorry for Finland rally english 😅❤
@kevinsmith9687 ай бұрын
This was great advice . I thought I didn't tilt as much because I would be able to take bad beats without blow ups . But started to learn there are many different types of tilt not always the obvious ones . Plus trying to limit the variance at crazy tables definitely made me more predictable .
@Nateinthewoods7 ай бұрын
Stunning and well put together video, Phil. You are the MAN 🫡
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@v0inier7 ай бұрын
Really good video, S tier. As a psychologist I do not agree with the affirmations/just telling yourself part though. It might help for some, but most studies show no result or even bad outcomes (lying to yourself can be alienating). I think the best method is to act like the identity you want to tap into. In you mind, what's the difference between 1/2 and 2/5 players? Start acting like the 2/5 player. Another way is to think about all the lousy habits of 1/2 players and be disgusted with them, which makes it hard to keep that identity. Those are among the best strategies to change identity that I know of from research. But why not break free from identities all together? I would say that is the real goal, all of them are just holding you back "I'm aggressive/ I'm unlucky / I'm theoretically sound / I'm don't feel emotions" all of them hold you back. Without identity dictating your play, you have more possibilities to make the best play or the most out of life.
@milkd.42067 ай бұрын
Thank you for these Phil!
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
You're so welcome!
@Wildest_Wahoo7 ай бұрын
This should be a mandatory video that everyone must watch before starting to play poker. 😂
@baileyayyy50857 ай бұрын
Hands down the most practically helpful hand breakdowns on the platform...
@edward69027 ай бұрын
showing stacks and pots as number of BB is a great way to accelerate the journey to comfortable when you’ve just levelled up
@sensiv3 ай бұрын
One thing about the Bad Luck and the Victim Mentality: Your Brain only remembers bad situations. Thats why you see so many people complain about (Online)-Poker being rigged, because they simply dont remember when Variance was in their favour.❤
@kailinaleekuk7 ай бұрын
Phil Galphond, Benjamin Rolle, Fedor Holz, The Robin Hoods of poker we need today. Given pokers current climate........ Thank you for the valuable insights!
@johnd56197 ай бұрын
This was such an awesome vid Phil! I cant think of another one I liked this much. 👍
@kickdeboll7 ай бұрын
Phil GOATfond strikes again 🐐
@hitenparmar7582Ай бұрын
Thank You Phil .... I randomly landed on your video... Especially the section after 11 min is truly amazing and good to hear ... I am going through that phase and it really helps to get some great advice !! Thanks !!
@PhilGalfondАй бұрын
You’re very welcome!
@Womenandwine7 ай бұрын
I can’t tell you how many people I know in tournaments complain hiw they always lose flips or lose their all in kings to queens. Truth is naybe you have list them more then you were supposed too. But I akways find they go bust on these cause along the way in the tournaments they had many many spots where could have easily stole some small , medium, and yes occasionally big pots, but they either chose not to or didn’t know how too. And if they had they would have had not gone broke in tbe tournament when they took a bad beat. Winners win and losers lose in the long run. It’s that simple
@Brisk3177 ай бұрын
This is one of the best poker videos available. Advice that’s useful for beginners and experienced players. Thank you for the content you are providing!!!
@vladimirelgrande7547 ай бұрын
Great content! Thank you a lot, Phil. All the best.
@HabibVentures6 ай бұрын
Thx for world class advice
@trashcanfly6 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for putting these videos out, they really help out :)
@veghyn697 ай бұрын
I had the same "emotions" thought back in my first couple of years playing. I wanted to be a machine without emotions. Once I came to terms with the fact that I was human, my results got much better
@dasvdm7 ай бұрын
i'am a loosing player, and i'm a looser in the game of life. Conicidence? no. thank you for theses kind words.
@RenixGames7 ай бұрын
You are a great teacher. You explain things so clearly and are very humble and sympathetic to the one's trying to learn from you. Enjoying the videos!
@CeegeePoker7 ай бұрын
5:54 "git gud" - Phil
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
😃
@drezayzel7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the pep talk, Phil. Much appreciated 🙏 ☺
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@jlaux77 ай бұрын
13:10 It also helps to drop the idea of dollar amounts at the poker table, and start thinking in terms of big blinds. $50 at a $1/2 table is 25 big blinds, but at a $2/5 table it's only 10 big blinds.
@user-vf6ed1cw3d7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the info you are giving. I really appreciate the advice that you are giving. Thank you, Phil, for making something difficult more simple. Respect to you man. Shake your hand.
@ahaaha84627 ай бұрын
The best scenario is to find a whale packed game that is both bigger and softer to make you comfortable in the stake😅
@lunchbox65767 ай бұрын
I just started studying in earnest, I stopped believing in luck and developed a base line understanding of probability. If you crack my hand it is not bad luck it is just part of the 7 percent of the time my hand in that situation would get cracked. Tell them, good catch , let it go and treat the next hand as a new situation.
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@mcfly77 ай бұрын
I like the best case. Once again bravo.
@Raviiii.7 ай бұрын
putting into words things i might barely start to realize for myself if at all ! Wizard !
@JackFate617 ай бұрын
Thanks for addressing this, Phil. I am grateful to you for sharing your wisdom.
@user-su2es9vr8y7 ай бұрын
what's the best poker books for beginners (covering hand statistics and basic play)?
@TheMarkODonohue7 ай бұрын
Hey Phil, have you read the Mental Game of Poker 1/2? I’d love to hear your thoughts on it.
@jesssayit22913 ай бұрын
so many great pts here that are never spoken of
@adamo365327 ай бұрын
Best video of yours so far.
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Amazing. Thank you so much!
@ts4gv6 ай бұрын
Question about variance. In blackjack, a great card counter's standard deviation is about 10x their winrate, above or below. In other words, for a card counter who makes $100/hr, in a given hour they'll end up somewhere between winning $1,100 and losing $900 about 70% of the time. How does this compare to a poker player who averages $100/hr? Just looking for a ballpark figure.
@qsdailydose89707 ай бұрын
Phil I appreciate you so much !
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
I appreciate you, too!
@guillermoalvarez94007 ай бұрын
In lower stakes, the player skill level isn’t as strong, so there isn’t as much of a need to play a high variance style if you have an edge, since there will always be better spots. Against better players at higher stakes, you have to take some of those spots. Like you can get away with rarely bluffing against low stakes but higher stakes players will eat you alive if you don’t. Same thing with shoving with draws, lesser players will still pay you off if you get there, better players won’t
@berdyderg9007 ай бұрын
Bad reg
@mikehallrealestate6 ай бұрын
Variance luck basically only matters from a long term results perspective towards the tail end or Mtts imo
@patrickjordan22337 ай бұрын
Edit because I forgot.😂😂.. Thanks Phil! I started playing 29ish years ago? Personally, I like to"double down" on studying, reading, and theory work during "downswings"...-play less & study more - Generally, when I've come out my variance downswings confidence is better, and play is more optimal, and more leaks plugged... I'm not nearly Phil's level, or even a "Pro", but i have made a living @ times while i was shopping for my next employer... Now, I'm into building business #3... 😁👍👍 (Still love the game, the challenge of *improving", and the testing myself...❤️)
@chowdogs25 ай бұрын
9:00-9:20 is the best shit I’ve ever fucking heard man. Keep it up Phil
@johnnyneckar49777 ай бұрын
"I have these emotions, I am human". Sure, Phil, sure...
@LarsAndersen-ig9yt7 ай бұрын
"If there was no luck in poker I would win every tournament." - Phil Hellmuth.
@MissDeal557 ай бұрын
I feel like the opposite is also true on the psychology/identity part. Meaning, if people step down in stakes for a session for whatever reason, they sometimes sit down with a chip on their shoulder and it blinds them.
@prithvishetty28836 ай бұрын
Hey Phil, big fan here. Can you make a video on a poker aspiring player on how to start learning gto and how to go about it. Would be of great help!!
@justinhart71727 ай бұрын
Thank you Phil, best video you’ve ever made
@bennychua99327 ай бұрын
even if im not a poker player i would still watch galfond video. ❤
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
♥️
@matthewkagan13467 ай бұрын
Nice video Phil! Three notes for you: Suggestion: Save money on the cuts to B-roll of guys who look like they belong in an Advil commercial (e.g. :49). Don't need it. Comment: Looking good! Fitness regimen working. Question: As you worked your way up, at what levels did you notice big skill improvements among opponents. Was it fairly linear (everyone gets a little better at every level) or more stop-and-go (e.g. 1/3; 2/5; 5/10 play similarly but 10/20+ is huge quality jump?
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
But I've already paid that Advil actor so much!
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
The biggest gaps tend to be from the 2nd highest to the highest stake at a given online site or live poker room. The very best players always choose the highest stakes, which can make it disproportionately tough. When I was coming up online, I stayed made 5/10 my main game even when I thought I could beat (and afford) 10/20 because I thought my hourly was higher there.
@matthewkagan13467 ай бұрын
@@PhilGalfond I wonder if that changes in today's environments, where the 5/10 is the biggest game regularly spread in many large public casinos (bigger games are mostly private). At commerce, for example, it's common to have 6-7 5/5 NLHE games going and 3-5 5/10, with nothing higher.
@barthilhorst75517 ай бұрын
Great video, love the background music as well
@JuventusAnalyst18976 ай бұрын
If i want to study, starting from really 0, what should i do? My focus is on cash game
@StellaDavila7 ай бұрын
Thanks Phil! Great mentoring here! 😅
@trumanashforth7 ай бұрын
great video, started playing about 9 months ago and just moved up to online 2/4 in live 2/5, your videos have probably made me a few thousand dollars, thank you for these!
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Awesome! You're very welcome. I hope they help you make even more over the next 9 months.
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
By the way, online 2/4 should be significantly tougher than live 2/5 FYI. If you're beating online 2/4 over a long period, you're probably good enough for ~10/20 live (but be responsible with your bankroll!) If you're not sure of your online results (small sample) and 2/5 feels like the right stakes live, I'd suggest you try lower stakes online (.25/.5 or .5/1) until you prove you're a winner there.
@trumanashforth7 ай бұрын
@@PhilGalfond it’s certainly interesting playing online vs live. I’ve had guys live fold QQ to a 3 bet, so the exploitation is certainly different in each field (as I’m sure you know much better than I). I beat online .5/1 relatively quickly but the swings online are also tough because of multi tabling and buying in deep. Fun to play similar stakes that require different routes to success
@donpablo8387 ай бұрын
It’s highly unlikely someone playing 9 months has moved up to 400nl is what Phil is trying to tell you. It’s unlikely someone playing 9 months is truly beating 100nl at a good rate for that matter. Are you seriously tracking your results online?
@karanrrai7 ай бұрын
Really nice video. You covered it all.
@johnmar63766 ай бұрын
Love your videos
@generaltrank74106 ай бұрын
The law of identity: The Player you believe yourself to be is the player you will see
@michelaveline7 ай бұрын
Thanks from Brazil!!!
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
De nada!
@kierolovesyou7 ай бұрын
Such a good watch Phil
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@Doodz6137 ай бұрын
As much as these reality check videos are necessary and beneficial, I think a step-by-step guide on how to improve and what resources to use to study would be a lot more valuable to most players. Some might really want to better their game but completely lack the knowledge of how to start.
@PeteyPablo17 ай бұрын
THESE ARE GOLD
@donnaowens30377 ай бұрын
So good Phil!!
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@user-tm8cu4md6f7 ай бұрын
I play short deck
@jovanmaric61606 ай бұрын
Great video
@shawn4white7 ай бұрын
Going to play 1/3 tonight at the local casino, going to think that I’m a 2/5 player and that I can crush all these souls here….
@huggins_will7 ай бұрын
Great video. I am being intentional about mental game development the 1st quarter of the year - working through Elliot Roe’s Master Class course. This was a great video to complement that work. Thank you.
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Thank you, and that’s a fantastic course! Stick with it and put in the work, and I expect you’ll see great results!
@chrisletang70007 ай бұрын
Wow ur comments don't just apply to poker but for life life, about how ur mind works. Nice
@WayneChiangPoker7 ай бұрын
A must watch for any aspiring pro.
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Thank you, Wayne ♥️
@mmfb887 ай бұрын
Hey Phil are you ever going to play Jnandez in the galfond challenge?!
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
If he wants to.
@mmfb887 ай бұрын
would love to see it!@@PhilGalfond
@AndreasFroehliPoker7 ай бұрын
Fantastic advice for a lot of people Phil
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Thank you, Andreas 😊
@gambler2227 ай бұрын
Greatest Poker Teacher Is Back!!! Thank you for another informative and inspiring video. KUDOS!!!!
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@maikijs55 ай бұрын
good content💛
@EZIO__-fs3lo7 ай бұрын
I played 0.25/0.5 plo on GG for a few days. Ran it up to 20 buy ins and got bored so I joined 10/20. I ended up doubling twice and running. Am i a 10/20 player now?
@3h4bMusic7 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@Wazzupphu6 ай бұрын
Good stuff Phil.
@brettblaster7 ай бұрын
Goat
@0580steve7 ай бұрын
In general, I thought you didn't t recommend shot taking?
@FatpigkennyАй бұрын
FoBP…that’s the key
@WYSIWY67 ай бұрын
My game so much build on tricks
@mmfb887 ай бұрын
Like the great Roger Federer says..”One point at a time”. For poker: One hand at a time.
@Mdevlin07 ай бұрын
Phil I’m having an issue. I’ve moved up in blinds a couple times, and I’d like to think that it was mostly due to prioritizing off table learning The problem is I’ve ran into a wall with free material. It seems everything free that I can get my hands on is stuff I already know. I’m not high enough in blinds to pay the ~$100/month for the good stuff, so my question is: do you know of any good resources that don’t come with a high price tag? I may be willing to fork over some dollars, but I just don’t think I can afford what I know is the good information at this time.
@Mdevlin07 ай бұрын
I suppose this question doesn’t need to be directed at Phil; I’d love to hear what other people are using out there for study material.
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
From the Ground Up at runitonce.com is $50 one time and comes with one free month of RIO Essential ($25). I’m unsure if you’re beyond that level but it’s better than the free stuff so it will probably help.
@Mdevlin07 ай бұрын
@@PhilGalfond i mostly play SNGs, and that course is a bit pricier. From the outline, it looks like only a couple of topics would be helpful for sure. Maybe if this downswing I’m in continues much longer I might have to buy it. Either way, I appreciate the response, Phil!
@Pisco5147 ай бұрын
Thx Phil!
@cobywright50346 ай бұрын
GOAT!
@zwijn7 ай бұрын
Great!!
@dsim52547 ай бұрын
What do you suggest for those who don't have legitimate methods of playing low stakes poker to build a bankroll? For example there are no ways to play online legally in my state.
@pc44245 ай бұрын
U play illegally
@3h4bMusic7 ай бұрын
Thanks for all the insight, Phil I just liked as many comments as possible to help with the algorithm ( I disliked the idiots though lol) Salute to you, Big Dawg!
@Scopeidium3 ай бұрын
Theory: Variance happens over all timeframes and some lifetimes are spend 'unlucky'.
@dirtvegan7 ай бұрын
Oh
@imemine8605Ай бұрын
Iv pmayed for a living fir 19 years but the first 5 or 6 years of that we're a horrifically stressfull roller-coaster because my bankroll management was not existent i used to play with 4 buy ins at my roll 20k in my roll plsying nlhe5k i look back st young me snd think what a moron i coukd beat those cames now im 40 and i cant beat knowhere near those stakes if id bsnkroll msnaged correctly when gsmes were super soft I'd be a millionaire. I still maje a great living at nl400 to 600 and the same at plo but nl5k back then was softer than nl400 is now.
@robertshawnmitchell7 ай бұрын
Preach!
@rajahferrier74757 ай бұрын
It's not the poker playing holding me back, it's the blackjack and roulette on the way out of the casino that's hurting me 😢😢😢
@yuriypryamorukiy42697 ай бұрын
I AM A 2/5 PLAYER !!!!
@karrde6666667 ай бұрын
It's harder in a way at lower levels against calling stations because you have to actually have it, which doesnt happen often
@berdyderg9007 ай бұрын
Maybe you're just not good (his main thesis in this video)
@karrde6666667 ай бұрын
@@berdyderg900 I'm not good because I have to wait longer for hands against calling stations? I could rewatch it a thousand times and never see that part
@PhilGalfond7 ай бұрын
I promise it’s not harder!
@jamiealexander70657 ай бұрын
You suck if you can't beat low stakes lol.
@karrde6666667 ай бұрын
@@jamiealexander7065 where bouts does it say I lose, I said it takes longer. I'm guessing your poker is as good as your comprehension