Show notes
Play Run It Once Poker Today: runitonce.euTrain With The Best on Run It Once Training: runitonce.comEmail suggestions to: [email protected] your worst punts to: [email protected] this week's episode of The Rake Podcast, our hosts Marle Cordeiro & Jamie Kerstetter chat with guest Elliot Roe about:00:25His backstory in hypnotherapy and mindset coaching. How it led him to the world of poker.02:55Jamie’s background with Elliot, connecting him with Scott Blumstein, and Elliot’s crucial role in helping Scott maintain a healthy mindset during his winning run at the 2017 WSOP Main Event. 05:12The commonalities and differences Elliot finds amongst different types and levels of poker players: Mixed sakes, mid stakes, high stakes, and the elite.07:39Elliot summarizes his basic approach to overcoming specific problem areas through hypnotherapy and guided meditation.09:38Breaking down the commonly held fear of trying your hardest / giving 100% effort to a serious pursuit, and how that manifests in poker.14:07How the COVID-19 / Coronavirus crisis has affected the state of online poker. Feeling guilty as an online poker player for benefiting from the isolation related to the crisis. Allowing yourself to acknowledge, accept, and appreciate any positive elements born out of the crisis.17:59Things you can do to assuage your guilt, or to help those who are being hit harder by self-isolation. 20:21Elliot’s decision to discount all of his services during the crisis, including a 70% discount on his A-Game Masterclass with Run It Once Training. Finding ways to help others in a similar fashion for their benefit, as well as your own.23:46How maintaining your own health during this crisis also helps your community as a whole.26:26Advice regarding elderly people in your life are not only at high risk, but are also most heavily hit by the isolation. 29:12The benefits of mindfulness meditation for dealing with being alone, especially in situations of hospitalized isolation.30:25Advice for dealing with the omnipresence of COVID-19 content in the media, and the importance of mitigating your emotional response.33:20A brief explanation of hypnotherapy and what it feels like to experience. Jamie shares her experience of a session with Elliot.36:53Does Elliot actually play poker? How poker is marketed vs how it should be marketed (poker as fun vs poker as a serious and difficult pursuit).42:48Advice for people who are forced into a night schedule or otherwise shitty schedule due to the logistic requirements of their current poker career.44:50Advice for planning long term toward the eventual end of the current crisis.

