How I Deal with Downswings

Welcome to the channel! In his premiere video, Phil discusses something all poker players have dealt with at one time or another: Downswings. He details a variety of methods that can be applied to working through a bad run and to better understand what contributed to it. Amid all the advice and approaches one can take, remember most importantly, at the end of the day, poker is just a game. Losing at poker is not losing at life. Taking a break and gaining perspective can only help. 🔐Become Elite ➡️ https://galfond.link/JoinPokerElite 📈 Beat NLHE ➡️ https://galfond.link/BeatNLHEFast 📈 Beat MTTs ➡️ https://galfond.link/BeatMTTsFast 📈 Beat PLO ➡️ https://galfond.link/BeatPLOFast 🎁 3 Free training videos: https://galfond.link/Free-Poker-Training 02:30 Take a break 03:08 Never waste a good crisis 07:07 Try to be more self-aware 09:50 Poker Variance Calculator 12:40 Get involved with a poker community 15:15 Bayesian Probability 21:35 Take a break (no really)! Phil may be uncomfortable asking you this, but we have absolutely no shame: Don't forget to like and subscribe! Phil's very helpful business friend is Paul Dominski. You can find him here:   / pauldominski   Winston Churchill is not on LinkedIn. But you CAN follow Phil: Twitter:   / philgalfond   Instagram:   / phil.galfond   Producer: Thomas Deming-Henes Post Producer: Anne Johnson Original Music: DJ Spinello Epidemic Sound Credit: Across the Waters - Dream Cave