Mike Wasserman, Author at Advanced Poker Training Blog https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/author/mikewasserman/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:46:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 97721497 How to Be More Process Oriented in Your Poker Game https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/how-to-be-more-process-oriented-in-your-poker-game/ https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/how-to-be-more-process-oriented-in-your-poker-game/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:46:52 +0000 https://www.advancedpokertraining.com/poker/blog/?p=4564 What does it mean to be “process oriented” in relation to poker? A process oriented poker player would focus on getting better at the game and making correct decisions in each moment while not worrying about results of a given hand. If you keep your focus on the process, you can’t help but improve your […]

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]]> https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/how-to-be-more-process-oriented-in-your-poker-game/feed/ 0 4580 How I Won Big at the LAPC – Part 2 https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/how-i-won-big-at-the-lapc-part-2/ https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/how-i-won-big-at-the-lapc-part-2/#comments Sun, 09 Apr 2023 21:28:45 +0000 https://www.advancedpokertraining.com/poker/blog/?p=3788 Lets jump into Day 2 of the tournament. If you missed my discussion of Day 1 of my recent big win at the LAPC, you can read it here. LAPC Day 2 I came in to Day 2 of the LAPC with 33 big blinds.  I think I was 82nd out of 132 returning players. […]

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]]> https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/how-i-won-big-at-the-lapc-part-2/feed/ 3 3788 How I Won Big at the LAPC – Part 1 https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/how-i-won-big-at-the-lapc-part-1/ https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/how-i-won-big-at-the-lapc-part-1/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2023 03:15:33 +0000 https://www.advancedpokertraining.com/poker/blog/?p=3785 I recently topped a field of more than 1300 entries at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles to win their LAPC Classic Event for just over $241,000. This is now my biggest score in over a decade of playing professionally. When you see big wins like this, you think what it’s like to win that amount of money. The […]

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]]> https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/how-i-won-big-at-the-lapc-part-1/feed/ 1 3785 Dealing with a Poker Downswing https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/dealing-with-a-poker-downswing/ https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/dealing-with-a-poker-downswing/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:45:57 +0000 https://www.advancedpokertraining.com/poker/blog/?p=3606 I have survived nearly 10 six figure downswings, up to this point in my poker career. It started in 2014 when I experienced my first 100k+ downswing. My hope is that you can use some of my experience and insights to get through your own downswings now or in the future. Because…make no mistake…the downswings […]

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]]> https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/dealing-with-a-poker-downswing/feed/ 1 3606 Three Keys to Commitment in Poker https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/three-keys-to-commitment-in-poker/ https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/three-keys-to-commitment-in-poker/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 22:05:19 +0000 https://www.advancedpokertraining.com/poker/blog/?p=3594 by Mike Wasserman At the end of 2009, I committed to move into a training house to learn how to master 180 man sit n’ go’s. What did it take for me to make this decision? How could I give myself the greatest chance of success? I simply employed the three keys to commitment. There […]

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]]> https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/three-keys-to-commitment-in-poker/feed/ 0 3594 The Making of a Poker Pro https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/the-making-of-a-poker-pro/ https://www.pokertraining.com/poker/blog/the-making-of-a-poker-pro/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2022 03:32:27 +0000 https://www.advancedpokertraining.com/poker/blog/?p=3501 How does someone go from being broke with no prospects and $1.75 in a PokerStars account to winning the Sunday Million 6 years later?  Read on to learn about Mike Wasserman’s journey from a poker hobbyist to a world class professional… By Mike Wasserman In 2015, I won the Sunday Million for $145,000.  It took […]

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