{"id":1705,"date":"2018-02-01T09:18:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T14:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advancedpokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/?p=1705"},"modified":"2021-06-06T15:01:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T19:01:24","slug":"alex-fitzgerald-shares-pokers-important-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/alex-fitzgerald-shares-pokers-important-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Fitzgerald Shares &#8220;Poker&#8217;s Most Important Thing&#8221;!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wanted to know what is truly critical to tournament poker success? I know I could use that!<\/p>\n<p>Do some people just have more \u201ctalent\u201d than others or can anyone be a successful poker player with enough practice? Once again, I&#8217;m rooting for the practice side of the fence.<\/p>\n<p>We can all learn some of the answers to these questions in poker pro Alex Fitzgerald&#8217;s upcoming exclusive webinar &#8220;Poker\u2019s Most Important Thing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Alex&#8217;s Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Alex is a successful poker pro, coach, and writer with more than 25 significant tournament cashes across the past decade. He also is the author of<em><strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/goto\/aHR0cHM6Ly9kYW5kYnBva2VyLmNvbS9wcm9kdWN0cy90aGUtbXl0aC1vZi1wb2tlci10YWxlbnQ\/cmVmPUpWbXgtdi1WaEtrWS1h\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Myth of Poker Talent: Why Anyone Can Be a Great Poker Player<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. In the past Alex has been a regular contributor to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/goto\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9rZXJuZXdzLmNvbS9lZGl0b3JzL2FsZXhhbmRlci1maXR6Z2VyYWxkLw==\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Poker News<\/strong><\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/blog\/goto\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ja2V0Zml2ZXMuY29tL2FydGljbGVzL2F1dGhvci9hc3Nhc3NpbmF0by8=\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pocket Fives<\/strong><\/a> sharing his own personal approach to the game of poker.<\/p>\n<p>Alex has taken quite an interesting path leading to and through his life in poker. According to the author bio for his book:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After running away from home during high school Alex worked as a commercial fisherman and security guard, till he found poker. While describing himself of average intelligence, Alex has been able to accrue more than $3,500,000+ in tournament earnings around the world, final tabling EPTs, multiple WCOOPs and FTOPs events, along with practically every regular tournament online. During his reign as poker tournament warhorse Alex has started a poker consultancy which serves more than 1,000 professional poker players in 60 countries. Constantly at work, Alex has published hundreds of training videos, articles, and webinars.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Webinar Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Alex has generously offered to share his poker tournament knowledge with APT users. In the webinar, he will share his thoughts about the all-important question \u201cHow do we win more money?\u201d These thoughts are based upon analytics that he fashioned after Billy Beane\u2019s transformative approach to baseball as featured in the book <em>Moneyball<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;What is Poker&#8217;s Most Important Thing?&#8221; username=&#8221;PokerTraining&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Alex Fitzgerald will host this exclusive webinar on Friday February 9<sup>th<\/sup> at 8:30pm EST. The webinar will last for 90 minutes. Advance registration is required, as access is limited. APT Users can register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokertraining.com\/poker\/link.php?cl=91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0view a brief introductory video.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be joining, looking for some wisdom I can work into my game. I hope you&#8217;ll be there as well!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Like this post? Head on over to the sidebar and subscribe.\u00a0We will alert you whenever a new APT blog post goes live!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter!\u00a0[twitter-follow username=&#8221;pokertraining&#8221; scheme=&#8221;dark&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wanted to know what is truly critical to tournament poker success? I know I could use that! Do some people just have more \u201ctalent\u201d than others or can anyone be a successful poker player with enough practice? Once again, I&#8217;m rooting for the practice side of the fence. 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