Ben 'BenABadBeat' Raven on how to better deal with your emotions at the tables MOPP E2

In this second episode, Ben 'BenABadBeat' Raven is sharing a lot of good insights. He explains what poker was like for him before and after he discovered psychotherapy. And he reveals his favorite book that helped him the most.

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0:00Intro
2:26Why Ben decided to share his daily results
8:10How long it takes to get to high stakes
13:20Enjoying the complexity of poker
18:42Choosing which format to play early in your career
20:50Going for Supernova Elite and high-volume grinding
27:15The importance of the right support group
33:58Looking internal for answers and reflecting
39:10Psychotherapy insights for poker players
41:15Balancing psychotherapy with playing high stakes poker
48:05Advice for poker players interested in psychotherapy
56:53Overcoming small traumas that we’ve all experienced
58:21The power of sitting with your emotions for poker players
1:00:23Warning signs that you need to do some introspective work
1:04:26Finding your purpose and reigniting your passion for poker
1:06:06Advice Ben would give his younger self
1:14:50Problems a lot of poker players have and going deeper
1:23:06How Ben studies and improves his poker game
1:29:43Asking smart poker minds for answers and building your network
1:32:08What poker was like for Ben before and after discovered psychotherapy
1:38:30Bens favourite book that helped him the most
1:43:19Winner's tilt and overcoming bad habits
1:49:09Why Ben uses RNGs to improve his decision making
1:53:02Setting expectations going into a poker session
1:55:07Studying with Clanty, moving up stakes and what the future holds
2:00:02Why you need to gain experience and there are no shortcuts
2:03:02What fires Ben up right now
2:05:06Closing words from Ben