As the games continue to become more competitive, more players are realizing how much value there is by working on their mental game. Just think about how much issues like tilt, laziness, booking wins too early, choking under pressure, or struggling with variance cost you. These and other issues add up, and they have a direct impact on your winrate. Depending on the stakes you play, or the severity of your issues, my coaching will quickly pay for itself.

Before I became a mental game coach for poker players, from 2005-07, I was a coach for over 300 golfers, a few who played on the PGA and LPGA Tours. I was about to start playing a full season of professional golf, when I was introduced to the poker world in 2007 by Dusty “leatherass” Schmidt. Since then, I’ve coached over 170 players from around the world, ranging from nosebleeds down to low stakes. I don’t divulge my client list, but below you can read some comments from some of them who chose to give testimonials.

I’m also a featured coach for DragtheBar, and write monthly instructional columns for WPT Magazine and PokerPro Europe. Prior to becoming a mental game coach, I earned a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University, and fulfilled the requisite 3,200 hours of supervised practice to become licensed as mental health counselor.


Coaching Overview

A growing source of information on the mental game is emerging in poker. The problem is that much of it only scratches the surface of the most common issues many of you face. Quality matters a lot, just as it does in learning the technical aspects of the game. Quality to me, means giving you what you need, not saying what you want to hear. That means, digging deeper into the issue to understand the real cause. Such things as hating mistakes, perfectionism, fantasizing, , believing you deserve to win, wanting to win every session, believing you are cursed, are a few examples the real problems that have to be fixed.

Identifying the cause of your mental game problems is the first step, and to make that happen quickly, clients first complete this questionnaire. Then, I provide a straightforward, step-by-step strategy to fixing your mental game problems. Part of that includes educating you on some key theories and basic brain functioning. Once you know some principles of how the mind works, improving your mental game is a lot simpler. The strategy also evolves the better we both understand the issues. The quality of a strategy can only be as strong as the quality of your understanding of the problem.

There are two primary goals of my coaching. First the obvious: prevent, manage, or eliminate entirely the mental game issues preventing you from playing your best. This is a list of the most common ones I help players improve:

• Tilt (In my program Tilt is defined as bad play caused only by anger.)
• Handling variance – running bad/well
• Fear (Ex. moving up in stakes, failure, and general nerves in big pots.)
• Emotional control
• Low confidence and overconfidence (winner's tilt)
• Procrastination
• Laziness – not getting in enough hours.
• Discipline
• Poker & life balance

Once these, or other issues, are under control, the second goal is help you to actually improve the quality of your mental best – the zone. Yes, the quality of your absolute best mentally can improve just as you’re able to improve your A-game technically. Being able to consistently be at your best, and have your best become better, requires that you can learn efficiently. This is the other side of my expertise. The clients who have advanced this far, gain an advantage by being able to learn a new line or play and unlearn old habits faster. Those methods also help them to eliminate future mental game problems quickly as well as increase volume (tables/hours).


Note: Sessions are most often done on skype so they can be recorded, and reviewed by you as often as you want. Also, I’m not watching you play. We’re talking the whole time. Players sometimes wonder what the hell we can talk about for an hour. These issues are more complex than you realize and that’s a big reason why you haven’t fixed them on your own.


Brief quotes about my coaching:

“He has been such an enormous help to me. I now play virtually tilt-free and bring my A-game nearly every time I play.” — Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt, PokerStars Team Online Pro

“Jared Tendler is a pioneer of the poker mental game. No one else even compares to his fact-based, scientific approach that is backed up by years of study in modern psychology.” — Hunter Bick, Professional poker player, DragTheBar CEO

“He teaches you things you simply can’t learn by playing.” — Ben “NeverScaredB” Wilinofsky; Winner of 2011 EPT Berlin

“Jared doesn’t spout feel-good mumbo-jumbo; this isn’t patronizing psychobabble. Instead, he peels back your poker-playing layers to identify and address your specific issues.” —Jeremiah Smith, Host of the Cash Plays podcast on Cardrunners

“I think I’ve been one of the most successful online players over the past five years, and there’s been no greater positive influence on my game than Jared and nothing else even comes close.” — Niman “Samoleus” Kenkre, BlueFire Poker Coach

“Until Jared, the only advice I had heard about tilt, even from respected coaches, was ‘don’t do it.’ Now I’m winning almost 12bb/100 playing stakes as high as $50/$100 Heads Up NL.” — Liz “RikJamesB1atch” Herrera

“Jared invented the field as far as I’m concerned.” — Jesse May, Host of PartyPoker's The Poker Show

“I can honestly say that working with Jared is one of the best invest¬ments I’ve ever made.” — Matt “mbolt1” Bolt, DragTheBar Coach

“Jared is a genius when it comes to helping you both recognize and sys¬tematically rid yourself of the issues that are getting in the way of reaching your potential. I don’t know where I would be today without him.” — Danny Steinberg, High Stakes Professional

“I’ve met quite a few people in this field and no one has had the effect that Jared did.” — Sean Gibson, Poker News Daily

“Jared’s approach works very well because he doesn’t put a patch on the problem and instead changes the way you think, not just about poker but life in general.” — Pascal “Stake Monster” Tremblay, Cardrunners Coach

“Jared is a smart, hard-working, funny guy who is extremely good at his job. He manages to be both personal and professional, which is a hard thing to do. If you have tilt issues that cost you money, then you’re down¬right silly not to work with him.” — Paul “GiantBuddha” Hoppe, DragTheBar Coach

“I worked with Jared for three months and my progress was nothing short of phenomenal.” — Alan “Dixon” Jackson, BlueFire Poker Coach

Click here to read more testimonials.


Packages & Pricing

1 Hour Consultation

This is the best option if you want to try a session without committing to more up front. The hour session also includes 45-60 minutes of preparation on my end, by reviewing your questionnaire and preparing a rough plan.

This session costs: $425. Each additional session is: $275/hour. Or you can commit to a package below, and take advantage of the package savings. The cost of the package is still the same, just subtract 1 hour and $425 from the price. Essentially, you’ll get 3 additional sessions for $725 more; or 7 additional sessions for $1725.


Initial Commitment – $1150

For players looking to make solid progress in their mental game at a steady pace. Includes:

• 4 hours of coaching. The hours are generally spread over 1-2 months, but it’s entirely flexible based on your progress, goals, desired pace of progress, variance, and schedule.
• Sessions are 1 hour long.
• Additional 2 hours of work on my part between sessions.
• Email follow-ups to answer questions from previous sessions.
• Save $100 compared to purchasing sessions individually.
• Reduced pricing on additional sessions (see below)

Comprehensive Commitment – $2150

For players with a strong desire to realize their potential, resolve important issues in their game and/or want to work more intensively. Includes:

• 8 hours of coaching.
• Session length ranges from 90 to 30 minutes. First session is 90 minutes.
• Additional 4 hours of work on my part between sessions.
• Email follow-ups to answer questions from the last session.
• Option for journal or blog review.
• 10 minute consult required first. This package is a two sided commitment.
• Save $200 compared to purchasing sessions individually.
• Reduced pricing on additional sessions (see below)

An upfront commitment is no longer required after either package is completed. Then, additional session are:

• $250 per hour
• $200 for 45 minutes
• $150 for 30 minutes

For more information, or to read my blog and articles, visit www.jaredtendlerpoker.com.

An invaluable addition to any serious poker player's game IMO. Unless the cost represents a big portion of someone's bankroll there's no reason to not go for the whole package. Speaking from experience, the long-term EV of getting it is way above the initial cost. We spend so much time on our poker games but not nearly enough on what will determine our success more than anything else: our mind.

Subscribed for when I hit a heater.

I'll definately take you up on this at some point Jared unfortunately ive once again tilted off half my bankroll so cant really do it at the moment.

My head is a complete mess so i need help.

Completely agree. Was extremely impressed with Jared's knowledge, effort and professionalism when we did our sessions.

For those interested in a more affordable option to my coaching, I have a new book out called, The Mental Game of Poker (more details in this thread). It's packed with a ton of great advice about Tilt, Fear, Motivation and Confidence that I've used with players over the last 4 years.

Perfect for anyone serious about learning an aspect of the game that has becoming more and more important. It's getting solid reviews from the media and from players.

I'm conducting a 90 minute seminar called "Conquering Tilt and Bad Beats" on Sunday September 18th (2pm Eastern US) through Tri at DailyVariance.com.

The cost is $47 to the first 5 people who register and you'll also be given an audio file of the seminar for future reference. For more information or to sign-up, click here.

Here are a few things you'll learn in the seminar:

• Why previous attempts to eliminate tilt have failed.
  
• Why a malfunctioning mind is beyond your control.
  
• Why tilt can be a good thing.
  
• How to identify your breaking point.
  
• To dissect tilt in deeper ways than ever before.
  
• How to identify and breakdown the seven types of tilt.
  
• How Accumulated Tilt is a major wild card.
  
• A strategic and logical method to begin truly conquering tilt.
  
• When to quit and when to keep playing.
  
• Realistic expectations around improving.
  
• How to track improvement.

There will be also 30 minute Q&A as part of the seminar, so this is a great chance to get answers to your tilt problems. Click here to sign-up today and save.

Hey Jared,

I just signed up for your 90 minute seminar. I was wondering if there is any software I need to download or anything I can do to prepare for the seminar?

Thanks,
Brian Arbaugh

Hi Brian,

Great to hear you'll be there for the seminar. You don't need to download any software. DailyVariance will send you a link before the seminar starts that you can click to join.

From an instructional side, the best thing you can do to prepare is understand your pattern of tilt. What are the things or situations that cause you tilt? How do you react when you're on tilt? What do you say to yourself, outloud, or to others? What tactical mistakes do you make? What makes it worse/better?

Have details about your tilt pattern will help immensely when identifying the underlying cause of your tilt, and in developing a clear strategy to fix it.

The other thing you can do, is to write out specific questions?

See you Sunday!
Jared

Group Mental Game Coaching Now Available

Players now have the opportunity to work directly with me at a lower cost (See pricing below). Groups are limited to 3 to 5 people, so that I can give ample individualized instruction. The overall structure, goals, and approach to solving mental game problems like tilt, fear, and loss of confidence remains exactly the same as individual coaching.

In each group session, a critical topic is discussed and then applied directly to each group member. Learn from players with similar issues, while getting direct instruction from me. It’s the best of both worlds.

My goal is to make these sessions as close to as effective as individual sessions as possible. For those of you who often learn well from others, it’s possible group coaching can be even more effective for you!

Three groups are available initially:


The Mental Game Group

New to the mental game? Have a mix of tilt, fear, motivation, or confidence issues that you want to fix? In this group, you’ll learn a general strategy how to assess, break-down, and solve your mental game problems in a logical and straightforward way. Small group size ensures ample personalized instruction. By the end of the group your mental game problems may not be entirely gone, but you’ll have a clear roadmap to continue making progress on your own.

Dates: Feb 21st, Feb 28th, March 13th, & March 27th
Time: 1 – 2:15pm Eastern US time
Length: 75 minutes
Size: Limited to 3-4 people
Location: Skype
Cost: $450/person


Tilt Group

Struggle during downswings? Hate bad beats or making mistakes? Tilt a common problem in poker, but it doesn’t have to be a part of your game. In this group, you’ll learn to identify which of the 7 types of tilt affect your game, how to break-down each one, and ultimately solve your tilt problem. By the end of the group, tilt may not be gone from your game. But, you’ll have a clear roadmap on how to control tilt and continue making progress on your own.

Dates: Feb 23rd, March 1st, March 15th, & March 29th
Time: 5 – 6:15pm Eastern US time
Length: 75 minutes
Size: Limited to 3-4 people
Location: Skype
Cost: $450/person


Custom Group: The best value!

Put a group together, and you get to choose the topic and timing. I’m happy to consult with you to design a program that best fits what your group is looking to accomplish.

Date & Time: TBD
Length: 4, 6, or 8 weeks; 75 or 90 minutes
Size: 3-5 people
Cost: See below. (Price listed is a total cost for the group. Per person rate depends on the number of people.)



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Happy to answer any questions here or via PM. If you're ready to sign-up, PM me.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have new radio show on QuadJacks, appropriately called, The Mental Game. It airs live on Wednesdays at 5pm Eastern and I accept call-ins to answer questions live on the air. If you have questions about the book, or about any aspect of your mental game, during the show you can call: (702) 997-2501 or on skype: qjcalls.

I've had some great guests on so far, including: Lex Velhuis, Tommy Angelo, Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt, and Aaron "WiltOnTilt" Wilt. Plus, each month I bring on a listener to do a live-on-air session. Listen to the show for details on how you could be on the show.

The 10 archived shows can be found here: http://www.quadjacks.net/category/po...thementalgame/

Is the group coaching $450/person/session or $450 for the whole month?

It was $450 for the whole month, but I'm not offering that option anymore.

The custom group still available and actually cheaper. With that option, if you find 3 other people and, for example, want to do four - 75min sessions, each of you would pay a total of $400. Or have a group of 5 and you each pay a total of $320.

More details in my previous post, here's the total cost/group for each option:

For those who not know it. The mental game show is back.

Another great interview by Jared:
http://quadjacks.com/2012/10/25/the-...ivier-busquet/

Hey. I beat 2/5 NLHM for a pretty good hourly. Looking to improve my game and move up to 5/10 in 6-8 months. I'm interesting in a session, but want to know if we can have a short 10-15 minute session before I commit. Thanks.