Find a Poker Mentor
Regardless of you level of skill in poker, there are players out there that are better than you. There are also players that think differently than you about every situation that you will face at a poker table. There are also those that have wisdom when it comes to poker and the poker lifestyle that has been gathered over a lifetime. Some of these people can help you to improve both your poker game and your life in general. I personally recommend that every poker player have a poker mentor.
Poker mentors do not always have to be a great poker player. Sometimes they may be an average player that has been around the block several times. They may also be someone that has been involved in the industry for many years and knows the ins and outs of the lifestyle.
Poker mentors can be helpful in many ways. First, they can serve as someone to bounce ideas off of in order to improve your game. Sometimes they can get you started in learning other poker games or strengthening your current poker game. Next, a poker mentor, especially one that has a few years on you, can serve as a life coach. Nothing is a better teacher than experience. Those that have the life experience and are willing to share it with you can save you some potential headache down the road.
I personally have a poker mentor. He is a poker author and former high stakes poker player. Age has effectively forced him to quit playing on the tournament circuit as his back does not allow him to sit for long stretches for a tournament. He occasionally will come out for an event, but it’s very infrequent now.
This man has taught me a lot about poker and life over the last few years. He has helped me improve my game and has helped me avoid some potential pitfalls in the gambling industry and in poker. I am a better player because of him and ultimately a better person.
Every player of substance has a mentor, even Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson. At times Ivey and Brunson have talked about those players that they looked up to or that took them under their wing and gave advice. A mentor doesn’t always have to be someone older. Erik Seidel and Howard Lederer had each other and other players at the Mayfair Club in New York as mentors. They helped each other out and eventually made each other exceptionally strong in poker.
If you don’t have a poker mentor, I suggest you keep an eye out on someone you could develop a relationship with. Over time, that person could teach you more about poker and life than a book could ever teach you.
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