The Mindset Advantage Poker Podcast

In This Week's Episode: Ivan Stokes, also known as “ILS007,” is an English professional poker player who has been competing since the age of 18 and has been a two time Supernova Elite player as well as a successful coach. Coming from a “study-minded” standpoint due to his experience with chess, this mindset has benefited Stokes’s poker career from the start. In this episode, he speaks about how keeping a positive, productive mindset helped him become a better poker player, and offers tips on how you can improve your poker game. In This Episode You'll Learn:  04:19 - Ivan’s beginning experience with poker 05:23 - Ivan’s connection between poker and chess 06:36 - When poker became more competitive and how becoming skilled at poker is up to hard work 08:28 - How Ivan dealt with the stress of competing in Supernova Elite 10:02 - Poker pros vs. gamblers—the similarities and differences 12:10 - Mindset’s effect on Ivan’s success over the years 13:11 - How Ivan mentally prepares to play at the table