The Poker Journal Book

It?s an almost universally accepted fact that one of the best ways to improve performance is to keep accurate, detailed records. If someone wants to lose 20 pounds, they should write down what they eat and how much they exercise. If someone wants to run a marathon, they should record their workouts. Poker is no different. Tracking results and making smart adjustments based on observations leads to improvement. Improvement ultimately leads to success. What is success in poker? Winning. Winning money, winning tournaments, maybe even winning the respect of your friends and family. If you learn to recognize the factors that lead to success (and also to failure), you will play better. It?s that simple. Just keep the poker journal, record the salient details, and watch your play improve over time. This book is a tool to help you become a better poker player--a place to record your individual poker sessions, take notes, and notice trends. It provides you with a simple, easy to use, framework in which to record your poker career. Facts captured include: location, game (tournament/cash) and type (Omaha, Texas Hold?em, etc.), limits (if appropriate), number of players, buy in, cash out, time played, and general session notes where you record information about key hands and other miscellaneous observations. You will have ample space there to record absolutely anything that affected your play. Additionally, in the back of the journal, appendices provide you with room to keep a "poker checkbook" (overall record of wins/losses and hours played so that you can calculate your hourly rate), list your poker goals, log lessons learned, and take notes on frequent opponents. Also, there are 2 scatter plot graphs that you can use to help notice trends in your cash and tournament games. Finally, there is a wrap-up section for use after you?ve completed the journal. It will help you assemble high-level salient information about your poker play during the time you used the journal. In-depth instructions are provided for every unique page in this journal to help ensure you leverage your observations to maximize your results.Read More