The
Strategy, as mentioned above, revolves
around what Sun Tzu referred to as the Moral Law or
"Dao", but in Tournament Poker we will relate
"Dao" to fundamental Philosophy or Goal/Mission.
Everything revolves around that. It must. And that
is a personal thing. Not mine, not your opponents',
but yours. The Strategy is built
upon this foundation.
The other elements that surround and influence all
your decisions are the Heaven/Climate, the "Tien";
the Earth/Ground, "Di"; Commander/Leadership,
"Jiang"; and Method and Discipline, "Fa".
Without getting into the entire Warrior Class Tournament
Poker™ clinic, we can just say that each of
these elements relates to different disciplines and
skills that can be easily and incrementally learned
to make you a competent and confident tournament poker
player.
Sun Tzu referred to Heaven or the Climate element
and those things were the things beyond the control
of the sovereign, the general and the armies. The
weather, the thunder/lightning strikes and the earthquakes
...those things of Heaven. In poker tournaments we
have things beyond our control, but we must take them
into our considerations just as the ancient generals
did. Such things as trends, conditions and...yes,
Lady Luck.
Where he referenced the Ground it is easier to compare
our green felt poker tables, but one must also consider
the rooms and even the regions we must travel to (if
we play at that level). All of those things require
minor and sometimes major adjustments in our play;
but more importantly what effect does it have on our
opponents and how might we take advantage of those
less observant ones.
The Leadership skills pertain to the never ending
task of self-improvement. The honing of skills and
talents by taking classes and clinics (like this one);
reading books and articles and (most importantly)
simple observation. Never stop observing opponents.
You utilize non-play time to observe the good ones
to pick up skills and the bad ones to see what to
avoid. You also use this time to observe players "in-play"
and how they play that you might use that knowledge
to your advantage at a later time.
Methods and Discipline points to what it takes to
deal with people. The more you learn about the game
of poker, the more you should understand it is
not a game of cards, but rather a
game of people. The better
your people skills, the better you'll be as a player.
Take
the time Right Now to contact the
Warrior Class Tournament Poker™ Coach
to download our Questionnaire. It's a PDF file
sent to you and you can respond at your leisure via
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