Faraz Jaka's Main Event Tips! #2: Identify the Weak Players
To mark the WSOP Main Event, Faraz Jaka has given us some top tips for those playing in the most prestigious event in poker. You can always find more help and advice, as well as free poker resources and training videos on Jaka Coaching.
Top Tip #2: Mindset
"Another bit of advice for the WSOP Main Event is on mindset. People get really excited during the Main Event. There are camera, media coverage and your friends are texting you — there's just so much excitement!
"It's hard not to get sucked into that. So when you have a big stack you're getting all hyped up and then you get a bad beat and lose two thirds your stack you feel like crap."
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Staying grounded mentally and not letting your mindset wander away from the present is super important, says Jaka.
"You really have to try not to get too excited and stay even keel. I always remind myself, that in every tournament I have ever won, at some point I was a short stack with ten big blinds. So when I get short, I'm like, 'Alright, this is part of the journey to win a tournament.'"