The Mindset Advantage Poker Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, Mateos shares his journey from casual COVID-era home games to playing poker professionally, emphasizing that his growth came not from a single breakthrough but from years of obsession, trial and error, and learning how to learn. He discusses how active deliberate study replaced passive consumption. How documenting his struggles and progress on social media helped him build a personal brand during a difficult downswing, and how success milestones often failed to deliver lasting fulfillment. Throughout the conversation Mateos reflects candidly on burnout, identity, and motivation, ultimately highlighting the importance of process over outcomes, community over isolation, and aligning daily actions with personal values as the real foundation for long-term performance.

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In this episode, JWIN shares his journey from corporate success to life as a high-stakes professional poker player. He explains why leaving a secure career wasn't as reckless as it seemed and how mindset, not luck, determines long-term success in poker.

Jay reflects on overcoming major downswings, building mental resilience, and the importance of structured study routines. He also highlights the challenges of balancing poker with family life and offers honest advice to those considering going pro, urging them to pursue it for love of the game, not the illusion of freedom.

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Today's podcast features Andy 'Greekfish' Andrew and Misha van der Kar from Universal Poker. They share insights on how their unique affiliate service reduces stress and variance for all poker players, whether professional or recreational. Highly recommend checking out Universal Poker for anyone interested in poker.

For past episodes of the Mindset Advantage Podcast visit:

https://www.pokermindcoach.com/tmapodcast/

In This Week's Episode:

Before Scott Blumstein sat down for Day 1C of the WSOP Main Event, he had never entered a tournament over $3,500.

On Day 4 he finished 8th in chips.

After 7 grueling days, he entered the final table as the chip leader with 97,250,000 chips...

And in hand #246 of the final table, he 3-bet shoved Ah2d and was called by Dan Ott's Ad8s.

The board ran out Js6s5h7h, and just as it looked like Ott would double, the 2h landed on the river, giving Scott Blumstein the WSOP Main Event tilt and $8,150,000.

During the two day break between the end of Day 7 and the start of the final table, Scott brought in Elliot Roe to mentally prepare him for the biggest 3 days of his poker career, saying:

"Honestly, with the 48-hours I thought the mental game was more important than any technical stuff I could learn at that juncture."

In this Episode of The Mindset Advantage podcast, Scott Blumstein joins Elliot Roe and Adrienne "Talonchick" Rowsome to talk about winning the most prestigious tournament in poker.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How a mental blow up on Day 7 nearly cost Scott the entire tournament.
• Why he chose to prioritize working on his mental game over his technical game during the 48-hour break before the final table.
• What motivated Scott to win (even more than the $8,150,00 first place prize).
• How Scott went from a "Mental Game Fish", who preached that there was no skill in poker to WSOP Main Event Champion.
• Exactly what it felt like when the 2h fell on river, giving Scott the win and the $8,150,000 first prize.
• What's next for the 2017 WSOP Main Event Champ.

Links:

Scott Blumstein

• Twitter

Adrienne Rowsome:

• Adrienne Rowsome:

  • Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne's Twitch Channel
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

For past episodes of the Mindset Advantage Podcast visit:

https://www.pokermindcoach.com/tmapodcast/

About This Week's Guest: 

Jared Tendler wrote the book on The Mental Game of Poker, in fact, he wrote two. His best-selling books The Mental Game of Poker 1 & The Mental Game of Poker 2 have introduced thousands of player to the mental game, and have been instrumental in growing the interest for poker mindset content.

Jared was first introduced to the game when he met poker-pro Dusty Schmidt on the golf course. After hearing about the trials and tribulations Dusty went through in poker, he felt that his mental game coaching program would be a great fit for poker players, and he started working with Dusty to test this theory out.

When Dusty achieved SNE and saved thousands of dollars in broken computer equipment, Jared felt confident that he had something of value to share with the poker world.

From there he created content for Stox Poker and went on to write his two books. Jared's clients include WSOP November Niners, WSOP bracelet winners, and EPT Champions. He is now recognized as one of the leading experts on the mental game in the poker industry.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How Mental Game coaching can pay for itself if you're prone to smash mouses, computer monitors, or your walls when on tilt.
• How the Mental Game has evolved over the last 10 years, and where it's going over the next 10.
• The mental leaks you might have if you've ever said: "Even if I'm mad or on tilt, it doesn't affect my game."
• How "Embracing Your Suck" can kick start a failing poker career.
• The one time it tilt's Jared to see players reading his books.
• How the Mental Game work you do in poker can carry over to all areas of life.

Jared Tendler: 

• Get The Mental Game of Poker audio book for free
• The Mental Game of Poker 1
• The Mental Game of Poker 2
• Twitter

Adrienne Rowsome:

• Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne's Twitch Channel
• Twitter
• Facebook

In This Week's Episode:

Ari Meisel is an author and entrepreneur who's books include:

Idea to Execution and Less Doing, More Living.

He's also the co-founder of Leverage, an upscale Virtual Assistant Service.

Ari's philosophy of Less Doing is all about optimizing, automating, and outsourcing life's daily tasks to free yourself to do what you're most effective at.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How Ari's team is able to accommodate any (legal) request, even if it's getting a photo of you riding on a grizzly bear while holding a bald eagle.
• How technology can take your bad habits and make them substantially worse.
• The "Liberty Paradox" that causes poker players to get less done even though they have unlimited freedom.
• How to figure out what daily tasks you can outsource to someone else.
• How to transition from "Professional Poker Player" to "Startup Founder."

Links:

Ari Meisel:

• Leverage Virtual Assistants
• Twitter
• Books
• Youtube

Adrienne Rowsome:

• Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne's Twitch Channel
• Twitter
• Facebook

In This Week's Episode:

Over the last few weeks, there has been a buzz about the new app being released by Fedor Holz and our own Elliot Roe. This week, Fedor joins the show for a 3rd time to reveal all the details on the project.  

Primed Mind is a mobile app designed to make mindset coaching accessible to the entire world. They do this by providing bespoke mindset sessions for the most important aspects of your life, and guided sessions for growing every aspect of your mindset.

The app is now available on iOS and Google Play, and you can learn all about it on their website >>> https://www.primedmind.com/

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How Fedor stays ahead of the curve, even though he's "retired" down to 10% of his old volume.
• Why Fedor believes discipline is an essential skill for players of all talent levels.
• What you must to surpass opponents who started the game before you, and have a head start in skill level.
• A step-by-step guide to forming your poker "inner circle."
• What is this Primed Mind thing everyone is talking about?

Links:

Fedor Holz:

• Twitter
• Primed Mind

Adrienne Rowsome:

• Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne's Twitch Channel
• Twitter
• Facebook

Kevin Martin is a professional MTT player, Twitch Streamer, PokerStars Pro and Reality TV Superstar.

After a 9th place finish in Big Brother Canada Season 3, he returned in Season 5 and went all the way to the end, facing off with his biggest rival in the final competition of the season.

While his opponent crumbled under pressure, Kevin's experience in high-pressure final tables showed, and he was able to win easily. This allowed him to vote out his only competition and win the show, and $150,000, by a 9-0 vote.

Even if you've never watched Big Brother, you'll still want to give this a listen, as Kevin lays out a road map for what it takes to accomplish those huge goals you have in life.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How Kevin's diligent study habits took his poker game to the next level and eventually allowed him to win Big Brother.
• What it's like to live in a film studio for 3 months with no privacy and a camera pointed at you for 24 hours a day.
• How using mediation in the house allowed him to overcome the sleep deprivation all the contestants were faced with.
• How Kevin's final table experience allowed him to stay calm in the final "heads up" competition for $150,000 and the win.
• The Non-TV friendly end-game strategy Kevin used to "break" Big Brother.

Links: Kevin Martin:

• Twitter
• YouTube
• Twitch.tv

Adrienne Rowsome:

• Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne's Twitch Channel
• Twitter
• Facebook

This week is going to be a bit different.

Over the last few episodes, you've probably heard about the recently launched Poker Mind Coach Academy. It's a community of ambitious poker players all trying to reach their full potential in the game.

One of the benefits of being a member is a bonus segment from the podcast called "Afterthoughts." After we record an episode Elliot, Adrienne, and the guest all need to hang out while the recordings download. There's always a great conversation during that time, so we decided it was a waste not to record it.

Usually, these conversations are only available to Academy members, but this week we'll be sharing the Afterthoughts from last week's episode with Matt Berkey as a sneak peak into the Academy.

For more info on all the other benefits just visit PokerMindCoachAcademy.com

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How Matt went from a break even online MTT player to crushing the highest stakes in just 6 months.
• Why Matt was one of the few poker pro fist pumping when Black Friday happened.
• What happened when Matt lost $5.5mm in the 300/600/1200 and was down to his very last buy-in for the game.
• Why poker is rooted in failure, and how using that knowledge can help you not to take the results personally.
• How asking "why" can help you escape the learning curve and start your journey to hitting your ceiling in poker.

Links:

Matt Berkey:

• Solve For Why Academy
• Twitter
• YouTube
• A Gambler's Fallacy

Adrienne Rowsome:

• Watch and Subscribe to Adrienne's Twitch Channel
• Twitter
• Facebook