How to Come up With Simple but Effective Poker Strategies | Patrick Howard

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In episode 29 of the MOPP we chat with poker player, coach, strategy creator Patrick Howard. In this episode we discuss Patrick's inspiring poker journey, the importance of work ethic, structured learning approaches, adapting to player pool tendencies, battling downswings and mental hurdles, coping with burnout and anxiety, mental health struggles, the significance of reaching out for help, poker's isolation challenges, and much more. Whether you're a poker enthusiast or looking for insights into mental resilience, this podcast has something for you. Don't miss out!

You can find patrick here https://linktr.ee/mobiuspoker

0:00 - Introduction
03:25 - Patrick's journey back to poker after pursuing other paths
08:20 - The importance of a strong work ethic and routine in his success.
11:49 - Creating structured approaches to learning that was missing
20:20 - How Patrick applied fundamental concepts in theory to be a strong exploitative player
23:40 - How to respond to changing player pool tendencies
30:50 - Going through a big downswing and hitting a mental wall
35:14 - Burnout and experiencing extreme anxiety
38:16 - Mental health struggles and depression
42:05 - Reaching out to other people for help
44:37 - Why the isolation of playing poker causes problems
48:23 - How Patrick got himself back on track
52:02 - The shift in Patricks state and feeling lighter
54:07 - Advice to any poker player going through mental health struggles
1:01:50 - Common mindset leaks that players think are strategic leaks
1:05:15 - How Patrick uses data review to help players work through leaks
1:06:50 - Cognitive biases that prevent us making rational decisions
1:12:00 - Why blockers aren’t often that important
1:15:45 - Using data to justify your players and anchoring bias
1:18:50 - Why poker requires you to develop mental tools to succeed
1:20:20 - Renes challenges with pre-session anxiety and creating certainty
1:26:30 - Using data to create more certainty and studying over playing
1:30:07 - Studying too much and being overwhelmed in game
1:32:02- Why people who are easier on themselves have more success in poker
1:35:00 - Putting performance pressure on yourself and becoming less results focused
1:37:40 - A mindset shift that helps Patrick deal with making mistakes
1:43:00 - Playing the “let’s see how much I can lose game”
1:45:50 - Why Patrick focuses most of his time on coaching
1:49:33 - The main benefits of studying population tendencies
1:57:00 - Why he moved more towards theory studying
2:01:10 - Ineffective ways people use a solver
2:08:10 - Things we can’t ignore form solvers
2:11:04 - Making simplifications to your strategy pre-flop
2:13:34 - What tools players need to improve their game
2:16:06 - An under looked way to maximise your EV
2:21:30 - The most important lessons poker has taught Patrick
2:24:00 - What is statistical uncertainty and why most players don’t understand it
2:29:40 - What has allowed Patrick to have success in poker and coaching
2:32:32 - The best players are more precise and details orientated
2:35:25 - Mental leaks that stop players moving to higher stakes
2:37:36 - How players should be thinking about risk and moving up stakes
2:44:23 - How Rene approaches risk taking
2:46:40 - Why game selection is so important
2:49:00 - Does Patrick believe anyone can play high stakes?
2:52:22 - Where is the ceiling for most players?
2:55:40 - What get’s Patrick exited about poker and GTO Wizards dominance
3:00:50 - The main takeaway that Patrick would like our audience to walk away with
3:02:28 - Adam and Renes summary