029: The Funhouse Effect

Nick Howard founded Poker Detox, an NLHE training company in May 2016. In its first year, Poker Detox produced three major public courses, and Nick began a side project attempting to train a selection of losing players, using a team-training format. By Fall of 2017, that “losers” team had proven itself successful, and Nick had been able to refine his coaching methodologies to a point where he was ready to expand. Poker Detox now functions as one of the most elite application-based staking companies in the industry, containing a crew of mind coaches and language-optimization experts that work to provide a full support system for students. The company achieved a high enough level of methodology that it became possible to tailor the Detox training system for players of different native languages and even different learning types. The result is a powerful combination of training exercises that highlight the necessary concepts while empowering the learner to choose their path toward integration. Applications for new team members are accepted several times per year, and in 2018 Poker Detox became the first training organization to offer guaranteed salaries to its players.   Today, Nick Howard shares about The Funhouse Effect, something he notices while working with Jason Su on Poker with Presence.   Key Takeaways The 8 Man Zoom Group. The struggles of the 8 man. The Funhouse.   Quotes The more you are projecting from a distorted unresolved emotional space, the more you’re going to be sort of twisting the information in front of your face in a way that’s not actually accurate. That’s the real reason that we need to work with emotions as performers. “One of the hardest things about Poker is that, because we’re not getting immediate feedback on the quality of our decision.”   Resources https://presence-profit.samcart.com/products/mpp     Rate & Review If you enjoyed today’s episode of Beyond Poker, hit the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts, (or wherever you listen) so future episodes are automatically downloaded directly to your device.   You can also help by providing an honest rating & review over on Apple Podcasts. Reviews go a long way in helping us build awareness so that we can impact even more people. THANK YOU!   Connect with Nick & Wayne Facebook YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Get Access to the Show Notes To get access to the full show notes, including all the resources mentioned during the interview, visit BeyondPoker.com/33 Check Us Out On:  BeyondPoker.com Wayne Yap on Instagram Nick Howard on Instagram Nick Howard on Twitter PokerDetox.com