Bob and Richard interview industrial psychologist Alan Schoonmaker who has written a large number of books and articles about the psychology of poker.
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Show Notes
[00:39] Introduction to Dr. Alan Schoonmaker
[05:27] How negotiation relates to poker
[07:13] The importance of game selection in business
[15:06] “Your worst enemy is yourself” Why it’s more important to study yourself than to study your opponents
[20:07] Game selection differences between poker and VP
[25:30] Compulsive gamblers and their first gamble
[29:37] Herbert Simon and evaluating information
[37:40] Dan Ariely
[39:18] “Business is a Poker Game”
[47:13] Inspirations for his book writing
Dr. Alan Schoonmaker’s website: https://dr-al-schoonmaker.net/
“Negotiate to Win, Gaining the Psychological Edge” by Alan Schoonamaker https://amzn.to/2I99wMe
“Business is a Poker Game” by Alan Schoonmaker: https://amzn.to/2I8tSoC
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Great interview. People so underestimate the psychological aspects of gambling.
Good point, especially poker players. I think poker players in general are some of the most degenerative people on the face of the earth when it comes to the card playing world. The vast majority of poker players out there couldn’t stand on their own two legs to save their own ass in a poker game if their lives depended on it! I don’t have any respect for poker players no matter who they are. After the my last big argument at the poker table I’ve adopted a fuck’em all type of attitude and that’s the way it needs to stay.
There is only one poker player that I have respect for, Olivier Busquet. He beat the hell out of another fellow poker player, JC Alvarado, in an MMA match. He then parlayed his winnings into the 2016 WSOP and he placed real high in the heads up event and made 4th, along with a few other cashes.