The Poker Mindset (Essential Attitudes for Poker Success)

by Matthew Hilger

The authors answer the question of what 'secret' separates top poker players from poker wannabes. They explain that pros use a series of established approaches and behaviors that enable them to bring their best game to the table session after session, regardless of short-term results. Taylor and Hilger lay bare, the seven core attitudes and concepts that ensure you have the optimal emotional, psychological, and behavioral framework for playing superior poker.

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MIT Student Wins SIG Poker Tournament

Friday, October 27, 2006

BALA CYNWYD, Pennsylvania -- Susquehanna International Group, LLP, (SIG) a leading financial institution, hosted 83 seniors from top colleges and universities around the country to a poker tournament
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The tournament winner was Ayres Fan, who recently completed undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota and is now studying electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Fan won a cash prize of $25,000.

Eric Eisenberg of Washington University won the $15,000 second place prize and Jeremy Maletz, an economics major from Columbia won the $10,000 third place prize.

According to Susquehanna director of recruiting Todd Simkin, "The tournament was a successful vehicle for giving our top job candidates a more intimate look at Susquehanna and the many opportunities which can pursue here. While many of these candidates probably never heard of Susquehanna a year ago, now it's a name they will never forget."

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