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Jason Su, author of the new Poker with Presence, talks to Andrew and Nate about his background in tennis and debate, his poker career, and his new book.
In the strategy segment, Andrew answers a tricky question about mixed strategies: if a solver recommends a mixed strategy but takes one action 95% of the time, does that make it “better”?
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Timestamps
0:30 Hello and Strategy
21:47 Jason Su
I played fairly serious golf in my youth, tennis not so much. Golf seems way more mental than tennis. In tennis, after the serve, you are reacting to each other’s shots, little time for ‘thinking’.
In golf, you control when you hit every shot. Watch early video of Sergio Garcia, you can see his mental anxiety coming through. After you hit a bad shot, you get to think about it for several minutes until your next shot. Additionally, there is a more direct danger in hitting a bad shot in being in a bad mental spot. In tennis, it is always exactly one point (yes, some points are more important than others).
The big difference in golf is that bad shot now leaves you in trouble for your next shot, if you are in the rough or sand. Take a look at the classic Jean Van de Valde blow up at the British Open.
Very good interview with Jason Su. I will definitely read his book. Well done guys.
And do you have a music catalog of intros and exits to podcasts? Particularly, what is the song and artist of exit song on this episode (327)?
Thanks