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[MUSIC PLAYING]

You can't be like all loosey-goosey, having a sandwich,

being on your phone.

Woo-hoo!

Baby, I love it.

There's three basic characteristics that

make an elite poker player.

One is just the raw skill.

The other is a fundamental understanding

of the mathematical side.

The third part is what I call discipline.

In this MasterClass, I'm going to share things that I've

actually never shared before.

For example, I look at a guy and say, you've got King Nine.

You're a sick human.

[LAUGHTER]

King Nine!

Well, that's not magic.

It's usually based off a combination of things.

And I'm going to teach you how to do that.

I'm going to teach you tournament strategy,

continuation betting, picking up tells.

So this tell probably made me the most money.

The classic chip glance tell.

You notice that?

I see those cards, and my brain is telling my eyes,

the next thing we've got to do is bet chips.

Most of the time, it's totally subconscious.

They don't even know they're doing it.

Poker is an intellectual endeavor

that is totally skill-based in the long run.

A lot of people can confuse themselves

into thinking that they're losing because of luck when

it's actually skill.

One of the absolute best ways to learn

is to go over a hand in depth in a hand breakdown.

I bet $1,150, and Alec makes it just $2,500.

I still think his range can be relatively wide.

Now, on the river, you're pretty much down to just two options.

Is this a value bet, or is this a bluff?

There's no such thing as a value bluff.

OK?

You just didn't know what you were doing.

You're going to make a lot of mistakes.

Learning nothing from those mistakes is the mistake.

And when you feel like you've got this game mastered

and you've got nothing left to learn,

that's the exact point where everyone else

starts to surpass you.

I'm Daniel Negreanu, and this is my MasterClass.