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Winning the
Mental Game

Most poker players study strategy. Few study themselves. This tool helps you start.

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What you're about to do

A Different Kind of Self-Assessment

Most poker players can tell you their VPIP. Few can tell you what happens to their decision-making when they're stuck $500 in hour four. This short quiz draws from LUPA's full Peak Performance Profile — the same tool used with every Academy player — to help you identify patterns in your mental game that you may not have put into words before.

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No right answers

This is a self-reflection tool, not a test. The most honest answers are the most useful ones.

About 10 minutes

20 questions drawn from 7 areas of the mental game. Take your time on the open-ended ones.

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Just for you

Nothing is submitted or stored. Your answers stay on your screen — this is for your own clarity.

The Quiz

Know Your Mental Game

Answer based on who you actually are at the table — not who you would like to be. If a question gives you pause, that's worth noticing. Just answer as best you can.

Part 1 — Why You Play
Q1
Winning money is the primary reason I play poker.
Q2
Complete this sentence: "The main thing I get out of poker that I would have difficulty getting elsewhere is..."
Part 2 — Tilt & Emotional Regulation
Q3
After a bad beat, my decisions in the next few hands are affected.
Q4
I play more hands than I should when I am stuck.
Q5
After a bluff fails to get through, I feel fine or even good about the attempt.
Q6
There are specific types of players who get under my skin at the table.
Q7
If your A-game is you being the best version of yourself and your C-game is the opposite, describe what your C-game looks like. What are the first two or three things that change when you are not playing your best?
Part 3 — Confidence & Ego
Q8
I second-guess decisions I made during a session while driving home or trying to sleep.
Part 4 — Risk, Variance & The Big Pot
Q9
When facing a difficult decision to call or fold to a large bet, my thinking tends to focus on...
Q10
After I run a big bluff and it fails, my willingness to bluff again in that session is affected.
Q11
The quality of my decisions in the first hand after a long wait is as good as any other hand.
Q12
I evaluate my own play primarily based on session results as much as the quality of my decisions.
Part 5 — Focus & Discipline
Q13
I play sessions when I am tired or not feeling well.
Q14
During a hand, I find myself distracted by unproductive thoughts instead of staying with my repeatable strategic thought process.
Q15
I have a system for ending a session when my decision-making is off.
Part 7 — Life Outside the Table
Q16
Stress or conflict in my personal life affects my play at the table.
Q17
I get enough sleep before sessions.
Part 12 — Entitlement Thinking
Q18
After a long stretch of bad luck or bad beats, I find myself feeling that I am "due" for a good hand or a good session.
Part 8 — Table Selection
Q19
I stay in a bad game longer than I should because I am stuck and want to get even.
Part 13 — Table Talk & Social Dynamics
Q20
When an opponent compliments my play or engages me socially at the table, it lowers my guard or affects my focus.
Part 15 — Your Best Game
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