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The Present Grinder

Poker Mindset Coaching & Mentoring For Serious Players Who Know That Not Every Problem Is Technical.

*No fluff. No generic mindset clichés. No rigid rules you won’t follow. Just clear work on the patterns that cost you EV.

The Present Grinder

You know the feeling...

“You sit down to play. For the first couple of hours, nothing really happens. Then you lose some pots. Other players are winning big. You can’t get a decent hand.

Finally, you get one — but you miss the flop. Still, you bet. Then you talk yourself into betting again. It feels like you have to do -something-.

On the river, you shove and get snap-called. You don’t even fully understand what happened. Yet, you rebuy and keep playing...”

..It’s not that you’re bad at poker. But emotion changes the player sitting in your chair! And suddenly, you start making weird decisions.

The goal is not to become emotionless. The goal is to notice the pressure or discomfort – stay present through it – and make clean decisions as you go.

Are you ready?

Before we start — let me be clear about what this is and what it isn’t. If it’s not for you, that’s completely fine.

  • If poker losses affect you more than you’d like...
  • If pressure, discomfort, or painful emotions often take you out of your best game...
  • If repetitive thoughts keep pulling you away from clarity and confidence...
  • If you want to build a healthier relationship with your emotions — in poker and in life...
  • If you want more calm, selfconfidence and enjoyment in your daily experience...
  • … Then we might be a strong fit!
  • If you’re only looking for routines, hacks or surface-level performance tips...
  • If you don’t want to look honestly at what your emotions are doing to your decisions...
  • If you want quick fix without deeper inner work...
  • If you are not willing to explore your uncomfortable feelings...
  • … Then I’m probably not the coach for you.

This coaching is for players who are tired of fighting themselves at the table. You already know how to play. You just keep getting in your own way...

I have over 15 years of experience playing poker, both online and live. I’ve worked with different coaches and explored many approaches to self-development. And this is the work that finally helped me break out of my own patterns of self-sabotage and poker misery.

Ready? Or just curious?
Either works.

In 30 minutes, we’ll look at what keeps happening in your game, whether I can help, and talk about what the next step would actually look like.

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Book a Free Intro Call

No commitment. No pressure.
Just a conversation to see if we’re a good fit.
If not — no hard feelings.

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What Others Say

If you like what we do here and want someone to be there with you just for you, always there to listen, I would strongly consider taking Jirka up on this. He’s a great human, super fun to hang out with.

But more important, he is very, very good at coaching. I’ve seen him in action, consistently helping people find blind spots and giving them valuable and honest feedback inside my advanced weekly group program and so I have zero doubts he can do the same for you.
Jason Su
High Performance Coach, Author of the Bestselling “The Joy of Poker” and “Poker with Presence”
I contacted Jirka to level up my mental game. At the time, I didn’t feel good physically whenever I played; every loss felt like a spiritual bear-trap clutching my stomach. I love the game and didn’t want to quit, but I knew I needed to improve my relationship with it. That’s when Jirka came into play. After the very first session, I found myself willing to play longer sessions instead of rage-quitting after the first cooler. Since then, I’ve been having a lot of fun and I’m currently having the best year of my career. Even though poker was the original reason I reached out, my experience with him has improved my relationships with my girlfriend, my business partners, and myself.

The difference between Jirka and other mental coaches is speed: the problem (whatever it is) doesn’t last longer than a week. While working with others, it would take months just to take the edge off. I’d suggest Jirka’s coaching to anyone who is willing to face their problems and take full responsibility for their actions. It is not for you, however, if you are looking for an Excel spreadsheet that tells you to eat breakfast between 8:00 and 8:30 AM.
Fabrizio
Online Crusher
For some I been dinosaur in poker world, playing for almost 20 years professionally, which as a term might be ambiguous, in my mind, it means making a living of poker. And it’s been a story personal development in every way, although I was always profitable I did had some self sabotaging patterns.

After working in person with all A-listers in poker mindset space, although all of them helped me making some improvements, I really didn’t made a breakthrough I was always searching for, hoping and kind of needed…

By a stroke of luck, I managed to meet Jirka and in couple of short conversations, he managed to make me realize shortcomings in my “poker software”. Ever since we had our talks, I approach poker with ease, and flow, and I don’t look or feel losses with the same perspective.

From a time and energy standpoint, he was by far the most impactful, effective & efficient amongst all the coaches.
Damjan R.
High Stakes Poker Pro

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