Updated on 22 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

How poker players lie to themselves

We recap some of the best YouTube videos of the week including Lex Veldhuis and KidPoker talking psychology, and the Staples diet latest.

Lex on lying to yourself

Always a popular interview on Joe Ingram's podcast, this week Lex Veldhuis talked about how we are all guilty of kidding ourselves:

KidPoker on mental coaching

In a similar video Daniel Negreanu talked about the benefits of looking after the mental side of your game: 

Sochi in one minute

partypoker had such a great time in Sochi last month they have already announced another event there, as have PokerStars. This week partypoker treated us to a one minute montage of what you can expect next time:

Staples get a trainer

In the ongoing saga of Jaime and Matt Staples and their epic weight bet, this week Jaime revealed they have got a personal trainer. 

nanonoko on the Sunday Million

PokerStars just hosted one of their biggest ever online tournaments and this week they released footage of Randy 'nanonoko' Lew commenting on the action:

Polk on PLO

Finally, this week Doug Polk and friends reviewed one of the craziest live PLO games you are likely to see between Gus Hansen, Tony G and 'Krocodile':

Who are you watching on YouTube? Let us know in the comments:

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.