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'Bhagavad Gita Helped Me Play Poker Better' - Deepak Bothra, CA & IIM Indore, International Poker Champion

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Team InsideIIM

In this video, Deepak Bothra, International Poker player, CA and MBA from IIM Indore tell us how he deals with the prejudices, the highs and lows that come with a career as a poker player.

If you’re thinking poker equals gambling, you are wrong. In this video, Deepak Bothra tells us how poker is a sport and a business on its own. He shares how difficult it is to make your mark in the international world of poker. Deepak tells us about the downside of having poker as a full-time career. Late nights, zero social life and hard work to train yourself are just some of the cons of a poker career. One of the things Deepak points out is how the Bhagavad Geeta helped him develop the right mindset for poker and life.

Deepak talks about a precious way of thinking and doing that benefits in any instance of life. Deepak’s learnings and methodologies for poker have a strange connection to dealing with problems in real life as well.

If you want to know how to keep calm and play the game of life, this video is a must watch for you...

 

 

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'Bhagavad Gita Helped Me Play Poker Better' - Deepak Bothra, CA & IIM Indore, International Poker Champion