Hey Followers!
Over the last 10 days I was honoured to have received a tweet from Nelson Dellis. For those who don't know who he is, he IS a TRUE MASTER of memory. I will admit and have admitted in my book that I am far from a memory master, but my work has enabled me to successfully use these techniques to have a HUD in my head. In fact, just yesterday I tracked multiple players VPIP's ( 10 per table ) plus comings and goings of new players for over 7 hours of poker play. It illuminated where I could definitely chip up and when I had the right opportunities I did. I wish I had more though because other great players beat me to the fish and I busted 45 out of 198.
So, let me give you a comparison that will tell you how good Nelson really is. I can track VPIP in my head at a live game which seems pretty amazing, but I can memorise a deck in about 9 minutes now. I have no trouble with 45 item shopping lists my wife gives me, and I also memorised the Oscar winners for best picture in about 40 minutes.
By Nelson's standard, I would be a three toed sloth, and he would be a cheetah. Here are some of his notable accomplishments. I also put the link from the article if you want to read the whole thing.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2119747/USA-memory-champion-Nelson-Dellis-reveals-secret.html
Speed Numbers: Nelson Dellis (2012) 303 digits (5 minutes )
Speed Cards: Nelson Dellis (2011) 52 cards in 1:03
Can you imagine if the USA Champ of memory decided to learn poker?
What I was also introduced to was his charity, Climb for Memory.
http://climbformemory.com/
I have put in his words why he has started this wonderful foundation.
"My mission began just after my grandmother had suddenly passed away in the summer of 2009, after having suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for many years before. Seeing the effects of Alzheimer’s on her was not easy and was very upsetting at times. Seeing first-hand the deterioration of her mind was heartbreaking and scary. As a result, over the last year and a half I have developed an interest in memory training and have noticeably improved my memory. I train my memory daily and I compete in memory competitions regularly. Why? Because I want to keep my mind active; I want to keep my memory in tune and improve it as best I can; I want to be fully in control of my memory and cognition. I believe (and the following has been shown by numerous studies) that keeping your mind fit and “exercising” your brain daily can keep your mind sharp and delay or even prevent Alzheimer’s disease. As a result of this mindset, I set out to create a non-profit charity in early 2010 called Climb For Memory, which was designed to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease through a passion of mine, mountaineering."
Again, it was truly an honour to e meet Nelson, and I am looking forward to our continued tweets.
One last vid for you and I chat with you soon.
Bennett Onika
Over the last 10 days I was honoured to have received a tweet from Nelson Dellis. For those who don't know who he is, he IS a TRUE MASTER of memory. I will admit and have admitted in my book that I am far from a memory master, but my work has enabled me to successfully use these techniques to have a HUD in my head. In fact, just yesterday I tracked multiple players VPIP's ( 10 per table ) plus comings and goings of new players for over 7 hours of poker play. It illuminated where I could definitely chip up and when I had the right opportunities I did. I wish I had more though because other great players beat me to the fish and I busted 45 out of 198.
So, let me give you a comparison that will tell you how good Nelson really is. I can track VPIP in my head at a live game which seems pretty amazing, but I can memorise a deck in about 9 minutes now. I have no trouble with 45 item shopping lists my wife gives me, and I also memorised the Oscar winners for best picture in about 40 minutes.
By Nelson's standard, I would be a three toed sloth, and he would be a cheetah. Here are some of his notable accomplishments. I also put the link from the article if you want to read the whole thing.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2119747/USA-memory-champion-Nelson-Dellis-reveals-secret.html
Speed Numbers: Nelson Dellis (2012) 303 digits (5 minutes )
Speed Cards: Nelson Dellis (2011) 52 cards in 1:03
Can you imagine if the USA Champ of memory decided to learn poker?
What I was also introduced to was his charity, Climb for Memory.
http://climbformemory.com/
I have put in his words why he has started this wonderful foundation.
"My mission began just after my grandmother had suddenly passed away in the summer of 2009, after having suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for many years before. Seeing the effects of Alzheimer’s on her was not easy and was very upsetting at times. Seeing first-hand the deterioration of her mind was heartbreaking and scary. As a result, over the last year and a half I have developed an interest in memory training and have noticeably improved my memory. I train my memory daily and I compete in memory competitions regularly. Why? Because I want to keep my mind active; I want to keep my memory in tune and improve it as best I can; I want to be fully in control of my memory and cognition. I believe (and the following has been shown by numerous studies) that keeping your mind fit and “exercising” your brain daily can keep your mind sharp and delay or even prevent Alzheimer’s disease. As a result of this mindset, I set out to create a non-profit charity in early 2010 called Climb For Memory, which was designed to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease through a passion of mine, mountaineering."
Again, it was truly an honour to e meet Nelson, and I am looking forward to our continued tweets.
One last vid for you and I chat with you soon.
Bennett Onika
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