Ever notice how teams just seem to play better at home? It’s not just the roaring crowd or the comfort of your own locker room. There’s a real edge to having a “home field advantage”—and it applies way beyond sports.

Let’s talk about a poker move that sounds backwards but changed everything for me: I doubled my results by cutting my stakes in half. No, really. For years, I chased bigger tables, thinking “higher stakes, higher profits.” But all I got was more stress, tighter play, and a bankroll that looked like a rollercoaster. One day, I decided to flip the script. I dropped down to smaller games—half the stakes I was used to—and suddenly, everything clicked.