Hand history review, solver study, leak analysis — build a systematic poker study routine to level up your game.
Poker skills don't improve from playing time alone. Without deliberate study, you'll just keep repeating the same mistakes.
Review 3-5 hands from your recent session where decisions were difficult.
Hand Review Questions
Plug difficult spots into a solver (GTO Wizard, etc.) and compare the GTO solution with your actual play.
Pick 1 weakness discovered during review and study a related article or video.
Examples:
| Good Habits | Bad Habits |
|---|---|
| Short daily sessions (30 min) | Occasional long sessions (3 hours at once) |
| Review difficult spots | Review only winning hands |
| Ask "why?" | Memorize solver answers |
| Improve 1 leak at a time | Try to fix everything at once |
| Evaluate decision quality | Evaluate by results |
Source: Upswing Poker, GTO Wizard Blog
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