LSB - module 4 - getting better Flashcards
poker
Why are heuristics so important?
-Solving the given board, positions etc within 30 seconds (or even a longer period of time…) is impossible for humans, so we need to have a heuristic prior to being in this spot
-The unconscious mind drives our decisions in poker
What are the steps in building a heuristic?
- Find a pattern
- memorize it
What are most heuristics in poker?
Most heuristics in poker are how equilibrium is being played out in a specific circumstance.
What does drilling accomplish, recognizing patterns or memorizing them
Both. By getting immediate feedback and making mistakes, I get to recognize patterns I didn’t even know existed.
By getting positive feedback I’ll automatically memorize the pattern/
What’s the most important thing to have when I study?
HAVE FUN. Without having fun, no study method will be sustainable,
When drilling in GTOW, What action type should I use and why?
Grouped - there’s no real difference in practice between 25% and 33% bet size, or 66% and 50%.
After drilling a full hand session, what should I do and why?
Go over my mistakes - recognize a new pattern so i can set up a spot drill.
Give an example of a heuristics card
Front: “on the turn,Dry paired board, when i have no draws,no FD blocker and 2 middling cards”
Back: “mix 20/80” which means bet 20% of the time and check 80% of the time
Front: “on the turn,Dry paired board, with fd blocker, two middling cards”
Back: “mix 60/40”
Describe how to use drills to improve in poker
- drill full hands for, say, 40 minutes
Don’t worry about the mistakes, keep logging hands. - Recognize where I made the most mistakes, or what I didn’t know.
- Build a specific spot drill for those nodes. Drill
- View reports after practicing spot drills, and figure out heuristics.
- Write those heuristics into flash cards.
What questions should I ask when reviewing hands I played?
What are the thresholds? (eg threshold hand for value check-raise) What are the frequencies (check-raise frequency of my range on that board).
What’s the appropriate sizing with my range?
Which are the best bluff candidates (the hands that I raise as a bluff the most often)?
What’s my most frequent size with my Qx region?
Low-frequency candidates? (solver sometimes check-raises for example)
What range do I target?
What hands in my range are pure strategy?
How should I approach hand review? What tools should I use?
Hand review is a puzzle, use notepad/pen&paper to answer the questions.
How many hours a day should I study?
2 hours is ideal
What does it mean to get better in poker?
95% integrating and refining heuristics,build heuristics into my unconscious mind.
What drill types should i use? What are they used for?
- Full hand mode - discover zones in which I lack heuristics
- Specific node drills - memorize the patterns
What are aggregated reports used for? What do I need to use in conjunction with those?
Find new patterns. I still need to drill the new heuristics into my unconscious mind by building specific node drills for those.
-Verify a new pattern
What’s a common way of studying deep theoretical work?
Studying toy games (see the mathematics of poker).
Name 3 methods of obtaining new heuristics
- Full drills- drill until i recognize a specific zone in which I lack heuristics
- Aggregated reports
- Talking with other players about hands
Name 3 methods of memorizing new heuristics
- Specific spot drills
- Flashcards
- Deep theoretical work that answers the “why” behind strategies
How to allocate study time?
20% full hand drills
25% specific node drills
15% aggregated reports
15% studying flash cards
10% feedback from other players
10% deep theoretical work
5% breaks
When should I study?
The earliest part of the day- so I won’t miss out on studying for sure.
Which spots should I focus on when drilling?
The most important spots for my win rate:
SRP IP as PFR
SRP OOP as PFR
3betp IP as PFR
3betp OOP as PFR
It’s recommended to focus on widest formations, for example SRP PFR prioritize BU vs BB over LJ vs BB
But feel free to study any spot, especially spots that confuse me
Avoid repeating spots on consecutive days - learning is a lot about forgetting,allow myself to recall - need to ‘forget’ first and can’t forget if I always think about that spot
