LSB - module 4 - getting better

Question 1

When drilling in GTOW, What action type should I use and why?

Answer 1

Grouped - there’s no real difference in practice between 25% and 33% bet size, or 66% and 50%.

Question 2

What questions should I ask when reviewing hands I played?

Answer 2

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 range do I target?

What hands in my range are pure strategy?

Question 3

How should I approach hand review? What tools should I use?

Answer 3

Hand review is a puzzle, use notepad/pen&paper to answer the questions.

Question 4

How many hours a day should I study?

Answer 4

2 hours is ideal

Question 5

How many reg tables should I play?

Answer 5

6-8 is the optimal range

Question 6

When should I play more exploitative?

Answer 6

Fish, regs in zones where they are exploitable

Question 7

When should I play more balanced?

Answer 7

The best opponents, regs in common zones

Question 8

What does it mean to get better in poker?

Answer 8

95% integrating and refining heuristics,build heuristics into my unconscious mind.

Question 9

What drill types should i use? What are they used for?

Answer 9

1. Full hand mode - discover zones in which I lack heuristics
2. Specific node drills - memorize the patterns

Question 10

What are aggregated reports used for? What do I need to use in conjunction with those?

Answer 10

Find new patterns. I still need to drill the new heuristics into my unconscious mind by building specific node drills for those.

Question 11

What’s a common way of studying deep theoretical work?

Answer 11

Studying toy games (see the mathematics of poker).

Question 12

Name 3 methods of obtaining new heuristics

Answer 12

1. Full drills- drill until i recognize a specific zone in which I lack heuristics
2. Aggregated reports
3. Talking with other players about hands

Question 13

Name 3 methods of memorizing new heuristics

Answer 13

1. Specific spot drills
2. Flashcards
3. Deep theoretical work that answers the “why” behind strategies

Question 14

How to allocate study time?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

When should I study?

Answer 15

The earliest part of the day- so I won’t miss out on studying for sure.

Question 16

Which spots should I focus on when drilling?

Answer 16

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