The leak library
Every losing player has a name for their bad luck.
These are the leaks it usually turns out to be. Each one with the number that proves it and the fix that moves it.
You fold to c-bets too often. Here is the number that proves it.
If you fold to continuation bets more than 55% of the time, aggressive players print money betting any two cards at you. How to find and fix the leak.
5 min read
Your 3-bet percentage is too low, and everyone at the table knows
A 3-bet range under 4% makes you the easiest read in poker: your raises mean aces, your calls mean everything else. How to build a real 3-bet range.
5 min read
How to stop tilting after a big loss (with a number, not a pep talk)
Tilt is measurable: compare your decision accuracy in the 20 hands after a big loss against your baseline. Then use a stop rule that actually works.
6 min read
You c-bet too much. Good players have already noticed.
A c-bet frequency over 75% means your checks scream weakness and your bets get floated and raised. When to bet, when to check, by board type.
5 min read
Open-limping is the most expensive habit in live poker
Limping caps your winnings three ways: no dead money, no initiative, no fold equity. Why raise-or-fold beats limp-and-see, with the math.
5 min read
Top pair is one pair: the hand that pays for everyone else's straights
Top pair wins small pots and loses big ones when you cannot let it go. How to size, when three streets is too many, and the raise that always means it.
5 min read
Chasing draws without the price: the leak that feels like bad luck
A flush draw misses two times in three. If you call big bets to chase, the math loses before the cards fall. Pot odds and implied odds in plain numbers.
5 min read
Big blind defense: you are folding away money you already paid
You have already invested one blind and close the action. Against a small button open you need under 30% equity to defend. What to keep and what to muck.
5 min read
Bankroll management for live players: why good winners still go broke
A winning live player with 20 buy-ins can still go broke: downswings run 15 buy-ins deep. The bankroll rules that survive real variance, and shot-taking done right.
6 min read
Slowplaying is costing you stacks: fast play your monsters
Slowplaying a set feels clever and usually just wins you a small pot with a huge hand. Why fast-playing gets paid more, and the rare boards where trapping works.
5 min read
Reading about leaks is the slow way.
Play five scripted spots and get YOUR leak named. Three minutes, no account.