Andrey32
Rising Star
Bronze Level
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2026
- Total posts
- 9
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- #1
One thing I’ve started to realize lately is that improving in poker doesn’t come from playing more hands — it comes from understanding the hands you already played.
For a long time, I thought volume was everything. More tables, more sessions, more action. But honestly, most real progress happened when I slowed down and reviewed hands, especially the uncomfortable ones.
Not just big losses.
Not just bad beats.
But the spots where I felt unsure.
- What range am I representing here?
- What is my opponent actually trying to do?
- Was my decision based on logic or emotion?
Sometimes you discover you played fine and just ran bad. Other times you realize you were on autopilot.
Now I try to treat every interesting hand like a small lesson instead of a result. Winning hands can be mistakes, and losing hands can be correct decisions.
Curious how others approach this, do you review sessions regularly, or only after big losses?
For a long time, I thought volume was everything. More tables, more sessions, more action. But honestly, most real progress happened when I slowed down and reviewed hands, especially the uncomfortable ones.
Not just big losses.
Not just bad beats.
But the spots where I felt unsure.
- What range am I representing here?
- What is my opponent actually trying to do?
- Was my decision based on logic or emotion?
Sometimes you discover you played fine and just ran bad. Other times you realize you were on autopilot.
Now I try to treat every interesting hand like a small lesson instead of a result. Winning hands can be mistakes, and losing hands can be correct decisions.
Curious how others approach this, do you review sessions regularly, or only after big losses?
