Track your progress and leaks
If you do not measure it, you cannot improve it. This page shows a simple system to track Texas Hold'em progress, build a clear dashboard, set realistic targets, and find leaks fast. You will learn which metrics matter for cash games and tournaments, how to slice data by position and spot, what sample sizes you need, and how to run small experiments that actually change your results.
🗂️ Build a Simple Tracking Dashboard
- Weekly sheet hands or hours, bb per 100 or ROI, session quality score 1 to 5, main theme studied, top leak addressed.
- Position table win rate and hand count for each seat. Red cells mark negative seats for cash.
- Spot table SRP IP, SRP OOP, 3-bet pot IP, 3-bet pot OOP with win rate and c-bet by street.
- River bucket table results facing 75 to 100 percent pot and overbets and results when you bet or raise river.
- MTT block ABI, entries, ROI, cEV trend, top finishes, satellite conversion if relevant.
Keep the dashboard short and readable. If you cannot scan it in one minute, simplify it.
🎯 Simple Targets And Red Flags
- Cash BTN and CO should be clearly positive. If not, focus study there first.
- River facing large sizes should not be a big losing bucket. If it is, you likely over call without blockers.
- Very high fold to 3-bet and low 4-bet can signal opens that are too wide or sizes that invite pressure.
- For MTTs, cEV trend up and stable ABI are early green lights even if ROI is noisy.
These are guides, not absolutes. Always confirm with hand review and pool tendencies.
📌 Progress And Leak Tracking Cheat Sheet
- Track bb per 100 or ROI plus a session quality score.
- Use position, spot, and river size buckets to find the biggest leaks.
- Run high value filters river defense vs big bets, turn barrels, probes, check raises, 3-bet pots OOP.
- Judge results on rolling samples 50k hands for cash and large entry counts for MTTs.
- Run one experiment at a time for 10k hands and keep what improves EV.
- Turn each leak into a weekly drill and a simple table rule you can apply in seconds.
Measure the right things, review the right hands, and build small rules that target your biggest leaks. That is how tracking becomes profit.