We've had two lessons each and have made some good headway. We're definitely making some positive progress and hopefully the changes will have some lasting effects. The first lessons were live sweats with HEM review afterwards, but I didn't feel we got too much out of them. One of the guys suggested that he record multiple sessions and piece together a 60-minute video of problem spots for later review. I really like this idea and we'll most likely do that next week.

On the last lesson we spent most of the time doing HEM review. It's so important to review your results. There are tons of ways you can search for leaks using all the filters. We focused on river results where our ultimate decision was a passive one.

Filter your HEM separately for:
River Check Call = True
River Bet Call = True

(This is in the filters section, in the "More filters" tab on the far right, and then scroll down to River Filters.)

River play is a typical leak for lots of players. And the best thing about it is that stats don't lie. If you feel that you are making good river calls (given or not given pot odds) then the stats should be positive. If they aren't then you are paying off on the river too much. Period. Especially at the micro stakes. It's so easy to bet for value and just fold to resistance, as most of the players are Level 1 thinkers.

We'll have some before and after stats posted at the end of the month, and then an update or two beyond that. Hopefully for everyone this little experiment shows some nice results.

-Brian