At first I thought leak buster was some gimmick. I was like, how can a piece of static software tell me where my leaks are? But I was actually surprised by Leak Buster. It told me that I don't 3bet enough, and fold in my blinds way too much (as well as many other things). This was also what people at 2+2 said to me when I posted my positional stats, and leak buster pointed out more things that weren't discussed on 2+2. I was presently surprised at how good it was at spotting errors in my game. It's like having your very own poker coach, without paying an arm and a leg.

I also like how it says I'm opening small PP 22-66 in EP unprofitable. Soon as they told me that, I knew they were right because games are very aggressive and its unless you flop a set it's hard to fire more than one barrel, and you have to give up. Without Leak Buster making it apparent to me, it many have gone unnoticed.

How can I install the 3.0 Beta when it runs inside my HEM? Do I have to install it separately? Is that even possible / recommended?

The installer will automatically put in the necessary files you need and update Leak Buster. As long as you have some version of HM that has LB in it (not a really out dated version) it will install the latest beta w/ the installer program from this link.

I'd get beta 4 though if you're going to update it.

New Features/fixes in 3.0 beta 4:

• Sample size accuracy gauge added for steps 2/3.
• 5-max support added.
• Number of Leaks fixed
• Various miscellaneous minor fixes.

Still to come in 3.0:

• Winrate comparison check for each filter. Compare your winrate for each filter against other winning players.
• "Classical" view in step 2.
• Update for step 3 winrate ranges based on larger sample sizes.
• Tool tips for most steps.

DOWNLOAD LEAK BUSTER 3.0 Beta 4

I had a chance to try out the beta last week and I think there is no question LeakBuster is a valuable piece of software and a must have for anybody looking to improve their game. As a long time mid stakes player I was skeptical at first but after looking deeper into the software I realized that I could analyze aspects of my game with ease that I never could before. I recommend this software to both novice players trying to learn the game and experts trying to gain any edge they can in todays tough environment.

Great, it worked - thx!!

Is there any updated documentation?

I got the feeling (maybe it´s just me) that LB is not to handle as intuitively anymore as it was - which is great because it got way more complex, but I feel that I just don´t use it to the full extent anymore.

For example I have difficulties with step 1. I run the "complete" analysis with a filter for the last two months - it takes roughly 20 mins. to complete but the following steps are empty (and i.e. the query for the trouble hands takes 10 mins. again - to come the same result as the big "all-in-one"-query - which is not amazing. Additionally I don´t see anything in the "step2-line", it´s simply empty, I don´t know how to start this overcompensation-check, what those ranges, +/- signs on step2-page mean and so and so on ... where can I find an explanation of all that stuff?

Updated documentation I'm told is just about done. It should be done in time for the release, of 3.0 but I'm not 100% sure on this. But I know the person doing it has been working hard on it.

It's true that there are a lot more features, and because of this there will be a slight learning adjustment. Most of the features should still be pretty intuitive. We know with some of the added complexity, a couple of the steps are naturally not, but once you play with a couple of times, it should become pretty clear. The first time through though it may present a couple of questions.

As far as step 1, unless you have an extremely large database it should really only take a few minutes to run the automated leak detection. It could be a bug if you're not getting data back with a date filter. The step 1 will only fill when you're doing an overall scan, but it should also fill if you do an overall by a date. I sent this to the developer to check.

The other things you're asking about I think if you got the latest beta it has tool tips and it should address any of the questions you're asking. The +/- for example, if you just click on it, it should become pretty apparent what it does. It zooms in or out on the line graph. And the over compensation check will automatically run based on the number of hands you set. The default is 10k. So if you run it today, and then the next time you have another 10k in hands it will run this for you and display your results where the paragraph is that explains what the over compensation check is.

If you have any more questions, or get stuck, just let me know. Hope you're enjoying the new features at least.

Leak Buster 3.0.00 is officially released. The release is available by clicking (check for updates) in step 1 of Leak Buster. Please see a list of new features below:

New Features in 3.0.00

• 4 New training videos by Corwin Cole (Vital Myth) - Cardrunners pro
• New Step 1 - Leak Buster Repair Guide. This step will act as a quick over view providing a course outline of what material to study so you can track your own progress and growth.
• Included in new step 1: More advanced algorithms to pin point specific leaks. Over 21 new pages of written advice for leaks depending on filters, step 2, step 3, and step 4 results.
• New updated range scores added for steps 2 and 3 to keep up to date with today's current game trends.
• Automated Leak Detection process. Step 1 will now run all of the major step 2-7 at once for you and display them in the step 1 guide.
• New step 1 will store all of your existing cumulative data so you can have a quick over view of all of your leaks
• New winrate and score graph in step 1
• New in step 1 - Over compensation check. Will inform you over a defined number of hands if your stat ranges are swinging too high or too low.
• Completely re-designed Step 2 interface.
• New in step 2 - Improved scoring algorithm determines leaks based on your exact stat score, average winrates for that score, and Bayesian ideal winnrate difference algorithm.
• New in step 2 - You can visually see how your winrate is affected if you go higher or lower than the recommended LB ranges.
• New in step 2 - Grades are given based on how you score within the recommended ranges, and an impact score is provided based on the new scoring algorithm. The lower this score, the more seriously you should investigate this leak.
• New in step 2/3 - Stat range trend graph added so you can quickly see how your stats are swinging and how far you need to go to get into better winrate ranges.
• Leaks are listed in order of importance.
• Complete re-design of step 3, both simple and advanced views
• 7 new filters added exploring different lines commonly taken post flop.
• New hand history grid added to step 7 filter, to instantly review hands in leak buster.
• 7 new filter videos added.
• New simple view layout for step 3.
• Grades over layed on table for step 3.
• Steps 2/3 will not ask to import upon loading them. Back to an import button, but changed to Find Leaks button.
• By stake level import added for every step.
• Run step X button added for each of the step displays in step 1.
• Fixed font for buttons in Step 2/3 (too small).
• Quick access training content library function. View all training content in one area.
• On first load of step 1, will present options for running all content or by each step.
• +/- view added for line graphs on step 2/3.
• Line graphs will dynamically change to add more visibility to small stat ranges.
• Multi-currency support added.
• Sample size accuracy gauge added for steps 2/3.
• 5-max support added.
• "Classical" View added (shows as simple mode) for step 2.
• Date filter added to step 7.
• Tool tips added.

Thanks... I think 2+2 is catching on. I know at first seeing stats and getting grades and scores initially appears a little w/e. However, I think enough people are starting to use it and see the real value even if you're a winning micro - high stakes player. There's a lot more going on in the software than it just recommending ideal ranges, and it does find important and costly bugs in everyone's games, no matter how much you're crushing the games you're in.

We designed it so micro and small stakes players will get great value in learning how to correct their leaks, but also so that mid and high stakes players will quickly find leaks they didn't know they had.

how do i view videos in leakbuster ?? when i click on the video, i get the below screen. i push every one of the buttons but nothing happens. what am i doing wrong ??

thanks




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You need to have flash video installed for IE. There's a file we had inside of LB that apparently was removed from the 3.0 release that would install automatically into IE for you. I'll have to ask the developer about this. But in the interm you can open your internet explorer (even if you don't use it, you need to open it). And go and install flash from this link:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

You can close IE, and you don't need to use it for anything else, but Leak Buster needs these component to run videos. Apparently the old file was taken out, and I'm not sure why, but this will work for you.

Is there any chance to completely reset LB and get rid of actual results (esp. "First run date"), for example to make a filtered run for any of the recent months?

Like

1) reset
2) run for all hands up to 08/2010
3) run for all hands in 09/2010 - and see progress
4) run for all hands in 10/2010 - and see progress
and so on ...

?

Thanks!

This isn't in the 3.0 release, but this was already added into the next release, which should be some time this week. Wed/Thurs.

hi, a question about w$sd:
why is it a leak to have a higher w$sd although my wtsd is ok

my stats: wtsd% 24.2/ w$sd% 56.5



doesnt it mean that if i call more with my winners that my w$sd becomes
higher?

sry for my bad english, hope you understand what i mean


btw another question:
if i run step 2, there are about 2K hands missing, no filters activated if i click on import

Having too high of a w$sd is an indicator that based on your initial hand ranges, you're not taking enough marginal winning hands to showdown. Your WTSD is ok, but this also depends on how many hands you're playing. The tighter you are, the higher your WTSD should be.

You have a fairly old version of Leak Buster by the way. The latest version has updated stat information. Leak Buster updates and maintains it's statistical models to reflect the current trends of the games. Also, in the newest version the scoring is slightly different, and it also shows you what the average winrates are for your specific data.

So for example, if you were high in W$SD, the impact this has on winrate would be minimal, and it wouldn't score very bad. Additional you could see on the graph the real winrate impact from an ideal range to what your actual stat is.

http://forums.holdemmanager.com/leak-buster/
You can go into the HM forums and get the latest version and update to LB 3.0. It's significantly different.

thx for the hint

You're welcome. There's a 3.0.01 coming out today, so I'd advise going to that and checking it out. I think it will be a bigger help to understanding your WTSD better.

holy mother of god! I have not been able to get a update since 2.5.
i finally got it working to the latest version......WOW.

lol... there are a couple of changes huh?

Hope you're enjoying it, there's a new manual that will be out soon. It's just being edited, and then it will be released.

Don't know if this has been addressed yet. Search didn't find anything. Are there any plans to help segregate the 20-50 games on Stars? The hands that I play on those tables are throwing off some of my overall stats.

For example: my normal 40-100 FR game WtSD is in the proper low 20%ish range. I find it pretty standard to have a 35% WtSD in the shallow games due to people not folding nearly as often because of shorter stacks. This bumps my overall WtSD closer to 28%+ and I have a "leak."

I'm considering running a separate DB for these games because of that but I'd rather not if at all possible.

No, and I'm surprised this hasn't been brought up before. We can add a filter for these, but the ranges aren't going to be done because we'd have to gather a large sample of these games and create separate ranges for them.

About the workshop: We'll be doing a live interactive workshop on how to understand and get the most out of the new Leak Buster no-limit 3.0.

A login link will be sent via e-mail to registered users, and posted in here a week before the workshop is to begin. Workshop will start promptly at 2:30pm PST/ 5:30pm EST on November 21st.

Hi. im running v 3.0.03, the 4 new videos are not showing up how do i view them?

Also any time i start LB in the top right corner the software says " upgrade to pro version" even though i have a registered copy.
When i re enter my serial code it still says " upgrade to pro version. "

Standard?

I take it the stand alone version is no longer available?

You can click on the little movie button to see the entire library of videos. Otherwise you need to click on a leak for that area that you have, and then launch the video.

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