Hi guys,

I've recently bought HEM2 for use in my game and taken more of an interest in looking for leaks in my game so that i improve my winrate.

Just wanted to know if anyone has answers/opinions/feedback to the following:

1) how do you analyse your game when reviewing hand histories, such a process of thinking, things to initially look for, types of filters used etc)

2) are there resources, here or elsewhere, that shows optimal stats to identify where you are underplaying or overplaying certain hands/situations(HEM2 filters are so extensive that i get completely lost as to what permutations/combinations to use when starting a review session)

my situation is that ive been a sng/mtt player for ages and recently moved to 25nl fullring and, whilst my WR is 2bb/100 taken over 50k hands, im finding it tough and would like to improve my game but unsure where to start?

any thoughts appreciated.

Leak analysis can be very in depth. To start with, you should see if your positional stats are solid.
Go to "Reports>Leakbuster - Position" and take a screengrab. Post the image in the stats thread at the top of the forum.
That will show us if you're pre-flop positional awareness is good, and whether your VPIP/PFR ratio is in line with a typical TAG's stats. The post-flop aggression stats might also highlight some leaks.

Once you done that, it's a case of working through all the various HEM reports and hunting down types of hands that are costing you money. LOAD filters like "Defending the blinds" and "Suited Connectors below KQs" and see if you are winning. If the blinds are showing problems, look for tutorials on the subject. If you're losing badly with SCs (very common) then you might want to start folding them more often until you've read more about how best to play them. (The first 1000 times I was dealt a small suited connector, I was losing at a rate of 70bb/100, so I completely stopped calling with them, and now usually just use them for steals).
Other filters you can load include "Called flop raise with TPTK". It can quite eye-opening to find out how much trouble you're in when you call a flop raise, and seeing a big red number with a minus in front of it should inspire you to fold more often.
You can create custom filters by choosing EDIT and then hunting for things like "All in pre-flop" and "Did 3bet=true". If you then choose Reports>Holecards, you can find out which hands have been profitable to shove pre, or 3-bet. We can then have the AK debate all over again.
Any time you find results that are very negative, watch the hand replays so you can determine if you made a bad mistake, or if it was a bad beat. Post the hand history if you're not sure.
Feel free to ask the forum about any stats or situations that confuse or trouble you. Good luck!

Thanks Arty for taking the time to write a very informative and useful post! i have posted some graph and stats in the stats thread but havent as such received any response to them yet but my positional stats are not there, i'll post them later tonight.

i do like the fact that you mention the various ways to filter hands as every time i look at that section i often get overwhelmed with the various check boxes, sections and filters so i will give your suggestions a try tonight, particularly focussing on AK

its fine having all these stats like w$WSF etc but not making the sense of what is normal for a tag player sometimes renders these stats useless.

are there any optimal stats threads for a fullring tag player to compare my stats against?

also, do you normally use the graph for anything other than looking at lines of profit?

About 6 months ago, someone posted an Excel spreadsheet file with "good" TAG stats for both full ring and 6max. It might be linked somewhere in the stats thread, but I can't remember exactly where I got it from.
If you PM me your e-mail address I can send it to you.

I usually look at my overall graph after every session, but I try not to over-analyse it. It doesn't reveal anything about the way I play, after all. (I'm on a heater at the mo, but I know it's not sustainable. The line is going way too steeply upwards!)
The graph is good for checking after running a filter though. If you find a leak, the graph should show you improving your profit (or at least minimising your losses) once you've made an attempt to fix it. My "suited connectors" green line is still on a downward slope, unfortunately, but the graph for the "defend the blinds" filter shows a distinct uptick from the time a few weeks ago when I started 3-betting against obvious steal attempts.

thanks for that, i did try that also, theres just so many! would be helpful for a sweat session!

pm sent!