You'll Regret Not Starting These Hand History Techniques Before 2026

SmartPokerStudy
27 Nov 2025
Intermediate
This material is for medium-skilled players
Strategy
27 Nov 2025
Intermediate
This material is for medium-skilled players

Learn 11 powerful hand history review techniques to transform your poker study routine. Sky shows how to analyze biggest losers, filter for leaks, check your lines, and use hand reading to find mistakes. Includes special techniques for tournament bubble play and live poker players.

Stop blaming luck. Use systematic hand reviews to find losing patterns, analyze opponent ranges, and fix mistakes before they drain your bankroll.

Master Hand Review Techniques:

  • Review biggest losing hands with intent by asking "What's he doing this with?" and "What did I do wrong?" on every street
  • Filter your database for known leaks like calling three-bets or facing C-bets to find losing patterns
  • Check your lines (bet-check-fold, triple barrels) to identify where you're showing weakness or missing value
  • Use hand reading with Flopzilla Pro to assign ranges and narrow them through streets for better decision making
  • Tag bubble hands in tournaments with "bubble start" and "bubble end" to review ICM pressure spots later
  • Categorize losses as bad luck, bad reads, bad bluffs, or tilt to identify your biggest problem areas
  • Live players should record hand details on paper or phone to review at home with online practice for more reps
About the Author
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SmartPokerStudy Poker Training Brand

SmartPokerStudy is run by Sky Matsuhashi, a coach who shares clear poker study tips through his podcast and site. He gives simple strategies and action steps for cash games, sit-and-gos, and MTTs, helping players improve each week with targeted, easy–to–use guidance.

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