How to use Hold’em Manager to Maximize your Profits
Last week, we wrote about the
advantages of tracking software and HUDs, ⚽️ and I recommended Hold’em Manager as the
software of choice.
This week, we go further in depth regarding how to use ⚽️ Hold’em
Manager to improve your play and maximize your profits.
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The Reports Tab
The “Reports” Tab ⚽️ is your home for reviewing your own play.
From here, you can generate a results graph and a variety of ⚽️ reports for your play.
In
your reports tab, you will want several key pieces of information about your results:
Winnings, Winrate, ⚽️ Rake, and Rake in bb/100.
For gameplay stats, you’ll want VPIP, PFR,
3Bet, Fold to 3bet, Aggression Factor, Open Raise %, ⚽️ Cbet % and Fold to Cbet % at the
minimum.
WWSF (won when saw flop) and WTSD (went to showdown) percentages ⚽️ can be useful
as well. Do some research on your own to find the normal ranges for these values so ⚽️ you
can understand what’s high, what’s low and what’s optimal.
In the image below, you’ll
see the tab is sorted by ⚽️ stake. This allows you to track your results and gameplay at
each individual limit.
Also note the filters (Date Range, Game ⚽️ Type) at the upper right
position of the window. Explore these.
There are a massive number of filters you can
use ⚽️ to study your play under even the most specific conditions.
For example, you can
study how you play suited connectors OOP ⚽️ after flatting a preflop raise and
check-raising the flop against two opponents.
Hold’em Manager’s Reports Tab sorted by
stake.
Another very useful ⚽️ strategy is to sort by position, so you can study your
winnings at each position to identify areas of strength ⚽️ and weakness.
You’ll also
notice the “HUD Settings” box. We could write an entire series on optimal HUD
configuration.
For now, you ⚽️ want it to display Player Name, Hands Played, VPIP, PFR,
3bet, Fold to 3bet, Aggression Factor, Cbet and Fold to ⚽️ Cbet. That’s it.
Get
comfortable with just those stats for now, and keep in mind that you should never make
judgments ⚽️ based on stats like Cbet and 3bet until you have several hundred hands
against a player.
Hold’em Manager’s Report Tab sorted ⚽️ by position
Hold’em Manager also
generates excellent graphs that allow you to share your results with others or
visualize your progress. ⚽️ These graphs can be customized to show specific information
based on your filters.
Hold’em Manager’s Results Graph
The Opponents Tab
The real fun
⚽️ is learning how to use Hold’em Manager to exploit your opponents. The “Opponent’s” tab
lets you study your opponents to ⚽️ find leaks.
The Summaries Portion of the Opponents
Tab
This is what the Opponents Tab looks like when set to “Summaries”. You ⚽️ receive a
detailed summary of the people you’ve played against. Use this to quickly scan for
players with irregular stats.
The ⚽️ graph in the bottom left allows you to see how that
player compares to all of the players in your ⚽️ database. From here, you can get an idea
if people are playing too aggressive, or too tight.
The “Player Analysis” section ⚽️ puts
a focused lens on any opponent. You can sort with a variety of filters to find a
massive variety ⚽️ of information on any opponent. You can find your opponents’ hands in
specific situations to study their gameplan in detail.
The ⚽️ Player Analysis section of
the Opponent’s Tab
Conclusion
Hold’em Manager is a tremendously useful tool that every
grinder should be using in ⚽️ their play.
In this article, we have outlined broad ideas
behind how you should be using Hold’em Manager to keep track ⚽️ of your own play,
configure your HUD and find your opponents’ leaks.
