If you’re stuck at micro stakes, the answer probably isn’t more hands. It’s better information and a smarter study habit.

These three videos work together as a complete system:

1. Make sure you’re actually using PokerTracker 4 correctly so your data means something.
2. See the five leaks that show up in nearly every micro stakes player’s game and learn how to spot them in your own.
3. Get a free 30-day study plan that tells you exactly what to work on each day so none of this stays theoretical.

Watch them in order, take action after each one, and you’ll have more clarity on your game by the end of this page than most players get in six months of grinding.

Episode #589 introduces the 3 videos below:

5 PokerTracker 4 Mistakes That Are Costing You Money (Fix These Now)

PokerTracker 4 is one of the most powerful tools available to serious poker players. But owning it isn’t enough. Most players install PT4, flip on the default HUD, and assume the data will do the work for them. It won’t.

In this video, you’ll learn the 5 most common PT4 mistakes I see players making at micro stakes, mistakes that quietly bleed money from your win rate every single session. From ignoring the stats that actually matter, to never reviewing your tagged hands, each one of these errors has a clear fix, and implementing even one of them this week can make a measurable difference at the tables.

Take Action

Open PT4 right now and audit your HUD. Count how many of the top 8 stats are visible at a glance: VPIP, PFR, 3Bet, 2bet/Fold to 3Bet, Fold to Flop & Turn Cbet, Flop & Turn Cbet. If you’re on the default HUD, several are probably buried or missing. A HUD you can’t read in two seconds is a HUD you won’t use correctly. Grab the Smart HUD for PokerTracker 4 or use this video to easily customize your HUD:

Next, review your stats by position. Preflop stats by table position, post-flop stats by in position and out of position. Look for stats that are easy to exploit as these indicate ways your opponents exploit you, and indicate likely leaks.

Tie the easy to exploit stats with losing win rates. Run filters for those spots, and if your win rate is highly negative, that’s your leak plugging focus.

Review your tagged hands. What, you’re not tagging hands as you play? Start tagging confusing, difficult, unsure hands. Build a habit of daily reviewing your tagged hands. Treat each hand like a puzzle, and don’t end the review until you’ve solved the puzzle.

5 Microstakes Blunders Killing Your Win Rate

Most micro stakes players lose money in the same ways. Not because of bad luck or tough spots. It’s due to a handful of repeatable mistakes that show up hand after hand, session after session. In this video, I reviewed 100 real hands submitted by micro stakes players across different sites and stakes, and the same 5 leaks appeared in nearly every sample. The scary part isn’t that these mistakes exist, it’s that most players making them have no idea. Watch this one closely, because at least two of these are almost certainly in your game right now.

Take Action

Do you play too many hands from the EP? If your VPIP is greater than 15%, and you’re a losing player, restrict your EP ranges. Play just a 12-15% max range in the EP. The KISS Cash Game Ranges takes the guesswork out of range selection.

Are you missing value on the river? If you often say, “I shoulda bet” after checking the river and winning, then you’re missing value. Review every hand where you checked back and won and ask, “What hands could give me value?” The more hands you can name from their range, the more +EV a value bet is.

Do you call post-flop with only a hope to win? Calling only based on your hand strength is a poor play. Consider their range and tendencies before you call. On flops and turns, there are only 3 reasons to call:

1. Value
2. Bluff later
3. Good price on a draw.

On the river, only call if you can name hands you’re ahead of that make that bet or raise.

What street are you honest on when cbetting? They can easily exploit your honest street, just like you try to do to them. Increase your cbet bluffing by targeting hard-to-hit boards, when IP, and target your opponent’s honest vs cbet street.

Do you call preflop just based on hand strength? Yep, that’s a problem. Hand strength is one factor, but knowing your opponent’s tendencies and how you’ll be able to steal it post-flop is a huge factor. Play the player and use their tendencies to plan the best way to steal it post-flop because most likely, you won’t hit anything of value.

30-Day Micro Stakes Poker Challenge – My Exact Study Plan

Grinding more hands won’t fix your leaks… focused study will. This video introduces a free 30-day plan designed around 30 minutes of daily study, structured into themed blocks that tell you exactly what to work on and when. No guesswork, no vague goals. Just a clear daily target, a play session to apply what you studied, and a system that builds real improvement week over week.

Download the PDF, print it out, and follow along as the video walks you through how it works.

Take Action

Download and print the PDF today. The physical copy matters. Checking boxes by hand keeps you accountable in a way a digital file sitting in your downloads folder never will. Day 1 is simple: record your stats and win rates in PT4. That single session of data-gathering becomes the foundation for everything that follows, including the three leak blocks where you’ll focus on your own worst spots specifically.

Commit to the daily structure: 30 minutes of study, then a 60-minute play session. The blocks are short enough that there’s no good reason to skip, and varied enough to target every aspect of your game, even the mental game, so you won’t burn out on the challenge. Each block connects your study directly to what you’re doing at the tables that same day. That’s the part most study plans skip, and it’s why this one works.

When you hit a leak block, don’t rush it. These are the three most important blocks in the plan. Use the stats you recorded on Day 1 to identify your worst spots, then treat each block as a mini deep-dive: find hands, review them, build a counter-strategy, and test it in your next session. If you fix a preflop leak in block one, you’ll often find your post-flop numbers improve on their own.