Notes on tracking, variance and study.
Writing for serious live players. No hype, no win-rate promises, just the maths and the habits that compound.
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- Log the session
Total in, total out and playing time, recorded while the details are fresh.
- Read the swings
See how wide a winning player's results can be before judging a losing stretch.
- Review one decision
Price the call, test the read and leave with one precise question.
Articles and lessons
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How to review a poker hand in ten minutes
A five-step routine with a timer: rebuild the hand, separate facts from reads, price the call and test the read.
Table profit and your after-expenses hourly
Calculate cash-game table profit, include every rebuy, then account for additional expenses and travel time without deducting rake or chip-paid tips twice.
How deep is a normal downswing?
There is no universal safe downswing depth. Separate observed drawdown, model assumptions and hand review before interpreting a losing stretch.
What session length can tell you about your play
Review session length without assuming an hour-four decline. Whole-session totals cannot isolate late-hour profit or establish whether fatigue caused a loss.
Logging live without being that guy
Overshove founder Tom explains his after-session habit: record total buy-ins including rebuys, money taken out and playing time while the details are fresh.
Reading the same faces
Keep useful notes on recurring opponents without turning one showdown into a permanent label. Separate observed action, context and your interpretation.
Pot odds for live cash
The price of every common bet size, how rake and extra players change it, and where the 4-2 rule misleads.
What this blog is for
The blog is the public version of the Overshove review loop: track the session, respect the sample, find the leak, make one cleaner decision next time. Most pieces start with a poker number because a vague feeling is not enough to move stakes, stop a session, or decide whether a downswing is normal.
Read the variance posts when your graph is trying to talk you into panic. Read the session-tracking posts when the sample has holes. Read the study posts when the same mistake keeps showing up in different clothes.
Each article separates a measurement from a conclusion. A session result is a measurement. Calling the player a proven winner, blaming variance or diagnosing a leak is a conclusion that needs more evidence. Worked examples state their assumptions, and product claims stay inside the current public scope.
Start with the session log if your history is incomplete. Move to bankroll and variance once the totals reconcile. Use the study pieces after you have marked decisions worth reviewing. This order is deliberately less exciting than a promise to fix a win rate, but it keeps the record useful when results turn.
The aim is a record you can still trust after the next difficult session.
How should you use a worked example?
Replace the example stake, hours, costs and swing rate with your own measured inputs. If a field is unknown, test a range rather than choosing the value that supports the answer you want. Calculators explain the arithmetic; they do not remove the uncertainty in a small or selectively logged sample.