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C-game

Updated June 2026 · by Tom Howcroft

Your C-game is how you play when fatigued, distracted or on tilt. Most losses come from time spent here, not from the games themselves.

In short: Your worst, tilted or tired play.

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A simulated bankroll falls from a peak, reaches a low and recovers to a new high.
Category
Study
Best use
Session review and bankroll decisions
Related page
Session-length leaks

Why C-game matters

Choose an observable warning sign, such as abandoning your normal sizing process, before deciding when to take a break. Study terms matter because the money is not in owning more data; it is in turning the right data into the next rep. A serious log should tell you what to study next, not just whether last night was up or down.

Worked example

Example

Late in a long session, marginal calls you would never make fresh are your C-game. The useful part is not the label itself; it is the decision it changes. If the example changes your stake, stop-loss, review queue or next study block, write it cleanly in the log.

How to apply it

Attach study to the session that created it. Mark the hand, name the leak, write the next action, and close the loop after review. That keeps study tied to the games you actually play instead of drifting into random solver work. For C-game, the practical question is whether the label changes a bankroll, session or study decision. If it does not change a decision, it belongs in a note, not in the headline read.

Overshove currently records sessions. Keep a separate study note for the hand, your read, what you checked and the next action. In-app study, leak tags and Coach Pack are in development. Use the same spelling every time, then link it back to session-length leaks so the page, calculator or guide beside the term does useful work.

Example session bars sit above and below zero, with a line showing the running total.

Common mistakes

  • +Studying the clean spot while ignoring the one that cost money.
  • +Writing vague notes that cannot become a next action.
  • +Treating review as punishment after losing, rather than routine work after every meaningful session.

Questions players actually ask

How should I use C-game in a session log?

Use C-game as a decision label, not decoration. Log the raw session first, then attach the term only where it explains a stake, bankroll, variance or study choice you can review later.

What is the common mistake with C-game?

The common mistake is reading the term without the sample and context behind it. In live cash, a clean label still needs stake, hours, stack depth, cost and result data before it tells you anything reliable.

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