*Warning: Long post

LeakBuster Review

So I purchased LeakBuster earlier this week and have to say I’ve been impressed with the output. For the price of a couple of 25nl buy-ins, the product is definitely worth a punt as it has picked out some problems with my game that I wasn’t aware of. The software works by comparing your database and stats against a number of winning players across a number of categories and picks out any issues where you are making poor decisions. Grades and monetary values are then assigned to each leak, with links to pre-recorded videos then provided to explain why your identified leak is a problem.

If I was being honest and realistic about my own play, I’d expect LB to say that I’m too passive pre-flop and post-flop (not 3-betting enough, not raising often enough post-flop), that I’m terrible in 3-bet pots and that I make bad river calls, so let’s see what the software is telling me:

“Step 2”: Leakbuster

I ran the software for 95k hands of 25nl. For the 34 categories in this section, I received B+ overall and total score 242 (whatever that represents), with the following inter-related problems:

Grade F (aaagh!):
- Flop Agg % of 30% (LB recommended range 43-50%).
- 3Bet % of 4% (recommended 6-9%)
- Agg % of 28% (34-42%).

Grade D:
- W$WSF 41% (44-52%).

Grade C:
- BB Reraise Steal 6% (8-14%)
- Sqz 3% (5-8%)

Grade B:
- Agg Factor 2.0 (2.3-4.1)
- Flop cbet 55% (59-79%)

Everything else is pretty much grade A+, although it’s highlighted that my SB 43% open may be too high, 25% in the CO is a little too low and my PFR/VPIP could be a bit higher.

Step 3: Position

Positionally aware, but problems detailed include not c-betting the BTN enough and not squeezing and c/r the BB enough.

Step 4: Pre-Flop

There’s a lot of detail in this section that I’ve not interpreted properly yet. The guidance is that I’m opening too many suited connectors from EP and CO but it looks like there are a number of hands in my opening range from each seat that are actually unprofitable (e.g. KQo in EP). I’m also unprofitably cold calling suited connectors and big aces.

Step 5: Trouble Hands

Following on from Step 4, this section is really useful and analyses win rates for broadways, small pps and suited connectors based on whether I open or cold call both in position and oop. It’s clear from the diagram which hands I’m playing unprofitably:



Step 6: 3-Bets

Wow, I’m losing money when 3-betting big slick. LB advises that I need to make sure I’m not over-committing myself when bluffing and not getting it in versus tight 4-bettors.

Step 8: Biggest Loss

Preflop: Main problem seems to be calling 3bets oop with marginal hands, with small problem of 4bet bluffing too often and opening dominated aces in ep.

Flop: chk/calling with middle or bottom pair seems to be a small loss maker.

Turn: chk/calling middle or bottom pair and chk/calling draws is making me a small loss.

River: chk/calling with weak made hands on all 3 streets.

Steps 7, 9 & 10

These are options I haven’t yet explored but they look like they will be useful. Options include a video search function for specific leaks, details of the opponent I lose the most to and HUD set-up.

Conclusion

In short, I’m far too passive. There are a number of problems highlighted by LB however that need tidying up beyond adding in some extra aggression into my game. Clearly I need to make sure that I'm not over-adjusting to the advice and picking the right spots, but it's definitely time to get aggro and re-run LB after another hundred thousand hands.

tl;dr