Hand Review Guidelines - Read Before Posting

# Hand Review Guidelines

Welcome to the Hand History Review section! To get the most helpful feedback, please follow these guidelines.

## Required Information

When posting a hand, include:

1. **Game Type** - Cash/MTT/SNG, stakes, online/live

2. **Effective Stacks** - In BBs or dollar amounts

3. **Position** - Your position and villain's position

4. **Reads/History** - Any relevant info about villain(s)

5. **Your Thought Process** - What were you thinking at each decision point?

## Hand Format

Use our [Hand History Converter](/app/hand-history-converter) to format your hands cleanly. It supports:

- PokerStars

- GGPoker

- DriveHUD

- PokerTracker 4

## Example Format

```

Stakes: NL50 (6-max)

Effective: 100bb

Villain: UTG (TAG reg, 24/20/8 over 500 hands)

Preflop: Hero in BTN with As Kh

UTG raises 2.5bb, folds to Hero, Hero 3bets 8bb, UTG calls

Flop (17bb): Ah 7c 2s

UTG checks, Hero bets 5bb, UTG calls

...

```

## What NOT to Do

- ❌ Results-oriented posting ("Did I play this right? I lost")

- ❌ Missing key info (stack sizes, positions)

- ❌ Walls of text without formatting

- ❌ "How'd I do?" with no context

## Get Better Feedback

- Show your work! Explain WHY you took each action

- Ask specific questions

- Be open to different perspectives

Happy grinding! 🎰