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Bankroll & Mental Game

Variance and sample honesty

Sample size honesty
Distance to edge
Stop rules hold
Practice: Variance practice

Funding and relationships

Write everything
Makeup clarity
Revoke triggers
Practice: Funding practice

Grade-5 Bankroll stake

Can you handle the 3-bet pot in bankroll and mental game?
Photo the contract
No get-even shots
Practice: Bankroll G5 stake practice

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Bankroll & Mental Game / Grade 5 / Grade-5 Bankroll stake

Photo the contract

Buddy check

Buddy money: photo the rules. Arguments later get settled by the photo.

'Photo the contract' (bankroll and mental game, G5): Seat choice is often higher EV than a fancy river line.

Worked example

apply 'Photo the contract' on two-buy-in downswing mid-session. Write stacks, villain type, street, old line → new line.

Drill

teach 'Photo the contract' in 60 seconds using two-buy-in downswing mid-session. Then tag one live rep this week.

Practice habit

sticky-note the trigger for 'Photo the contract' before your next bankroll and mental game session.

Drill

explain 'Photo the contract' to your buddy without looking — stall means you don't own it yet.

Practice habit

tag one bankroll and mental game hand this week where 'Photo the contract' flips the action.

Remember

Change one bankroll and mental game decision this week. Notes beat vibes.

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