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NLH Tournament (MTT)

Teach-back mastery

Explain your edge
Teach a spot
Notes as curriculum
Practice: NLH MTT teach-back practice

Long-run literacy

Variance honesty
Sample gates
Mood is not EV
Practice: NLH MTT long-run practice

Grade-11 stake posture

Monthly edge story
Write the NLH tournaments decision before you play
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Practice: NLH MTT G11 stake practice

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NLH Tournament (MTT) / Grade 11 / Long-run literacy

Mood is not EV

Separate bankroll math from mood. Mood is not a unit of EV.

'Mood is not EV' (NLH tournaments, G11): Final-three dynamics: pay jumps and covers dominate ego.

Worked example

apply 'Mood is not EV' on medium stack facing short shove. Write stacks, villain type, street, old line → new line.

Common leak

can recite 'Mood is not EV' but can't show a hand where it saved chips in NLH tournaments.

Drill

teach 'Mood is not EV' in 60 seconds using medium stack facing short shove. Then tag one live rep this week.

Coaching note

Bankroll coaching norm: downswings happen with a real edge — stop-loss and sample honesty beat heater shots. Check 'Mood is not EV' against it — don't recite it.

Remember

Change one NLH tournaments decision this week. Notes beat vibes.

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