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PLO 8 or Better

Capstone: run the system

The full loop
Audit week
No new favorite leaks
Practice: PLO8 capstone practice

Maintenance mode

Maintenance schedule
Drift alerts
Peer review
Practice: PLO8 maintenance practice

Graduate stake posture

Permission ≠ spew
Pass gate / graduate
Re-cert habit
Practice: PLO8 graduate practice

Grade challenge →

PLO 8 or Better / Grade 12 / Graduate stake posture

Pass gate / graduate

'Pass gate / graduate' (PLO8, G12): quarters are the silent bleed — tag them harder than coolers.

Worked example

three-low flop, 2nd-nut low + weak high — control; nut low + live high — press.

Common leak

Buddy leak ('Pass gate / graduate'): 'I have a low' as a complete reason multiway.

Drill

Drill ('Pass gate / graduate'): tag one quartered river and write the earlier fold that prevented it.

Coaching note

Hi-lo coaching staple: an 8-low or better must qualify — know the house rule before you chase halves. Check 'Pass gate / graduate' against it.

Practice habit

sticky-note the trigger for 'Pass gate / graduate' before your next PLO8 session.

Remember

Avoid scoopless middles.

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