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Hand-reading lab

One sentence per street
Remove impossible combos
Weight by player type
Practice: Short Deck hand-reading practice

Value and bluff with intent

Value with intent
Bluffs need a story
Give-ups are skill
Practice: Short Deck value/bluff practice

Grade-8 stake posture

Process over session results
Cap the stake
Grade-8 stake posture: prove it once
Practice: Short Deck G8 stake practice

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Short Deck / Grade 8 / Grade-8 stake posture

Process over session results

'Process over session results' in short deck (G8): Antes widen opens; underfulls aren't automatic stacks.

Worked example

run 'Process over session results' on underfull on paired board under flush>full rules. Write villain type, your holding, the street, and the new line.

Common leak

can define 'Process over session results', can't name the last hand it saved

Drill

explain 'Process over session results' in 45 seconds with that spot — no notes — then log one live rep

Practice habit

tag one hand this week where 'Process over session results' flipped the action in short deck.

Practice habit

Coaching habit (G8): write the wrong short deck line 'Process over session results' prevents — then the fix.

Remember

Change one short deck decision this week. Notes beat vibes.

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