I'd like to use the poker "IQ" rating to help me improve

synthesist

When I see my IQ rating for a session it can be disconcerting. It rates me against a continuum of players. Sometimes it's spectacular other times it's eye openingly bad.

That said, there's little immediate help in evaluating why the number is the number.

For example, while my tournament numbers are frequently 120+, my sitngo numbers are abysmal. I realize that I really, really, really need to practice sitngoes, it'd be helpful to have some suggestions on how I might have done better in the game i just played without waiting till I get my training plan for suggestions.

I realize that I may be expecting too much and that the answer may be to concentrate on my weak sitngo performance, perhaps, by playing lots more of them, and to dig in hard on the weekly lessons. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I need to get up to speed for the impending APT shootout tournaments ( there was a live one tonight, at a charity event, that sounded interesting but I was doing well at an early bird event so I wasn't tested ).

Thanks for any advice.......

Syn

apt_gs

In the thread "Where to start improving" Allen Blay (co founder) made this comment:
First, the "percentages" and IQ scores are very volatile in individual sessions, and honestly they are not the best sources of information about your game. They really are mostly for fun. The meat of the diagnostics on your game will come in the weekly training plan. Those will give you a good road map for what you need to work on.

synthesist

Thanks, good suggestion. I do need to pay closer attention to the suggestions in my weekly training plans, which, thankfully, are changing week to week.

Syn

AllenBlay

Syn, look at my post in the thread "ABC Poker", https://www.advancedpokertraining.com/poker/forum/discussion/comment/145#Comment_145

I think it provides a pretty detailed description of the IQ score.

synthesist

Thanks Allen that explanation is excellent and dovetails with much of my thinking.

Syn