Stop guessing.
Drill the decisions that win at micro stakes.

Free poker drills built on 7.3 million real 25NL and 50NL hands. Every decision gets graded, every mistake gets explained, and each module unlocks when you've mastered the last.

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25NL · 6-maxPot 7bbRiver
Your hand
River
You missed your flush draw. The turn checked through and a tight regular checks to you. Bluff or give up?
CheckBet 1/2 potBet potOverbet 2x
Best playBluff about pot. You're in position, the turn checked through, the pot is small and the opponent is tight. Big river bets in spots like this got 73–76% folds; a pot-size bluff needs 50%.

How it works

Short, focused reps on the spots where micro-stakes players lose the most money.

Deal

Get a real situation

Real cards, boards, stacks and opponent types, weighted toward close decisions.

Decide

Make your play

Fold, call, raise, or pick a bet size. Keyboard shortcuts keep it fast.

Learn

See why

Each answer is graded as best, acceptable or a mistake, with the principle and the numbers behind it.

11 modules, in order

Score 12 points over your last 15 hands to master a module and unlock the next.

  1. 01Opening rangesRaise or fold by seat; isolate limpers
  2. 02Facing an openFold, call or 3-bet, plus blind defense
  3. 03Facing a 3-betWhen to call, fold or 4-bet
  4. 04Flop c-betsSize and frequency by board type
  5. 05Big blind vs c-betsCalls, folds and check-raises
  6. 06Iso-raised potsMultiway pots when you miss
  7. 07River bluffsWhich spots and hands to bluff
  8. 08River value betsSize by hand strength
  9. 09Calling river betsGood and bad bluff-catchers
  10. 10Stack-offs and SPRWhen to get all-in, and how
  11. 11Tournament push/foldShove and call at 10bb

Built on real hands

The grading comes from replaying millions of micro-stakes hands, not opinions.

13–27

bb/100 lost by players who mostly called rather than raised before the flop.

8%

of big river bets at micro stakes were bluffs. Fold one pair and stop paying them off.

1.6x

more often all-in shoves got called than normal bets of the same size. Use it for value.

Session Lab

After you play, drop in your hand history files. Session Lab tracks your bankroll, grades your stats against the playbook targets and lists every hand where you broke a rule, with a replay of each one. Free while in beta.

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Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. Every module is free, supported by ads. A Pro plan without ads is planned.

Do I need an account?

No. You can start right away. A free account saves your progress so you can pick up on any device.

Is this gambling?

No. Drill Room teaches strategy. There's no real or play money and no betting.

Who is it for?

Intermediate players at 2NL–50NL cash games and low buy-in tournaments who know the rules but aren't winning yet.