Understanding your poker stats: VPIP, PFR, C-bet, and BB/100

BB/100 — your real profitability

BB/100 (big blinds won per 100 hands played) is the reference metric for measuring your true level. It filters out short-term variance and reflects your real long-term edge.

• Negative — you're losing money on volume
• 0 to 3 BB/100 — slightly profitable, plenty of room to improve
• 3 to 8 BB/100 — good player, consistently profitable
• +8 BB/100 — very strong winrate, rare over large volumes

💡 A negative BB/100 doesn't mean you play badly — it means something in your game can be optimized.

VPIP — how often you enter pots

VPIP(Voluntarily Put In Pot) measures the percentage of hands where you voluntarily put money in preflop. A VPIP that's too high reveals you're playing too many hands — the most common leak among recreational players.

PFR — your preflop aggression

PFR (Pre-Flop Raise) shows how often you raise preflop. A PFR close to your VPIP means you're playing aggressively — which is generally a good sign.

The VPIP–PFR gap represents your passive-calling hands. If that gap is above 8–10 points, you're calling too often instead of raising, which is a value leak.

💡 Example: VPIP 28% / PFR 14% → 14-point gap → too passive preflop.

C-bet — keep telling the story

The C-bet (Continuation Bet) is the flop bet made after being the last raiser preflop. A player who raises preflop but never c-bets is easy to read: opponents can exploit that passivity easily.

Conversely, a 100% C-bet is just as exploitable — your opponents know you bet the flop even with nothing, and can check-raise to take the pot.

Why looking at a single stat in isolation is pointless

A 32% VPIP can be fine if your C-bet and postflop aggression compensate for it. A negative BB/100 can come from a single leak — not from a broad misunderstanding of the game.

That's why FlopIQ analyzes your stats in correlation: it cross-references the numbers, identifies your dominant leak, and gives you a concrete fix — not a list of numbers to interpret on your own.

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