The Custom Drills Feature in Lucid Poker

How It Works

Custom Drills give you control over what you practice. Instead of working through a random mix of spots, you define the exact scenario: game type, stack depth, pot type, your position, your opponent's position, and the types of boards you want to see. Lucid then serves hands that match your criteria and gives you instant GTO feedback on every decision.

The feature is designed for players who know where their leaks are and want to put in focused reps. If you struggle in 3-bet pots out of position, or on paired boards, or against specific villain positions, Custom Drills let you isolate that exact situation and drill it until the right play becomes automatic.

Custom Drills are one of three drill modes in Lucid. The drills overview compares all three and explains the action ratings you will see during a session.

Setting Up a Custom Drill

Here is how to configure and launch a custom drill from scratch:

1. 1
   Tap the Postflop button on the home screen

   From the Lucid home screen, tap Postflop. This opens the drill configuration page.

1. 2
   Choose your pack (game type)

   Select the sim pack that matches the game you want to study. Options include cash game and MTT packs. Packs are labeled to show coverage: preflop only, all flops, or a subset of flops. Some packs shown are internal and can be ignored.

1. 3
   Select your stack depth

   Choose the stack size in big blinds. Deeper stacks are better for studying spots with more streets of play ahead.
2. 4
   Choose when the hand starts

   Select Preflop to begin from the start of the hand, or Postflop to jump straight to the first postflop decision.
3. 5
   Select the pot type and action

   Choose from: Any, Custom, Limped Pot, ISO Pot, Single Raised Pot, 3-Bet Pot, or 4-Bet Pot. Pick the pot type that matches the situation you want to study.

1. 6
   Set your position and your opponent's position

   Choose which seat you are playing from and which seat your opponent is in. These two selections determine the exact matchup you will drill.
2. 7
   Choose when the hand ends

   Select First Action to stop after one decision, Street End to play out the full street, or Hand End to play to completion.
3. 8
   Apply any advanced filters (optional)

   Use the right-side panel to filter by preflop hand class or board texture. See below for a full breakdown of these options.
4. 9
   Start or save your drill

   Tap Start Drill to begin immediately. Tap Save Drill to name and store the config for later.

Before your first session, it is worth setting your RNG direction, drill pace, and mistake warning threshold. All three live on the Settings page.

Advanced Filters

Two optional filter panels on the right side of the configuration screen let you go deeper. Neither is required, but both are useful when targeting a specific leak.

Preflop Hand Filter

Filter by hand class so every drill hand matches a specific holding type. Examples: big pairs (aces through tens), suited connectors, small pocket pairs. Deselect all hands first, then select only the classes you want.

Flop Filter

Control the exact types of boards you see. Options include card ranks, connectedness, pairedness, and suitedness. After adjusting, tap Update to confirm. Lucid will show how many qualifying flops match before you start.

Not sure which textures give you trouble? Open a few candidate boards in the EV and equity heat maps to see where your range is weakest before you build the filter.

Saving Drill Configurations

Any drill configuration can be saved and reused. Tap Save Drill before starting, give it a name, and it will appear in your saved configs list.

Common Questions

I do not see the Custom Drills configuration options

Custom Drills require an active Pro subscription. If you are on a free account, you will have limited access to postflop drills with no custom configuration. Start a free trial to unlock the full feature.

What does "ISO Pot" mean in the pot type selector?

An ISO pot (isolation pot) is a hand where one player limped and another player raised to isolate them. It produces a different range dynamic than a standard single raised pot.

Some packs show unusual names or labels

The pack selector includes some internal Lucid packs used for development. These can be ignored. Look for packs labeled with recognizable game types (cash, MTT) and stack depths.

Can I drill a specific hand combination, not just a hand class?

The preflop hand filter works at the hand class level. It does not support filtering to a single exact holding like AhKd. For that level of specificity, use the Sim Browser to navigate directly to a node.

Next Steps

Once you have completed a custom drill session:

• Open any hand you are unsure about in the Sim Browser to see the full solver strategy for that node
• Test alternative bet sizes in the same spot with custom solving with subtrees
• Save the drill config if you plan to return to the same spot type in future sessions
• Take the same spot type into Leaderboard Drills to see how it holds up in a full-session format