Draw Mode

Draw mode allows you to test your ability to reproduce your ranges from memory. Unlike learning mode which guides you with multiple-choice questions, draw mode gives you an empty grid and asks you to completely recreate the range. It's the ultimate test of mastery.

Why Use Draw Mode?

• Maximum active recall: You must recreate the entire grid without hints, forcing your brain into intense memorization effort
• Mastery test: If you can draw a range from memory, you truly know it
• Realistic training: Similar to what happens at the table when you need to mentally visualize a range
• Immediate visual feedback: Compare your drawing with the expected range side by side

How Does It Work?

1. You open a grid in draw mode
2. An empty 13×13 grid is displayed (no combos are pre-filled)
3. You select a range from the list on the right (e.g., "UTG Open", "3-bet", ...)
4. You draw the combos on the grid
5. You repeat for all ranges in the grid
6. You click "Submit my answers" to compare with the expected grid
7. You see your score and a side-by-side visual comparison
8. You rate your memorization to schedule the next review

It's like a practice exam: you must recreate the complete grid from memory, then you receive your grade.

Drawing on the Grid

Combo selection works exactly like in the grid editor:

• Single click: Assigns the cell to the selected range
• Drag: Quickly select multiple cells at once
• Fold mode (eraser): Erases combos from all ranges

Select a range first in the right panel, then draw on the grid with its color.

Feedback and Verification

No more help while drawing

The old "Show errors while drawing" option has been removed. You always draw blind, and you discover your mistakes after submitting. That's what makes draw mode comparable to a real situation at the table.

Submitting and Results

Click "Submit my answers" when you think you're done:

Score calculation:

• The system compares each cell with the expected grid
• Accuracy: success percentage = (correct / total) × 100

Display:

• Split-screen view:
  • Left: "Your answers" → your drawn grid
  • Right: "Expected answers" → the original grid
• Score: "{x} % correct answers"

On both grids, every cell gets an outline showing whether it matches what was expected. Cells where you placed nothing and nothing was expected stay neutral: they count neither as a success nor as a mistake.

Reading your two grids side by side, you immediately spot the combos you placed wrongly and the ones you forgot, which are not the same mistake to fix: drawing too wide and drawing too tight are cured differently.

Rating Your Memorization

After the result, Poker Toolkit asks you to rate your memorization with three buttons: Failed, Medium, Success.

That rating is not cosmetic: it feeds the SM-2 algorithm and schedules the next review of this grid. Exactly like concept flashcards.

• Success → the grid comes back later
• Medium → interval slightly reduced
• Failed → the grid comes back soon

Be honest. Clicking "Success" on a 60% grid only delays the moment you find out.

➡️ See Learn Today for the daily session that chains your due grids.

Post-result navigation:

• "One more": move on to the next grid in your session
• "Finish": close the session
• The grid history appears below the result, with your previous ratings

Drawing a Grid vs a Folder

Single Grid

Access: from the grid editor, click the "Draw" button.

You draw, check, then return to the editor or consultation.

Complete Folder

Access: from the grid explorer, click "Draw" on a folder.

How it works:

1. Poker Toolkit finds all grids (subfolders included)
2. Grids are randomly shuffled
3. You draw each grid then click "Draw next grid"
4. Automatic return to explorer when finished

Advantages:

• Complete review of multiple grids
• Random order to avoid learning in a predictable sequence
• Single session even if you draw multiple grids

Concrete Use Cases

1. Testing a New Grid After Creation

You just created a "UTG 100bb Open" grid:

1. From the editor, click "Draw"
2. Draw your ranges from memory
3. Submit and compare your two grids cell by cell
4. Rate yourself honestly to start the review cycle

2. Complete Review Before a Tournament

You have an "MTT Preflop" folder with 6 grids:

1. From the explorer, click "Draw" on the folder
2. Draw each grid, note your scores
3. Identify the weakest positions
4. Let SM-2 bring them back more often than the rest

3. Progressive Learning of an Imported Grid

You imported a new grid:

1. Start with learning mode, which is more guided
2. Move to draw mode once you feel ready
3. Use the expected grid to spot the combos you systematically forget
4. Repeat across several days via Learn Today

Comparison with Learning Mode

Aspect	Learning Mode	Draw Mode
Difficulty	Easier (MCQ)	More difficult (total recall)
Format	Multiple choice questions	Empty grid to fill
Focus	Ranges and Border combos	All 169 cells
Best for	Learning a new grid	Validating mastery

Recommendation: Use learning mode to discover and learn a grid, then draw mode to verify you truly master it.

Usage Tips

• Recommended progression:
  1. Learn with learning mode (MCQ)
  2. Test with draw mode + errors displayed
  3. Validate with draw mode without errors
• Target 90%+ accuracy before considering a grid as mastered
• Review regularly: even mastered grids are forgotten without practice
• Analyze your errors in the results view to identify confusion patterns

Related Pages

• Grid editor: create and edit your ranges before drawing them
• Grid explorer: organize your grids into folders for grouped drawing
• Learning mode: easier alternative with MCQ on border combos
• Introduction to ranges: overview of the ranges system

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Draw mode is the ultimate test of mastery for your ranges. If you can reproduce a grid from memory with 90%+ accuracy, you're ready to use it at the table with confidence.