What I usually do (as I mentioned in another post) is that every 5k hands or so, I'll look on my main page to the hands I played. Print that list out.

Then look at two numbers:

VP$IP and BB/Hand.

In that context, VP$IP is the percentage of times you voluntarily played that hand. Look at CCPF (Cold Call Pre-Flop Raise--calling 2 bets cold), look at your PFR for each hand.

Find those hands that you're VP$IP'ing more than half the time, and that you're losing BB/Hand playing. These are your losing hands. On the main page, highlight one of the hands you found using the above criteria. All the individual hands you played with those starting hands will be displayed in the window below. Click on the hand number to see the history or highlight the hand and press the "R" button to replay it. Think of how you'd play it differently now, in retrospect. Post some of the ghastly ones or the ones you get stuck on in the Limit forum. Ask for others' opinions.

YMMV, but that's how I find my leaks.

Look on my blog (address in sig below) for the post "The Biggest Loser (Internet Poker Version)" for my analysis just this week on the hands that suck for me. Good luck!

The "Junk hands leak" post is one of my favorites. Just filter for a time period. Then check all your stats. "junk hands" is posted somewhere , cant remember where.

Thanks fellas, I really appreciate your input.

And if anyone else has ideas, please post. I think that for the PokerTracker newbie a leak-finding protocol or suggestions that include explanations of the values is extraordinarily helpful and appreciated. I wish someone would put together this type of help guide.

that would be my job I guess - I'm due to write another leak article for the PT guides soon

Great tips on leak finding here. I have a question though. How do you spot post flop leaks? What stats or numbers should I be looking for/at? I'm doing my first 10k stat check and I plan on posting some numbers in the LHE section but I'd like to spend a few hours first analyzing them myself. Pre-flop I kinda understand and thanks to "Tib" for that great post, but post flop I blow.