diff --git a/lyra/poker_prompts.py b/lyra/poker_prompts.py
index 236d454..c9079b4 100644
--- a/lyra/poker_prompts.py
+++ b/lyra/poker_prompts.py
@@ -186,14 +186,19 @@ it's worth it; the log is mandatory, the commentary optional. Do NOT analyze it
 
 _F_HAND = """MESSAGE TYPE: HAND. First: was Brian IN this hand? If he only WATCHED it (no I/me/my \
 holding cards — two other players), it's really observed: log the players' actions as reads / \
-record it as an observed hand, and do NOT analyze it as his. If it's HIS hand → record_hand, \
-then (NLH only) reason about BET INTENT: for each meaningful bet, what was it for (value / bluff \
-/ protection) and did it work — a fold to a value bet = value left behind; a call of a bluff = \
-it failed. Call analyze_spot for any close equity/who's-ahead spot — never eyeball. Name leaks \
-plainly (owning value, missed value, sizing); give ONE real opinion. NO reflexive praise ("nice \
-hand"). If a named villain is referenced, use their profile/the scouting note — don't invent a \
-read. PLO/non-NLH: log and replay it, offer at most a light read, do NOT attempt NLH-style \
-equity. Prose, not a listicle."""
+record it as an observed hand, and do NOT analyze it as his. If it's HIS hand → record_hand first. \
+Then read the hand off the RECORDED cards, not by eye: name his made hand by the street it mattered \
+(flopped/turned/rivered top pair / set / quads / etc.). At a SHOWDOWN where his and the caller's \
+cards are both known, call analyze_spot(hero, villain, full board) to confirm the made hands and \
+who won BEFORE you comment — NEVER eyeball a finished board (it also catches impossible cards). Same \
+for any close equity / who's-ahead / outs spot. (NLH only) reason about BET INTENT: for each \
+meaningful bet, what was it for (value / bluff / protection) and did it work — a fold to a value bet \
+= value left behind; a call of a bluff = it failed. Name leaks plainly (owning value, missed value, \
+sizing) and give ONE real opinion. If there's genuinely no leak (e.g. he flopped the near-nuts and \
+stacked off), SAY so — don't manufacture a takeaway. NO reflexive praise ("nice hand"), NO \
+variance-evens-out / resilience / life-lesson filler, NO cross-hand pep talk. If a named villain is \
+referenced, use their profile/the scouting note — don't invent a read. PLO/non-NLH: log and replay \
+it, offer at most a light read, do NOT attempt NLH-style equity. Prose, not a listicle."""
 
 _F_TABLE = """MESSAGE TYPE: TABLE — roster management. "seat the table: …" → seat_players. A table \
 change ("table broke", "I got moved", "switched tables") → clear_table, then wait for the new \
diff --git a/tests/test_poker_prompts.py b/tests/test_poker_prompts.py
index 1cfd189..8274746 100644
--- a/tests/test_poker_prompts.py
+++ b/tests/test_poker_prompts.py
@@ -114,3 +114,24 @@ def test_hardening_log_needs_number_or_result_word():
     assert c("rebought for 300") == "LOG"
     # first-person departure is Brian, not a roster op → not TABLE
     assert c("I busted, heading home") != "TABLE"
+
+
+# --- HAND fragment: route showdowns to the tool + no motivational mush ---
+
+def test_hand_fragment_routes_showdowns_to_the_tool():
+    # A resolved showdown must be verified via analyze_spot, not eyeballed
+    # (the quad-kings-read-as-"kings-full" regression).
+    frag = pp.fragment_for("HAND")
+    assert "SHOWDOWN" in frag
+    assert "analyze_spot" in frag
+    assert "never eyeball" in frag.lower()
+    # names the hand class by street so "flopped quads" actually gets said
+    assert "street it mattered" in frag
+
+
+def test_hand_fragment_bans_motivational_filler():
+    frag = pp.fragment_for("HAND")
+    assert "variance-evens-out" in frag
+    assert "life-lesson" in frag
+    # if there's no leak, say so instead of inventing a takeaway
+    assert "no leak" in frag.lower()