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202511 posts
General

Super System vs the solver: six pieces of Doyle Brunson’s 1979 advice, checked

Six pieces of advice from Doyle Brunson’s Super System, each checked against real solver output: 3-bet ranges at 100bb, AKs against AKo, the 90% c-bet and leading into the raiser.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
General

How poker solvers evolved: from Los Alamos to CFR, Libratus and today’s solvers

The real history behind poker solvers: von Neumann’s minimax theorem, Ulam’s Monte Carlo method, counterfactual regret minimization (2007), Cepheus, Libratus and Pluribus, and what a solver output looks like today.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
Performance

Why Sleep Is the Most Underrated Poker Strategy

Lack of sleep impairs decision-making and mental sharpness. Learn science-backed strategies to sleep deeper, think clearer, and perform better.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
Update

Mobile App Update: Faster, Smarter Preflop Training

We’re excited to share the newest updates to Preflop Trainer!

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
Lifestyle

WPT Global Poker Bot Controversy: 130+ Accounts, New Allegation

In June 2025, Two Plus Two forum user “bob19123” revealed details of a massive bot ring on WPT Global.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
Performance

Fuel Your Game: Essential Nutrition Tips for Poker Grinders

Here’s how to fuel your body and brain to last through marathon sessions without burning out.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
Update

Introducing Strategy Grid: See the Bigger Picture of Preflop Strategy!

Master preflop strategy faster with our new Strategy Grid feature!

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
Theory

What is a 3-bet in poker: real 3-bet ranges for cash and tournaments

What a 3-bet is, why it’s called that, and what solver 3-bet ranges look like: linear on the cash button at 100bb, polarised at 40bb in tournaments, plus squeezes, sizing and playing the pot after the 3-bet.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
Theory

GTO vs exploitative poker: MDF, node locking and when to deviate

GTO is the baseline you can’t be exploited from; exploitative play is the deviation that wins more against a real leak. MDF by bet size, a solver node where GTO folds more than MDF, and what the solver does against a locked calling station.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
Theory

Short stack poker strategy: how to play 10, 15 and 20bb in tournaments

Solver ranges for 10, 15 and 20bb stacks in tournaments: when to min-raise, when to jam, how much to limp from the small blind and how wide to defend the big blind.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
Theory

Heads-up poker strategy in tournaments: solver ranges from 10bb to 100bb

How the button and the big blind play heads-up at the end of a tournament, with real solver ranges from 10bb to 100bb: when to limp, raise or jam, and how wide to defend.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2025Updated
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