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Work · February 22, 2024

Learn Game Theory Optimal Poker Preflop with Spaced-Repetition

Hi HN, Sharing my poker preflop trainer product, a subset of my Live Poker Theory project. https://www.livepokertheory.com/trainer Live Poker Theory helps translate complex poker solver strategy to actionable strategies while playing and aims to make studying poker more efficient and more fun. While I usually try to focus on sharing it in poker communities, I saw a few poker articles frontpage this site so I figure it doesn't hurt to share it here. In case you don't know, before 2015 most poker software could only calculate "all-in equity" - if there was no game tree and…

Learn Game Theory Optimal Poker Preflop with Spaced-Repetition launched on February 22, 2024 with 10 votes, #1,321 of 3,962 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

In plain words

Live Poker Theory's preflop trainer helps poker players learn game-theory optimal strategies using spaced repetition. The tool translates complex poker solver calculations into actionable preflop decisions for live play. It targets serious poker players who want to study more efficiently by converting modern game tree analysis into practical strategy charts. The trainer focuses on theory-based poker rather than complex solver outputs, making advanced strategy more accessible during actual games.

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From the sources

Preflop poker trainer for texas holde'em, cash and tournament, spaced-repetition

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi HN, Sharing my poker preflop trainer product, a subset of my Live Poker Theory project. https://www.livepokertheory.com/trainer Live Poker Theory helps translate complex poker solver strategy to actionable strategies while playing and aims to make studying poker more efficient and more fun. While I…

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