Poker Trainer

Hero

1000

BTN

M-Ratio

33.3

GREEN

Villain

1000

Villain BB

TAG 🦈 VPIP: 18% | PFR: 15% | AF: 2.5

Board PREFLOP

Pot

🧠 Decision Framework PREFLOP

Q1: What is my M-ratio?

M = 33.3 → GREEN zone. Full strategy available.

Expected Value (chips)

Fold

Call

Raise

Hero BTN

TAG 🦈

Tight-Aggressive. Few hands, bets them hard. The competent player. Plays ~18% of hands.

LAG 🔥

Loose-Aggressive. Many hands, bets them hard. The maniac. Plays ~38% of hands, bluffs frequently.

LAP 🎰

Loose-Passive. Many hands, rarely raises. The calling station. Your ATM.

TAP 🐢

Tight-Passive. Few hands, rarely raises. The nit. When they bet, they have it.

One-Line Exploits

TAG	Steal blinds, fold to their aggression
LAG	Call down light, trap monsters, no bluffs
LAP	Value bet relentlessly, NEVER bluff
TAP	Bluff relentlessly, fold when they bet

VPIP

Voluntarily Put $ In Pot. % of hands played.
• <20%: Tight | 20-35%: Standard | >35%: Loose

PFR

Preflop Raise %.
• <15%: Passive | 15-25%: Standard | >25%: Aggressive

Aggression Factor. (Bets + Raises) / Calls
• <1: Passive | 1-2: Balanced | >2: Aggressive | >4: Maniac

WTSD

Went To Showdown %.
• <25%: Folds a lot | 25-35%: Standard | >35%: Calling station

BTN Button

Best position. Acts last postflop. Information advantage.

BB Big Blind

Worst position heads-up. Acts first postflop.

IP / OOP

In Position / Out of Position. IP = acting last (advantage). OOP = acting first (disadvantage).

M-Ratio

M = Stack / (SB + BB)
How many orbits you can survive.

M	Zone	Strategy
>20	GREEN	Full strategy
10-20	YELLOW	Tighten ranges
6-10	ORANGE	Push/fold approaching
1-6	RED	Push or fold only
<1	DEAD	Desperation

EV (Expected Value)

Average chips won/lost over infinite repetitions.
• +EV = profitable | -EV = losing

EV Formulas

EV(Fold) = 0
EV(Call) = Equity × Pot - Call
EV(Raise) = FE × Pot + (1-FE) × (Eq × NewPot - Raise)

Pot Odds

Call / (Pot + Call). If Equity > Pot Odds → +EV call.

Fold Equity

Probability villain folds.
LAP: ~30% | LAG: ~35% | TAG: ~50% | TAP: ~70%

Rule of 2/4

Flop: Outs × 4 = % to hit by river
Turn: Outs × 2 = % to hit river

Value Bet

Bet when worse hands call.

Bluff

Bet when better hands fold.

Semi-Bluff

Bluff with a draw. Win now or hit later.

C-bet

Continuation bet. Bet flop after raising preflop.

Pot Control

Keep pot small with medium hands.

Trap

Check strong hands to let villain bluff.

Float

Call flop IP to take pot later.

Blocker

Card reducing villain's possible hands.

You Win!

High Card Ace

Villain Types

TAG (Tight-Aggressive) 🦈

LAG (Loose-Aggressive) 🔥

LAP (Loose-Passive) 🎰

TAP (Tight-Passive) 🐢

Push/Fold Chart (M<10)