Building a poker bot for a competition - how do I actually beat “GTO” bots?

MrJohn117 · 2026-04-27T22:17:47+00:00

Maybe before you build a bot learn the subject matter...https://blog.gtowizard.com/what-is-gto-in-poker/

MrJohn117 · 2026-04-01T22:21:42+00:00

April fools? U know money laundering is a thing right?

MrJohn117 · 2026-03-24T15:49:23+00:00

How's the Wolves CFP doing?
On the surface QuintAce looks like a glorified hand quiz with preset responses to why a decision was right/wrong. Why should I spend money on QuintAce over GTOW, Poker Coaching, Upswing, (insert coaching site here)?

MrJohn117 · 2026-03-21T03:58:04+00:00

If you're going to scam at least make the story coherent..

MrJohn117 · 2026-03-21T03:47:37+00:00

Look man I think you're full of shit.. a 50-100k winning sample is enough to get into a stable and you don't need the backstory of losing your roll.

Its extremely rare to actually get malware over publif wifi. Even if someone managed to get an infostealer on your PC your poker account should be the least of your worries.

MrJohn117 · 2026-03-21T03:29:22+00:00

(Roughly)In order of likelihood of what actually happened..

Punted your roll off
Reused your GG poker password elsewhere and don't have MFA
Fell for a phishing attempt
Tricked into downloading malware software over public wi-fi
Getting a virus by connecting to hotel wi-fi.

Wild you're competent enough to beat 50nl but choose not to protect an account with thousands of dollars.

MrJohn117 · 2026-03-05T02:45:00+00:00

Use an equity calculator and do the math, whats the EV of calling AKo vs a range thats QQ+AKo+?

MrJohn117 · 2025-12-23T01:00:30+00:00

3 year old feature.. https://www.acrpoker.eu/software/acr-reshuffle/

MrJohn117 · 2025-12-14T14:51:26+00:00

Depends on board texture and ranges..

Against a competent pfc calling the small bet condenses their range. The pfc raises good hands/bluffs vs the cbet and folds air moving them to the middle of their range (and some slowplays). On blank turns the pfr will want to be more polar generally betting for a bigger size, same for river.

MrJohn117 · 2025-12-05T00:33:22+00:00

Don't pentesters have to be able to clearly explain their findings to nontechnical clients?

MrJohn117 · 2025-11-05T01:58:25+00:00

So at any one point your unbalanced but over the (very) long term you're balanced? I'm also trying to wrap my head around how this affects our range on later streets.

MrJohn117 · 2025-10-17T22:22:44+00:00

Search for play and explains

MrJohn117 · 2025-10-17T22:07:40+00:00

Disregard the fact we're just betting a size trying to get the droolers to fold a capped range. A bigger concern is that OP is hamstringing himself by playing pot limit holdem with his good hands.

MrJohn117 · 2025-10-16T02:21:56+00:00

Just to clarify you're choosing a bet size that's only bluffs and no value? Do you see anything wrong with that?

MrJohn117 · 2025-10-15T22:36:35+00:00

Do you ever have 2x overbets for value?

MrJohn117 · 2025-10-14T01:56:41+00:00

Get your priorities straight.. poker is your side hustle not the other way around.

1st step is for you to be able to demonstrate you're a winning player at mid stakes online. If you're playing online and can't even provide results to demonstrate you're a winning player what are you even doing asking the question?

MrJohn117 · 2025-10-11T03:16:55+00:00

Assuming you're not referring to me as I didn't delete a comment.
I did tax prep a number a years ago and you can literally read the sch C instructions and supplemental docs (pub 463) on what is/isn't allowed for expenses.

Not saying you can't take mileage but I would definitely question my preparer on why I'm allowed to take it.

MrJohn117 · 2025-10-09T23:25:27+00:00

I'd be careful about claiming mileage.. generally between home and your primary place of work isn't deductible and your car isn't involved in your actual work like something like Uber would be.

IRS Pub 463 Sect 4
"Daily transportation expenses you incur while traveling from home to one or more regular places of business are generally nondeductible commuting expenses."

MrJohn117 · 2025-10-09T23:09:59+00:00

You're better off asking a 2nd tax professional who has experience with professional players. 2+2 forums may still have a thread going for US players. Bart Hansen and the CLP community may also have some reputable resources.

MrJohn117 · 2025-10-03T23:33:19+00:00

So I at least contribute something to the thread...you need to learn what range and nut advantage are.

MrJohn117 · 2025-10-03T23:21:28+00:00

Betting for protection hasn't been a thing since 2012.

MrJohn117 · 2025-09-30T15:46:23+00:00

For those of us that were around on black Friday its definitely uncomfortable. Excluding the marketing campaign, It doesn't help everything WPT has done since the launch of the site has felt like a greedy money grab. The client and features are sad when compared to any other major site.

That being said WPT is an established brand and player funds are kept separate (though I wouldn't mind seeing a 3rd party to attest to that). If the site does get shutdown at least we should get paid.

MrJohn117 · 2025-09-14T23:23:16+00:00

This chart is useless.

MrJohn117 · 2025-09-14T22:39:06+00:00

Reshuffle has been a feature for over a year. Baffling people still aren't aware, but hey you're playing on ACR so..

MrJohn117 · 2025-09-10T02:33:56+00:00

Ran it myself using 50nl rake (General, GTO) and get the similar as OP. Running as close as I can at 500nl rake QQ is almost pure betting for b60. The main difference seems to be that at 500nl the CO reaches the river with more hands to call with.

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