Aleksey Kozikov

From CFR to LLM poker bots: PokerSkill, SpinGPT and ToolPoker architectures, real 2026 benchmarks, and why a pure LLM still loses to GTO.

Buying a poker bot is easy. Buying one that actually wins — instead of quietly donating your bankroll while you think it’s working — is where most people lose money. And in 2026 it’s harder than ever, because the tools to fake a “working bot” got cheap. This guide is the due-diligence process: how to […]

Hello everyone! 2025 is coming to an end. It was a difficult yet productive year; AI technologies are becoming deeply integrated into our lives, including such a niche as online poker. This year, there were interesting experiments with online poker competitions between popular LLMs, poker rooms started using neural networks to catch poker bots and […]

No one talks much about the silence – the kind that follows, staring at a cold, calculating digital response from an opponent who never blinks, never tilts, never bows to fear. The bot just waits. And in that silence, something starts to stir within the player: a glimmer of understanding that this, maybe, is no […]

Poker Is Quiet Grinders build their basic toolkits from scratch and it begins with the “silent” activity of tracking and statistics. The quietness of the game comes from the “crackling” atmosphere of a dozen live poker tables being updated simultaneously with the hum of computers behind each table, fingers hovering over hot keys and the […]

The Wild West Poker AI family is taking over. Get ready, and get deep in your wallet. Warbot – The first bot poker on our list of poker bots Dressed in bright colors, is yelling at you and screaming when you click “download bot poker.” Warbot was created with the openholdem library and uses a […]

Why Build Your Own Poker Assistant? If you’re serious about dominating online poker in 2025, you already know that information is everything. That’s why more players in 2025 decide to build a poker assistant instead of relying only on generic tools. The real edge comes from building a poker assistant customized to your own tendencies, […]

Poker bots: the most talked-about, misunderstood, and mythologized force in online poker. To some, they’re a shadowy menace destroying fair play. To others, they’re misunderstood tools for learning. And for a select few… they’re just a profitable secret. But here’s the truth: most players don’t really understand what poker bots are, how they work, or […]

If you’ve ever watched a poker stream or read a strategy forum and thought, “Wait, what’s a solver—and why is everyone obsessed with it?” You’re not alone. Poker solvers used to be mysterious tools reserved for elite grinders and math wizards. Today? Poker solvers for beginners are accessible, user-friendly, and powerful learning tools. Let’s break […]

It’s one of the simplest decisions in poker — whether to play your hand or fold. Yet preflop mistakes compound fast, and by the time you get to the river, it’s too late. In 2025, there’s no excuse for playing without structured preflop ranges. And thanks to modern solver apps, you can train them with […]

What if you could practice poker with zero risk, perfect focus, and instant feedback – no bankroll required? Welcome to the new era of virtual poker training, where you sharpen your reads, refine your ranges, and battle simulated opponents that play better than most humans. Whether you’re a casual grinder or a tournament regular, these […]

Let’s face it—nobody’s carrying a poker book to Starbucks anymore. The new generation of poker players is training between Zoom calls, on the treadmill, or while waiting for a flight. And that’s exactly why mobile poker trainer apps are booming. They’re fast, intuitive, often powered by AI, and perfect for squeezing in 15 minutes of […]