# TryBluff

> Free poker tools, study aids, and social platform for tournament and cash-game players. ICM calculator, equity calculator, bankroll tracker, structured poker lessons, and live tournament discovery — plus a community for hand discussion and strategy. Currently in waitlist early access.

TryBluff is built for serious recreational players and aspiring grinders who want professional-grade analysis without paying solver licenses. The equity and ICM calculators and tournament discovery work with no signup at all; a free account adds the bankroll tracker, hand replayer, Academy lessons, and the social feed. TryBluff is currently in waitlist early access — new accounts are approved from the waitlist, with full public launch coming soon.

## Free poker tools (no signup required)

- [Poker Equity Calculator](https://www.trybluff.com/equity): Calculate hand-vs-hand, hand-vs-range, and range-vs-range equity on any board. Supports exhaustive enumeration and Monte Carlo for fast results.
- [ICM Calculator](https://www.trybluff.com/icm): Compute Independent Chip Model equity for tournament final tables and deal-making. Compare ICM payouts vs chip-chop, model satellites, custom payout structures, and asymmetric stacks.
- [Poker Tournament Finder](https://www.trybluff.com/tournaments): Browse live poker tournaments by location, date, buy-in, and game type, with local-currency prize pools.
- [Poker Quiz](https://www.trybluff.com/poker-quiz): Interactive quiz covering hand reading, pot odds, position, and game-theory concepts.
- [Tools Hub](https://www.trybluff.com/tools): Index of all free poker calculators and trainers.

## Free with a TryBluff account

- [Bankroll Tracker](https://www.trybluff.com/bankroll): Free poker bankroll management — log sessions, track ROI and win rate by stake, set goals, and visualize variance over time. Multiple bankrolls and CSV export included.
- [Poker Academy](https://www.trybluff.com/learn): Step-by-step poker curriculum across 6 learning tiers with mastery checks and spaced-repetition review. Preview lessons open to everyone:
  - [Starting Hands](https://www.trybluff.com/learn/starting-hands)
  - [The Power of Position](https://www.trybluff.com/learn/position-power)
  - [Pot Odds Basics](https://www.trybluff.com/learn/pot-odds-intro)

## Preflop equity matchups

- [All Preflop Equity Matchups](https://www.trybluff.com/equity/matchups): Exact all-in preflop odds for 300+ poker hand matchups — pair vs pair, races, domination, and famous spots — computed by full board enumeration (not simulation). Examples: AA vs KK (≈82%), AKo vs 22 (a true coin flip), AK vs QQ (the classic "flip"), JJ vs AK. Full per-matchup win/tie/equity numbers are in llms-full.txt.

## Strategy pillars (long-form guides)

- [Poker Strategy](https://www.trybluff.com/poker-strategy): Foundational strategy hub covering preflop ranges, postflop decisions, position, and bankroll discipline.
- [What Is GTO Poker?](https://www.trybluff.com/what-is-gto-poker): Game theory optimal strategy explained — Nash equilibrium, mixed frequencies, MDF, balance, and when to deviate.
- [Poker Hand Rankings](https://www.trybluff.com/poker-hand-rankings): All 10 poker hands in order from Royal Flush to High Card, with examples, exact probabilities, and kicker rules.
- [How to Play Poker](https://www.trybluff.com/how-to-play-poker): Complete beginner's path — rules, hand rankings, betting rounds, and first-session strategy.
- [Poker Starting Hands](https://www.trybluff.com/poker-starting-hands): Which hands to play from every position, with opening-range charts and common mistakes.
- [Poker Positions](https://www.trybluff.com/poker-positions): Why position wins money — seat-by-seat guide from UTG to the button and blinds.
- [Tournament Strategy](https://www.trybluff.com/poker-tournament-strategy): MTT-specific strategy — ICM, stack-depth adjustments, bubble play, final-table dynamics.
- [Cash Game Strategy](https://www.trybluff.com/poker-cash-game-strategy): Deep-stack cash-game theory — 100bb+ play, exploitative adjustments, table selection, rake awareness.
- [Poker Coaching](https://www.trybluff.com/poker-coaching): How AI coaching compares to human coaching, what to expect from each, and how to build a study routine.

## Educational articles

- [How to Play Poker — Beginner's Guide](https://www.trybluff.com/blog/how-to-play-poker-beginners-guide): Rules, hand rankings, betting structure, and a starter strategy for Texas Hold'em.
- [Poker Odds Chart & Calculator](https://www.trybluff.com/blog/poker-odds-chart-calculator): Outs, pot odds, equity rules-of-thumb (rule of 4 and 2), and downloadable odds reference.
- [Poker Bankroll Management — Complete Guide](https://www.trybluff.com/blog/poker-bankroll-management-complete-guide): Buy-in selection, variance, stop-loss rules, and game-selection theory for cash and tournaments.
- [GTO Poker Strategy — Beginner's Guide](https://www.trybluff.com/blog/gto-poker-strategy-beginners-guide): What game-theory-optimal play actually means, mixed strategies, indifference, and when to deviate.
- [ICM Calculator Tutorial](https://www.trybluff.com/blog/icm-calculator-tutorial): Walkthrough of ICM math, when ICM diverges from chip EV, and how to use ICM at final tables.
- [Equity Calculator Guide](https://www.trybluff.com/blog/equity-calculator-guide): How equity works, exhaustive enumeration vs Monte Carlo, and how to range-build.
- [Free Poker Tools](https://www.trybluff.com/blog/free-poker-tools): Index of free calculators and trainers for serious study.

## Social & community

- [Trending Hands](https://www.trybluff.com/trending): Most-discussed hands and posts on TryBluff this week.
- [Leaderboard](https://www.trybluff.com/leaderboard): Community ROI and study-streak leaderboards.

## Full-content dump

- [llms-full.txt](https://www.trybluff.com/llms-full.txt): Complete markdown of every public guide, pillar page, and blog article concatenated for direct ingestion.

## About

TryBluff is a free poker platform combining solver-grade analysis with a social study environment. All calculators are free with no email gates. During the current beta everything is free: paid Shark and Whale plans (AI hand analysis, AI coaching, advanced bankroll analytics) are published at [/pricing](https://www.trybluff.com/pricing) but new paid checkout is paused until public launch. A gamified GTO trainer is planned. TryBluff is an installable Progressive Web App for iOS, Android, and desktop.

Contact: hello@trybluff.com