# PokerData

> A downloadable library of GTO preflop solver sims — pot-limit Omaha (PLO,
> Omaha) and no-limit hold'em (NLHE, Texas hold'em / holdem) — sold per game as
> one-time purchases, plus a paid HTTP ranges API serving the same preflop
> ranges as JSON.

Packs are raw solver .7z exports, opened in a free viewer, plus
zipped JSON for the 8-max tournament ladder and .7z postflop archives. Each
pack is $50, one-time. Signing in does not include the file. A game bundle is
offered when it costs less than buying every pack in that game. A free
in-browser range explorer previews packs before you buy. The API additionally
serves postflop solver nodes for solved NLHE boards.

## Catalog

### Pot-limit Omaha · 9-max

Stack depths: 60bb, 100bb.

- [PLO 9-max — 60bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo9-9max-60bb) — Full-ring (9-handed) PLO preflop solve at 60bb effective.
- [PLO 9-max — 100bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo9-9max-100bb) — Full-ring (9-handed) PLO preflop solve at 100bb effective.

### Pot-limit Omaha · 6-max

Stack depths: 12bb, 20bb, 30bb, 40bb, 50bb, 75bb, 100bb, 150bb, 200bb.

- [PLO 6-max — 12bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo6-6max-12bb) — 6-max PLO preflop solve at 12bb effective (short-stack).
- [PLO 6-max — 20bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo6-6max-20bb) — 6-max PLO preflop solve at 20bb effective.
- [PLO 6-max — 30bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo6-6max-30bb) — 6-max PLO preflop solve at 30bb effective.
- [PLO 6-max — 40bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo6-6max-40bb) — 6-max PLO preflop solve at 40bb effective.
- [PLO 6-max — 50bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo6-6max-50bb) — 6-max PLO preflop solve at 50bb effective.
- [PLO 6-max — 75bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo6-6max-75bb) — 6-max PLO preflop solve at 75bb effective.
- [PLO 6-max — 100bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo6-6max-100bb) — 6-max PLO preflop solve at 100bb effective.
- [PLO 6-max — 150bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo6-6max-150bb) — 6-max PLO preflop solve at 150bb effective.
- [PLO 6-max — 200bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo6-6max-200bb) — 6-max PLO preflop solve at 200bb effective.

### Pot-limit Omaha 5-card · 6-max

Stack depths: 100bb.

- [PLO5 6-max — 100bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/plo5-6max-100bb) — 6-max five-card PLO preflop solve at 100bb effective with a 1.2bb ante — frequencies and EVs for every hand class on every action.

### No-limit hold'em · 6-max

Stack depths: 20bb, 30bb, 40bb, 50bb, 70bb, 100bb, 150bb, 200bb.

- [NLHE 6-max — 20bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-6max-20bb) — 6-max NLHE preflop solve at 20bb effective (short-stack).
- [NLHE 6-max — 30bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-6max-30bb) — 6-max NLHE preflop solve at 30bb effective.
- [NLHE 6-max — 40bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-6max-40bb) — 6-max NLHE preflop solve at 40bb effective.
- [NLHE 6-max — 50bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-6max-50bb) — 6-max NLHE preflop solve at 50bb effective.
- [NLHE 6-max — 70bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-6max-70bb) — 6-max NLHE preflop solve at 70bb effective.
- [NLHE 6-max — 100bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-6max-100bb) — 6-max NLHE preflop solve at 100bb effective.
- [NLHE 6-max — 150bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-6max-150bb) — 6-max NLHE preflop solve at 150bb effective.
- [NLHE 6-max — 200bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-6max-200bb) — 6-max NLHE preflop solve at 200bb effective.

### No-limit hold'em tournament · 8-max

Stack depths: 10bb, 15bb, 20bb, 30bb, 40bb, 50bb, 75bb, 100bb, 200bb, 300bb.

- [NLHE MTT 8-max — 10bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt-8max-10bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 10bb effective with 1bb big-blind ante — all-in/fold tree.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max — 15bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt-8max-15bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 15bb effective with 1bb big-blind ante — 2x open, SB 2.5x, and all-in.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max — 20bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt-8max-20bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 20bb effective with 1bb big-blind ante — 2x open, SB 2.5x, and all-in.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max — 30bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt-8max-30bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 30bb effective with 1bb big-blind ante — 2x open, SB 2.8x, and all-in.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max — 40bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt-8max-40bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 40bb effective with 1bb big-blind ante — 2.2x open (decoded 2.19bb), SB 2.8x, and all-in.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max — 50bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt-8max-50bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 50bb effective with 1bb big-blind ante — 2.2x open, SB 2.8x, and all-in.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max — 75bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt-8max-75bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 75bb effective with 1bb big-blind ante — 2.5x open, SB 2.8x, and all-in.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max — 100bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt-8max-100bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 100bb effective with 1bb big-blind ante — 2.25x open, SB 3x, and all-in.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max — 200bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt-8max-200bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 200bb effective with 1bb big-blind ante — 2.5x open, SB 3x, and all-in.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max — 300bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt-8max-300bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 300bb effective with 1bb big-blind ante — 2.5x open, SB 3x, and all-in.

### No-limit hold'em tournament · 8-max · classic ante

Stack depths: 10bb, 20bb, 30bb, 60bb.

- [NLHE MTT 8-max, classic ante — 10bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt8-classic-10bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 10bb effective with a 0.1bb ante from every seat — frequencies and EVs for all 169 hands.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max, classic ante — 20bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt8-classic-20bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 20bb effective with a 0.1bb ante from every seat — frequencies and EVs for all 169 hands.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max, classic ante — 30bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt8-classic-30bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 30bb effective with a 0.1bb ante from every seat — frequencies and EVs for all 169 hands.
- [NLHE MTT 8-max, classic ante — 60bb](https://pokerdata.io/sims/nlh-mtt8-classic-60bb) — 8-max NLHE tournament preflop solve at 60bb effective with a 0.1bb ante from every seat — frequencies and EVs for all 169 hands.

## Ranges API

[The ranges API](https://pokerdata.io/api) serves the same GTO preflop ranges — plus
postflop solved boards — over HTTP: JSON, read-only, CORS-open,
key-authenticated (Bearer). No key: 6-max NL preflop is free, 200 calls a day
per IP. Starter is a free key (100 lifetime calls, or 50 MB, personal use,
10/sec). Pro is $100/month (250,000 calls or 5 GB, personal use, 10/sec).
Enterprise is $250/month (5 million calls or 100 GB, commercial use, higher
rate limit at 50/sec). Studio is $199/month on pokerstudy.ai (personal use).
Custom (contact us at michael@pokerdata.io) covers redistribution, bulk export,
training-data licences and SLAs. Base path: `https://pokerdata.io/api/v1`.

- Preflop games under `/ranges`: `/nl` + `/nl/v2` (NLHE 6-max; v2 adds
  per-hand EV), `/nlmtt8` (NLHE 8-max MTT, 10–300bb, 1bb BB-ante),
  `/plo` (PLO 6-max), `/plo9` (PLO 9-max). Per game: a free
  keyless discovery endpoint (stacks + positions), plus `/range` (one spot's
  range), `/node` (every action at a decision node) and `/spots` (every
  valid decision node for a stack depth).
- Contract: [ranges.md](https://pokerdata.io/ranges.md) and
  [docs](https://docs.pokerdata.io/ranges), per game
  <https://docs.pokerdata.io/nlmtt8>. OpenAPI:
  <https://docs.pokerdata.io/openapi.yaml>.
  `GET /api/v1/ranges/nlmtt8/config?stack=` is keyless. It returns seats,
  stacks, blinds (sb 0.5, bb 1), ante 1 posted by the BB, and openSizes.
  stackIncludesAnte is true: the named depth is the starting stack and the
  1bb BB ante is posted from it. 10bb is all-in/fold versus 50bb stacks, so
  per-seat stacks there are null. Seats: UTG, UTG1, LJ, HJ, CO, BTN, SB, BB.
- evs are small blinds (evUnit sb). evBaseline fold means every stored fold
  EV is 0, so those evs are relative to folding. Two small blinds are one big
  blind; evs stay in small blinds. An omitted weight is 0. full=1 on a
  hold'em node writes all 169 hands with explicit 0. EVs are only present for
  hands the bundle scored, including a scored hand at frequency 0.
- Convergence is not published.
  At 40bb the pack lists open 2.2x (config sizeBb 2.2) and SB 2.8x. The node
  decodes code 40034 to sizeBb 2.19 (sizePctPot 34). SB open is code
  40060, sizeBb 2.8. BTN Open AA at that node is frequency 1 at 23.27sb.

Pack listing of first-in raise-to sizes:

| Stack (bb) | Open | SB open |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10 | all-in | all-in |
| 15 | 2x | 2.5x |
| 20 | 2x | 2.5x |
| 30 | 2x | 2.8x |
| 40 | 2.2x | 2.8x |
| 50 | 2.2x | 2.8x |
| 75 | 2.5x | 2.8x |
| 100 | 2.25x | 3x |
| 200 | 2.5x | 3x |
| 300 | 2.5x | 3x |
- Spots are action paths of POSITION_ACTION pairs, e.g.
  `UTG_60%_HJ_Call` (NLHE) or `UTG_Open_HJ_3B` (PLO). NLHE hands use the
  169-grid (AKs); PLO uses suit-grouping over 16,432 classes.
- Postflop under `/postflop`: `/catalog` (free — every pack with its
  preflop line, positions, pot and solved boards) and `/node` (keyed — one
  solver node: per-hand-class strategy, legal next segments, reach-weighted
  action split). Walk a board street by street by appending segments like
  `"Bet 5.5"` or `"deal:7c"` to the path.
- Each postflop pack is solved under two bet-size trees, listed per pack in
  the catalog's `sizingTrees` and per board in `trees`: "75" (75% pot on
  every street, plus all-in) is the pack id itself; "33" (33% pot on the
  flop, then 75% on the turn and river, plus all-in) is the
  `<pack>-flop33` pack id, queried through the same `/node` endpoint.

## Data use

Personal use: Starter, Pro and Studio. Commercial use (in a product, app or business): Enterprise. Training or fine-tuning AI/ML models on the data, redistribution or resale: not included in any self-serve plan; requires a Custom licence, contact us.

## MCP server

The API doubles as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server at
`POST https://pokerdata.io/api/mcp` — stateless Streamable HTTP, same Bearer
`pdk_` key. Without a key, `initialize`, `tools/list`, `list_games`,
`list_postflop_packs`, the tree docs and every 6-max NL cash preflop tool
(`game: "nl"`, all stacks) answer free, up to 200 tool calls a day per IP;
other games and postflop need a key. Point Claude, Cursor or any MCP client at it and the data
becomes tool calls: `list_games`, `get_config`, `get_range`, `get_node`,
`list_spots` (preflop, including nl9, plo5, and plo6hu when published) and
`list_postflop_packs`, `get_postflop_node`, `get_postflop_range`
(postflop). Tree docs are `list_datasets`, `get_tree_docs`,
`get_range_metadata`, and `get_exploitability` (preflop exploitability is
not available). Uploaded-hand tools are `find_hands`, `get_hand_results`,
`get_session_summary`, `list_my_sessions`, `get_tournament_results`,
`list_my_opponents`, `get_opponent_notes`, and `get_opponent_limp_range`.
They and hand upload are free with any key, the free trial key included, and
never count against a plan's allowance.
Hand upload is the page at `/upload` via `get_upload_link`;
`upload_hand_history` is only a short paste. Solver queue tools are
`enqueue_solve`, `get_queued_solve`, `list_queued_solves`, and
`list_library_solutions`.
Higher-level coaching tools are `explain_combo` (exact hand
evidence), `get_board_report` (texture aggregates), and
`compare_strategies` (server-computed strategy deltas). Their shared
evidence envelope reports canonical context, provenance, coverage, and
warnings. Current published solves are cash-game preflop, 8-max MTT
chip-EV preflop (`nlmtt8`), and heads-up cash-style postflop. ICM, PKO,
satellite, 9-max MTT, tournament postflop, and multiway requests return
explicit unsupported coverage rather than a cash approximation.

## Pages

- [Home](https://pokerdata.io/): the full sims catalog with prices.
- [Range explorer](https://pokerdata.io/explorer): free in-browser preview of the ranges.
- [Ranges API](https://pokerdata.io/api): docs, pricing and key management for the API.
- [Methodology](https://pokerdata.io/methodology): how the house solves were validated,
  with card-exact solving and matched-abstraction gates.
- [Support](https://pokerdata.io/support): downloads, API keys, billing, cancellation.
- [Privacy](https://pokerdata.io/privacy): how PokerData collects and uses purchase, account, and API data.
- [Studio](https://pokerdata.io/pricing): Poker Study AI subscription. Pack downloads on this site are separate $50 purchases.

## Related

- [Poker Study AI](https://www.pokerstudy.ai): the sibling product — an AI coach
  that reviews your hand histories against these same solves.
- [Postflop replay packs](https://www.pokerstudy.ai/replays): the same postflop
  solver strategy trees in a browser viewer, with gated downloads.
- [Poker Study AI MCP server](https://www.pokerstudy.ai/settings/api): a
  separate Model Context Protocol endpoint over a user's own study data
  (Studio token) — distinct from this site's ranges MCP above.

## Notes

- Download and checkout pages are per-user and not useful to crawl.
- Pack sizes are large (multi-GB archives); downloads come from the CDN and are
  resumable. Purchases are one-time and re-downloadable any time.