The Power-Equilab is an advanced equity calculator. It combines all the best features of other common equity and analysis tools on the market in one application. In contrast to almost all other known poker tools, the Power-Equilab can handle not only heads up scenarios. All subtools in the Power-Equilab can handle multiway scenarios as well.

2. Contents

1. Power-Equilab manual 1

3. Main window.. 3

3.1. Menu bar. 4

3.2. Tool bar. 5

3.3. Main window area. 6

3.4. Status bar. 11

4. Hand range selection. 11

4.1. Predefined hand ranges. 17

4.2. Flop hand strength distribution. 20

4.3. Grouping options. 21

4.3.1. Hand strength. 33

4.3.2. Equity / Range %.. 38

4.3.3. Text input 39

4.4. Suit selection. 43

4.5. Calculate weights based on previous ranges. 43

4.6. Assign playability percentages of equity realization to selected range. 45

4.7. Exporting ranges. 45

4.8. Notes for ranges. 46

4.9. Range highlighter. 47

5. Card selection. 48

6. Weighted ranges. 48

7. Grouped ranges. 51

8. Weighted ranges and Grouped ranges combined. 56

9. Folded ranges. 60

10. Hand range calculator. 62

10.1. All in calculator. 64

11. Equity graphs. 65

11.1. Current street 66

11.2. Next street 68

12. Heatmap. 71

13. Scenario analyser. 83

14. Hand strength distribution and hand range reduction. 88

15. Equity trainer. 92

15.1. Preparation window.. 92

15.2. Training window.. 94

15.3. Result window.. 94

16. Handranking and Handranking editor. 94

17. Playabilities and playability editor. 94

18. History. 95

19. Hand history import 95

20. Board manager. 95

21. Multiple flop equities. 95

22. Poker mathematics. 95

23. Settings. 95

24. Forbidden processes. 96

25. Cardmatrix and slider color themes. 97

26. Grouping color themes. 98

27. Syntax documentation. 99

28. News. 102

29. About ….. 102

30. Some interesting points. 102

30.1. Global setting “Display card removal”. 102

30.2. Window positioning. 102

30.3. DPI awareness. 103

30.4. Evaluation methods: Monte Carlo vs. Enumerate All 103

30.5. Calculate weights based on previous ranges. 103

31. Examples. 104

31.1. Like to create a smart defend range taking playability into account?. 104

31.2. Like to know how often the big blind holds an ace in a three way pot taking the range based card removal into account?. 104

31.3. Like to know how many bluff catchers we have on the river using the equity graph for the current street? 108

31.4. Like to see how to use the concept of folded ranges in a realistic example?. 112

31.5. Like to see how easy you can reduce your range from street to street according to the hand strengths of your range?. 115

32. FAQs. 118

32.1. What are the differences between “Monte Carlo” and “Enumerate all”?. 119

32.2. What are the differences between the three different calculation methods in the equity graph? 119

32.3. Do I have to have an active internet connection to run the Power-Equilab?. 119

32.4. Where I can find the version number?. 119

32.5. What is the machine-code of my computer and where I can find it?. 119

32.6. I’d like to run the Power-Equilab on a second computer. What should I do?. 120

32.7. Where does the Power-Equilab save the settings?. 120

32.8. Does a support group at Skype exist?. 121

32.9. I found a bug, I have a question or a suggestions, what can I do?. 121

3. Main window

The main window contains the (A) menu bar, the (B)tool bar, the (C)main window area and the (D) status bar.

3.1. Menu bar

The menu bar contains the following commands:

File:

· Load: Loads a scenario from a file. A scenario file has the file extension “.tef”.

· Save: Saves a scenario to a file. A scenario file has the file extension “.tef”.

· Import hand history: Imports a hand history text file from the most common poker rooms. If the import is successful, the hand history import window will appear.

· Recent file list: The last ten saved scenarions are listed here. By clicking one, the correspondingly scenario will be loaded.

  • Exit: Closes the application.

Edit:

  • Copy: Copy the selected textpart to the clipboard.
  • Paste: Paste the text from the clipboard to the active edit field.
  • Select all: Select all in the active edit field.
  • Undo: Undo the last operation in the main window area.
  • Redo: Redo the last operation in the main window area.

View:

  • Short handed: Toggles the main window area between six (6max) and ten (fullring) input lines.
  • Dead cards: Show the option to input the dead cards in the main window area.
  • Results: Toggle the size of the main window to show or hide the results. To show or hide the results, you can resize the main window manually as well.
  • Tool bar : Show or hide the tool bar.
  • Status bar : Show or hide the status bar.

Tools:

Options:

Help:

  • Syntax documentation: Opens the Syntax documentation window.
  • Show news: Opens the News window.
  • About: Display programs information, version number and copyrights.

3.2. Tool bar

The tool bar contains the following commands:

3.3. Main window area

The main window area is the central area, where you can enter your ranges, calculate the equities and from where all subtools get their ranges.

The main window area contains the following sub areas: (A)Range area, (B)Board area, (C)Command area and (D) Result area.

Range area

: The description of the table position.

: If a ranged is entered in the corresponding input field, a little check box appears. By unchecking this box, you can disable this range from the next calculation. The corresponding range will be grayed out, but remains existent.

: Opens the hand range selection window. The currently entered range in the corresponding text field will be taken as the range to open.

: Opens the card selection window to selected an exactly hand (two cards).

: Fills the corresponding text field with the text “random”. If you right click on that button, you will get the following context menu:

  • random: Inserts into the corresponding text field the text “random”.
  • Create random range: Creates a random range and inserts this range into the corresponding text field.
  • Create random hand: Creates a random hand (exact two cards) and inserts this hand into the corresponding text field.

: Clears the corresponding text field.

: Opens nested context menus, where you can chose predefined ranges.

: The text field itself, where you can enter a hand range. The hand range has to fulfill the hand range syntax . If the currently entered hand range is not syntactical correct, the background of the text field appears in red .

If the text field contains a grouped range (taken from the hand range selection window), the left drop down box is enabled. In the drop down box, you can chose the desired subrange.

The right drop down box contains a history of the last inputs. Here you can easy chose an older range, which you have already used

: Opens the hand strength distribution and hand range reduction window for this range. This option is only available, if a range is entered and a board is given.

: Opens the hand range calculator . This option is only available for empty input fields. The hand range calculator calculates a range against all other ranges and/or board entered in this main window area.

: Opens the equity graph window for this range. This option is only available, if two or more ranges are entered in the main window area.

: Opens the heatmap window for this range. This option is only available, if two or more ranges are entered in the main window area.

:Opens the scenario analyser window. This option is only available, if two or more ranges and a board are entered in the main window area.

: Displays the calculated equity for this range.

:Check this check box to set the corresponding range as a folded range.

Board area

: Opens the board manager window.

: Here you can enter the flop.

If you enter a flop, a litte check box and the corresponding cards will appear under the input field. By unchecking the check box, you can disable and exclude the flop from the next calculation.

: Opens the card selection window for the flop.

: Clears the flop input field.

: Creates a random flop.

: Here you can enter the turn.

: If you enter a turn, a litte check box and the corresponding card will appear under the input field. By unchecking the check box, you can disable and exclude the turn from the next calculation.

: Opens the card selection window for the turn.

: Clears the turn input field.

: creates a random turn.

: Here you can enter the river.

: If you enter a river, a litte check box and the corresponding card will appear under the input field. By unchecking the check box, you can disable and exclude the river from the next calculation.

: Opens the card selection window for the river.

: Clears the river input field.

: Creates a random river.

: Here you can enter the dead cards. All dead cards will be excluded from the next calculation.

: If you enter one or more dead cards, a litte check box and the corresponding cards will appear under the input field. By unchecking the check box, you can disable and exclude these deads cards from the next calculation.

: Opens the card selection window for the dead cards.

: Clears the dead cards input field.

Command area

: Clears all input fields.

: Here you can chose the desired calculation method. Please take a look to: What is the difference between “Monte Carlo” and “Enumerate all”?

: By pressing this button the calculation will be started. If you press this button at the left side to the small arrow a little pull down menu will appear


You have the following options:

· Evaluate only to flop: The evaluation will only take a flop as board cards. Internally it takes a five-card-evaluator (two hole cards + three flop cards) instead of the normal seven-card-evaluator (two hole cards + five board cards). This is useful to find out, how often the range is ahead at the flop. F. e. “AA” is 88.8% ahead at the flop against “22”.

· Evaluate only to turn: The evaluation will only take a flop and a turn as board cards. Internally it takes a six-card-evaluator (two hole cards + three flop cards + one turn card) instead of the normal seven-card-evaluator (two hole cards + five board cards). This is useful to find out, how often the range is ahead at the turn. F. e. “AA” is 85.6% ahead at the turn against “22”.

· Standard all-in evaluation (to river): The evaluation will take the complete board. Internally it takes the normal seven-card-evaluator (two hole cards + five board cards).

The last chosen evaluation method will be noted and a appropriate text is shown in the button.

All future calculations will use this method, until the method is changed.

Result area

The results of the calculation will be displayed in this text output field.

: By pressing this button the results will be copied to the clipboard in the currently selected format. If you press this button at the left side to the small arrow a little pull down menu will appear and you can chose the desired format:

3.4. Status bar

The status bar shows the following information:

· A short hint to the current selected menu entry.

  • Whether Display card removal is ON or OFF.
  • Status of caps lock.
  • Status of num lock.
  • Status of scroll lock.

4. Hand range selection

The hand range selection window is a multipurpose window, which offers a series of functionality. The main goal is to create and manage your defined ranges.

For ever input field in the mainwindow exist one hand range selection window. All of these windows can be opened at the same time. Each of these windows remembers its own position and size. The hand range matrix in the hand range selection window is fully resizable.

The hand range selection window contains the following sub areas: (A)Matrix area, (B)Command area and (C) Right area.

Matrix area

The matrix area is the part, where you can select your range by mouse clicks and moves. The current setting of the weight slider and the current selection of the suit selection is taken into account.

If you hold the Ctrl-key you can selected the desired combo plus all better combos f. e. K5o for K5o+. This works for suites, offsuits and pockets and is indicated by an arrow cursor after pressing the Ctrl-key. If you like to select f. e. “all nines” just press the Shift-key and select a pocket pair.


The weight can be adjusted by the weight slider, by its according input field or by the little spin arrows next to the input field.


In order to select hands with a combination of specific suits, just open the little suit selection window, select the desired suits and click on the desired combos in the matrix.


A combination between weights and suits works as well, f. e. you can selected just 20% of the hearts of a combo.


You can define your range by the range slider below to the matrix. You can move the left border of the slider to exclude the best x percent of hands. By adjusting the right border of the slider you can adjust the upper end of your range.


Just as adjusting the range slider, you can define the range border by entering the desired values into the input fields PFR and VPIP. If all cases the current setting of the hand ranking is taken into account. Please take a look to hand rankings and hand ranking editor .


If your range has a name (previously saved or selected from your predefined ranges), the name is shown in the upper left corner of the window.

Depending on the weights, the selected suits, the current group the selection is visualized in many different ways. Please take a look to the following chapters to find out more:

The matrix is fully resizable as well as the whole window.


In the context menu (right click over the matrix), you can find some options for the matrix:

  • Display card removal: This is a global setting and can be changed here and in the main window. If this setting is ON, a possible board in the main window is taken into account and the affected combos are visualized in a different manner.
  • Show hints over the matrix: If the option is checked, you will get a tooltip if the mouse is moved over the combos.
  • Display # of combos: If the option is checked, the number of hands is displayed in the right lower corner of the combo with two decimal places.
  • Display percentage of average weights : The average weight is displayed in the right lower corner of the combo with two decimal places. Note, that the weights of single hands one combo can have different weights. F. e. if Td6d is weighted by 30% and Th6h is weighted by 90%, in the matrix will be shown 60%.
  • Display percentage of num of hands: The percentage of num of hands is displayed in the right lower corner of the combo with two decimal places. The percentage is calculated by weights and selected hands in the combo.
  • Display colorized parts with … : Please see Weighted ranges and Grouped ranges combined


The current selected range, the number of combos and the according percentage is displayed in the lower left corner of this window. This display is automatically updated every time you change the selection by any of the options above

Command area

In the command area you have the following options:

: Clears the current selection. If you have currently selected a subgroup, the selection in the current subgroup will be cleared.

: Inverts the current selection. If you have currently selected a subgroup, the selection in the current subgroup will be inverted. If you have selected any weighted parts, the weighted part will be inverted, which means f. e. a weight of 20% becomes a weight of 80%.

: This option is only available, if you are in grouping mode and have selected one of the subgroups 1 to 16. The remaining (not selected) combos will be selected by the current subgroup. If a combo is selected by a weighted group, the remaining (free) percentage will be selected by the current group.

: Undo (discards) the last selection. The selection before the last action will be restored. All actions are stacked, so all actions can be undone.

: Redo the last undone selection. All undone actions are stacked, so all undone-actions can be redone.

: Opens the range highlighter window.


Here you can select the desired hand ranking. This setting is used for all percentage selection and for selection by the range slider.

: Quick access to the hand ranking editor.

: A context menu opens with some special options. The same context menu appears, if you right click on the matrix.

  • Display card removal: This is a global setting and can be changed here and in the main window. If this setting is ON, a possible board in the main window is taken into account and the affected combos are visualized in a different manner.
  • Show hints over the matrix: If the option is checked, you will get a tooltip if the mouse is moved over the combos.
  • Display # of combos: If the option is checked, the number of hands is displayed in the right lower corner of the combo with two decimal places.
  • Display percentage of average weights : The average weight is displayed in the right lower corner of the combo with two decimal places. Note, that the weights of single hands one combo can have different weights. F. e. if Td6d is weighted by 30% and Th6h is weighted by 90%, in the matrix will be shown 60%.
  • Display percentage of num of hands: The percentage of num of hands is displayed in the right lower corner of the combo with two decimal places. The percentage is calculated by weights and selected hands in the combo.
  • Display colorized parts with … : Please see Weighted ranges and Grouped ranges combined
  • Card matrix and slider color themes …
  • Grouping color themes …
  • Calculate weights based on previous ranges

· Assign playability percentages of equity realization to selected range

· : Copies a screenshot of the matrix to clipboard in order to insert it into other programs.

· : Saves a screenshot of the matrix to a file in order to work with it in other programs.

· : Uploads a screenshot of the matrix to the Power-Equilab image server. This image exists and is valid forever. A permament link will be created and show in a little window if the upload is successful. This permalink can be used immediately f. e. in forums.

: The window will be closed and the currently selected range will be taken to the corresponding input field in the main window.

: The window will be closed and the currently selected range will be discarded.

: The window remains open and the currently selected range will be taken to the corresponding input field in the main window. If you have set that an automatically reevaluation should be performed at any range change ( settings window), than the equities in the main window will be recalculated. This is a good way to “play” with your range.

Right area

The right area is separated into three tabs:Predefined hand ranges,Flop hand strength distribution and Grouping options. By pressing F1, F2 or F3 you can switch between the tabs by keyboard.

4.1. Predefined hand ranges

This tab is designed to manage your ranges. The list of ranges is devided into two parts:

  • Predefined ranges: These are predefined ranges from Power-Equilab. These ranges cannot be changed. If you don’t use and don’t like that these ranges are displayed, you can hide them by unchecking “Show predefined ranges” in the context menu:
  • User-defined ranges: Here are all your user-defined ranges listed. To get a little order, it is highly recommended to manage your ranges by folders.

The icons in this tree have the following meanings:

  • : Folder in predefined ranges
  • : Folder in user-defined ranges
  • : A “normal” range (without groups)
  • : A range with subgroups

· : A “normal” range which contains a note

· : A range with subgroups which contains a note

· : All subgroups are display in its own color

You can open or close the folders by double clicking them or with the little plus or minus – signs. A click on a range will select this range. The range will be immediately visible in the matrix. If you select a subgroup of a range, the parent range of this subgroup is displayed with all its children. The clicked subgroup becomes the active group.

If you hold the Ctrl-key while clicking a range, this range will be added to the current selection. If you hold the Ctrl-key and the Shift-key simultaneously, then the clicked range will be subtracted from the current selection. Both action will be displayed by different mouse cursors.

The current status and scrolling position of the tree will be reminded after closing the window. After reopening the window the tree will be displayed in his last status.


If a range contains a note, this note will be displayed as a tooltip if you move the mouse over the node. Please take a look to Notes for ranges to find out more about notes.

In this tab you have the following options:

: The currently selected range in the matrix will be saved directly under the current selected position in the tree. You have to enter a name for this range in a little window.

: You can delete the currently selected range or folder. You will get a little question window, if the range should be really deleted . Please pay attention while deleting folders, all subfolders with all its ranges will be deletes as well. If you want to delete a subgroup, you have to do it in the third tab “ Grouping options”.

: You can rename the currently selected range or folder. You will get a little window, where you can enter the new name. If you want to rename a subgroup, you have to do it in the third tab “ Grouping options”.

: You can import a bunch of ranges, which you (or whoever) previously has saved. The new ranges will be appended at the end of the tree.

: You can export all or a subset of your ranges to a file. Please take a look to Exporting ranges for further information.

: You can assign your own notes to ranges. Please take a look to Notes for ranges for further information.

: You can create a new folder at the current location. You will be promted to enter the name of the new folder.

: The current selected range or folder in the tree will be moved up one position.

: The current selected range or folder in the tree will be moved down one position.

: If you check this check box, after every range and after every subrange there will be displayed the following informations:

  • Number of combinations
  • Percentage share of all hands

· Percentage share of the hands of the parent


In addition to these options you have some other option in the context menu, which will be opened by a right click:

  • Quick copy one range to clipboard: You can copy a textual representation of the current selected range to the clipboard. This is very useful f. e. to share a single range with a friend via f. e. Skype for further discussions.
  • Quick paste one range from clipboard: If a range is copied to the clipboard, then you insert this range into you range tree.
  • Show first child if grouped range selected: If this option is checked and you click on a parent range, then the first children will be displayed instead of the pure parent range.
  • Show predefined ranges: Option to show or hide the “Predefined ranges”.

The flop hand strength distribution calculates how the given range (currently selected in the matrix) will hit an undefined flop (averaged over all possible flops). The values are calculates immediately if you change your range.

If you move the mouse to a little information mark, the effected combos are highlighted in light green. In this sample all combos are highlighted which can hit a straight at the flop.


If you check the check box under the list, the Power-Equilab automatically calculated how often the given range will hit the checked made hands and the checked draws. In this sample the given range will hit at the flop in 20.20% of the time a top pair or better and in 8.22% of the time an open ended straight draw or a flushdraw.

4.3. Grouping options

This tab is designed to manage your grouped ranges.

There are several ways to define and select the subgroups. The easiest way is to simply click a colored group button and select the desired combos in the matrix. Furthermore there are some other options to select your subgroups. You can define your subgroup manually, if aboard is given in the main window you can define your subgroups by hand strength, if at least one range is given in the main window you can define your subgroups by equity against theses ranges and/or boards cards, and you can define your subgroups by textual input.

This tab is divided into three areas:


: Group selection area

Here you can select the desired (current) group. If you click on a group button, then this group becomes the current group and will be shown in the following manner:

· The number in the group button will be displayed bold

· The matrix will be limited to the combos of the parent range, which means that all combos that doesn’t exist in the parent range will be grayed out.

· All brother and sister ranges will be shown in its own color.

· The numbers (# of combos or percentages) will only be shown for the current group.

· The subrange itself will be displayed in the text output field at the lower left corner of the window.

· The name of the subgroup is displayed at the right upper corner of the matrix

If a subgroup is selected, then three little buttons will be display at right upper corner of the matrix:

· : Here you can change the name of the subgroup

· : Here you can change the color of the subgroup

· : Deletes the group (the selection and the name)


A tooltip with the range and its name is displayed over the group buttons.


A context menu is displayed by right clicking the mouse over a group button. In addition to the options above, this context menu contains the following command:

Grouping color theme: Opens the grouping color theme window to assign a new theme to this range. While this window is open, every change of the color theme will be automatically populated to this window:

In order to nest the subgroups, you can chose for a new subgroup the desired parent group by this combo box:

: Selection area

Next to the manually selection in the matrix, there are three additional selection methods:

  • : By hand strength. This option is only available, if at least a flop is given in the main window.
  • : By equity. This option is only available, if at least one range is given in the main window.
  • : By textual input.

Each of these methods defines a new range, which can be connected to the current subrange in various ways. First chose the desired method in thos combo box:

  • Add (logical or): Adds the new selection to the existing selection.
  • Combine (logical and): Combines the new selection and the existing selection. Only hands which are selected in the matrix and exists the new selection remains existing.
  • Overwrite: The current selection will be deleteand then the new selection will be taken.
  • Remove: The new selection will be deleted from the current selection

Then press the button to perform the selection.

There is one pretty cool feature in this tab that gives you a short overview how good all the subranges perform.
: If at least one range is given in the main window, this function will calculates the equity of the entire range and the equities of all subranges against the given ranges with the given board. The result is displayed in the output field:

If more than one range is given in the main window, the calculation will be performed by Monte Carlo. The interim results are displayed immediately.

: Display area

In this area the complete range with all subgroups are displayed. To have a better overview all subgroups will be indented by its level. By clicking the right mouse button you will get a context menu which will off you some options to adjust the display:

  • Show full ranges: The complete range is shown.
  • Show cutted ranges: Sometimes the ranges are quite long in its textual representation. With this option you can show only the first few combos of the range. A to long range will be truncated and shown with an attached “..…”
  • Show no ranges: No ranges will be shown
  • Show percentage of all hands: The percentage of all hands (1326) will be shown

    If a board is given in the main window, the discounted percentage will be shown as well
  • Show percentage of parent range: The percentage of the direct parent range is shown

    If a board is given in the main window, the discounted percentage will be shown as well
  • Show percentage of grouped range: Show the percentage part of all brothers and sisters in the same manner as above.

You can combine these option as you wish … from almost nothing:

… to almost all:

4.3.1. Hand strength

If a board is given in the main window, you can select ranges or subranges by hand strength.


This tab is divided into three areas:

: Hand strength area

In this area you can exactly define which hands should be selected. This area is divided into three parts: Made hands, Flush draws and Straight draws. For each part you have several options to define the desired hand strength.

The basic construction is that you can selected in the left drop down boxes the desired hand strength and in the right next to it drop down box if you like to use exact this hand strength, all better or worse hands:

If you selected a combination, which means f. e. you select something in the made hands part and select something in the flush draw part, then the selection will be combined (logical and).

Let’s suppose we have this board: and you select “one pair, top pair”, then the selection will look like this:

If you select “one pair, top pair” and “any flush draw” at the same time, then the selection will be combined (logical and) by the two portions and will look like this:

This selection now contains all hands with a top pair and a flushdraw.

If you like to select as well “one pair, top pair” as “any flush draw”, then you have to do it successively and have to chose as the combining method “Add (logical or)”. First select “one pair, top pair:

then select “any flush draw” with the combining method of “Add (logical or)”:

This selection now contains all hands with a top pair or a flushdraw.

By pressing the little - button, the according section will be reset (cleared).

: Conditions area


By this drop down box you have a quick access to the predefined or userdefined combinations of hand strength selections. Just select the desired condition and all according values in the combo boxes under “Made hands”, “Flush draws” and “Straight draws” will be set.

To define a new condition just select your desired hand strength values in the combo boxes and then press the - button. You will be prompted to enter a name for the new condition.

By pressing OK the new condition will be inserted to the list of conditions.

By pressing the - button, you will be asked if the current selected condition should be deleted.

By pressing OK the current selected condition will be deleted and removed from the list of conditions.

: Board area


In this area the current board in the main window is shown. If you change the board in the main window, this new board will be populated to all open hand strength windows automatically.

4.3.2. Equity / Range %

If at least one range is given in the main window, you can select ranges or subranges by equity against all these ranges with the given board and/or dead cards.

This tab contains the following options:


The ranges and the board that are given in the main window are showed in the output field.

: Check this check box to use the selected playability profile. The equities will be calculated considering the selected playability profile.

: The selected playability profile.

: Opens the playability editor.


Here you can enter or set the equity percentages or best percentages to select a subrange from the given range. The method works as follows: First all hands with an equity between the given border are added to the selection. Then this selection is reduced by the given best percentages.

: The heatmap will be opened in order to limit your equity borders. If you set in the heatmap a limit for the equity and the best, these border will be taken to this window.

: Opens the equity graph window


Chose to which street the equities will be calculated.

4.3.3. Text input

By textual input you can select parts of your range or subranges with the Power-Equilab range syntax. Simply enter or paste the range text into the input field and press .

You can select heavy weighted ranges imported from f. e. PIOSolver as well:

By clicking the little – button, the input field will be cleared.

If you are selecting a subgroup with weighted combos, you have two options how the given percentage is treated. Let’s take a look to this simple example: Suppose we have a parent range { 50:AA }, which means “50% of aces”.

Now you are selecting the following range for group 1 { 20:AA } by text input:

Now the two different options have the following effects:

: The given weight (here 20%) is treated as an absolute weight. In this case the parent range is already weighted by 50%. So because the resulting weight should be 20% absolute, this range will be selected by 40% (40% out of 50% is 20%).

: The given weight (here 20%) is treated as an relative weight to its parent. As a result, the selected range is weighted 20% relative to its 50% weighted parent, which is 10% absolute.

4.4. Suit selection

In order to select hands in the matrix of the hand range window with special suits, you should first open this little window and then chose which kind of suits to select. All further selections in the matrix will use this suit selection. If this suit selection window is not open, the standard selection will select all suits of a combo.

In this window you can selected or deselect suits by clicking direct on the suit combination. While moving the mouse, you can take this mode (selected or not) to the neighbor suits.


The little suits at the top of the window works as follows: If all combos of the clicked suit (f. e. hearts) are selected , then all theses combos will be deselected. If not all combination are selected, all of theses combinations will be selected.

4.5. Calculate weights based on previous ranges

This is a worldwide unique feature to calculate for every combo in the given range the weight according to the frequency of all previous ranges instead of based on single cards. This feature works with any number of given ranges.

Let’s take a look to a simple example: Let’s suppose we know, that MP2 open the very tight range { JJ+ }.

We are in MP3 and normally we will assume that all our pockets have the same frequency. But in fact, because we know a range in front of us, we have to reduce our range by that known range. We open our range, then the context menu and chose the desired option:

The Power-Equilab will calculate for all combos in our range the weight based on previous ranges (here MP2). As we can see, our range contains no more 100% aces, but 79.17% aces.

The calculation works not only for heads up scenarios (like in this sample), it works with multiple ranges in front of us as well.

Please take a look to this more realistic example: Like to know how often the big blind holds an ace in a three way pot taking the range based card removal into account?

4.6. Assign playability percentages of equity realization to selected range

4.7. Exporting ranges

You can export your user-defined range to a text file. You can use it to move your ranges to another computer, to share with friends or just for backup purposes.

This window offers the following options:

: The file to which the range will be exported. Click the small button right to the display field to change another export file.

:
Chose whether all ranges or only a subset of ranges should be exported.


If you like to export a subset of ranges, you can chose the desired ranges by checking the small checkbox in front of the name of the range. Only the checked ranges and its parent folders will be exported.

: The export will be performed. If the file already exists an according message will be displayed and you can chose whether to overwrite this file or to cancel the export process.

: The window will be closed.

4.8. Notes for ranges

In this window you can define a textual note for a range. If a range have a note, the corresponding icon will be tagged with a little note symbol.

You can use some basic HTML formats to design the note according to your wishes. F. e. the note above will be shown as follows:

In this window you have the following options:

: The window closes and the typed text will be taken as the new note for the range.

: The window closes and the typed text will be discarded, no new note will be taken.

4.9. Range highlighter

The range highlighter is designed to highlight weighted combos. If you like to play a mixed strategy, so f. e. you only like to raise 50% of your aces, now you have a great helper. After a user defined time the timer takes a random number between 0 and 100 and highlight the according weighted combos in the matrix.

During the range highlighter window is open, you can select different ranges by clicking them in the range tree.

Attention! Some poker rooms don’t permit, that the Power-Equilab is running while the lobby or tables are open. Please check if your running poker rooms permit or forbid a running Power-Equilab (see also Forbidden processes).

In this window you have the following options:

: If this check box is checked the internal timer will be stopped and you can chose a new randomized highlighted range by clicking the next button.

: A new random number between 0 and 100 will be generated and the according weighted combos in the range will be highlighted.


The timeline indicated the time to the next change. You can adjust this time by setting the slider to the desired time.

: The internal timer will be stopped and the window will be closed.

5. Card selection

In the card selection window you can select the desired cards. Depending of the calling source, you only can select a limited amount of cards: one for turn or river, two for hole cards, three for the flop and as many for dead cards. If some cards are used by other parts of the program (f. e. a flop is given), these crads are grayed out and are not selectable.

In this window you have the following options:

Caption: The caption depends of the calling source.

Cardmatrix: here you can select the desired cards

OK: The window will be closed and the selection will be taken to the calling part.

Cancel: The selection will be closed and the selection will be discarded


If you currently select the flop cards, a button appears to jump direct to the turn card selection … same for turn to river.

One central feature of the Power-Equilab is the concept of weighted ranges. In normal ranges all combos and hands are weighted by 100%. In weighted ranges, the probability of combos and/or hands can be between zero and 100%. In addition the Power-Equilab supports weights with decimals places up to nine digits. This very useful to handle ranges imported from GTO-solvers like PIOSolver or GTO-Range-Builder.

The textual notation in Power-Equilab is as follows: <weight in percent> <colon> <hand, combo or range>

  • 100:KK+,50:QQ : 100% Kings and Aces, only 50% of the time Queens
  • KK+,50:QQ : No assigned weight means 100%. E.g. 100% Kings and Aces, only 50% of the time Queens
  • 1.23456789:KK+,50:QQ : 1.23456789% Kings and Aces, 50% of the time Queens

Weighted combos will be displayed in the matrix according to its weights, f. e.:

· Fully selected combo (all hands in the combo are weighted by 100%):

· All hands in the combo are weighted with the same weight:

· The hands in one combo can have different weights:

· The hands can have different weights with decimal places up to nine digits:



You can change the number of displayed decimal places in the settings window, here f. e. three decimal places:

7. Grouped ranges

Another great feature of the Power-Equilab is the concept of grouped ranges.

What is a grouped range?

A grouped range always is made of one parent range (Entire range) and its children ranges (subranges or subgroups). A subrange only can consist of combos or hands from his direct parent range. Brother and sister ranges with the same parent range are strictly disjunct (dispoint), which means that one hand can only exist in one group. There is one little exeption: If one hand is weighted in one group, the remaining percentage part can be resides in one or more other groups. Subgroups can be nested, which means that a subgroup can have another parent range instead of the “Entire Range”.

Grouped ranges are very useful to manage one complete scenario with all its betting alternatives in one range. Let’s take a look at this example “BB vs. open raise from the Button”. Normally we would create two ranges:

But over time, you will get hundreds or thousends of ranges, which are very complicated to handle. It makes sense to manage such a scenario in one grouped range.

1st: You have to create the parent range, which will contain all other subranges:

2nd: Select the tab “Grouping options”, click on the subgroup you want (here 1) and define your first subgroup (here your calling range). By clicking a subgroup only the combos of the current parent range are available, all other combos will be grayed out.

By right-clicking on one group button, you will get a little context meni, where you have the following options:

· Edit group name: Define your own group name according to your wish (here f. e. “call”)

· Edit group color: Define your own color for this group.

· Delete group: Delete this group.

· Grouping color themes : Assign a predefined grouping color theme to all of your groups. This makes it much easier to synchronize the look of all of your ranges.

3rd : Select the tab “Grouping options”, click on another subgroup you want (here 2) and define you 3betting range. In this case we would like to take all remaining combos in the new group, so we simply click the “Select remainder” button:

4th: We change to the tab “Predefined hand ranges” and save this range by clicking the “Save” button. You will see, that the range is saved to the tree with a little grouped – symbol. The subranges are saved to this node as well:

Now you have an easy access to the parent range and his subranges.

One great advantage of this concept is, that you can nest the subgroups by assigning other parent ranges to subgroups. Now f. e., we will insert two other subranges “calling a 4bet” and “5bet”. These actions can only appear, if a 3bet is done. So we will insert them with the 3bet-node as their parent:

We save this range again and will see, that all subgroups are inserted:

You can use up to 16 subgroups and nest them up to a deep of 16:

By taking a grouped range with “OK” or “Apply” to them mainwindow, the little drop down box left to the input field will became active. Here you can select the desired subgroup:

Now, it is not always useful to handle your ranges with full combos. The Power-Equilab also supports the combination of weighted ranges and grouped ranges. Please take look to the next chapter.

8. Weighted ranges and Grouped ranges combined

The Power-Equilab supports the combination of weighted ranges and grouped ranges. There are several options to use the combination these two concepts:

Weights in subgroups

Of course, you can insert weighted parts into subgroups. F. e. we only want to call our sevens and eights in 50% of the time against a 4bet. Just select 50% in the weighting slider and change the sevens and eights:

Weighted hands in different subgroups

If a combo in a subgroup is weighted, the remaining part is not used. You can insert the remaining part of a weighted combo into another group. F. e. we want to call our sevens and eights in 50% of the time, we want to 5bet them in 30% of the time and fold them in the remaining 20%. Just set the weighting slider to 30%, chose the “5bet”-group and select the sevens and eights:

While moving the mouse over the matrix you will get an accordingly tool tip, where you can see all the required information:

Recursively weighting of subgroups

The weighting of hands in subgroups works recursively up to 16 levels. You have to define the weight of a subgroup relative to its parent (100%). The Power-Equilab automatically calculates the corresponding multiplied recursively weights:

In this sample the “Entire range” is weighted by 100%, “Group 1” is weighted by 90% and “Group 2” is weighted by 80%. As a result, the recursively calculated weight of “Group 2” is 90% * 80% = 72%. To get proper results while calculating equities with this range, it is highly recommended to take the automatically calculated weights to the main window. The Power-Equilab will ask you in such cases what to do.

Three different ways to display the weighted combos in the matrix.

The Power-Equilab provides three different methods for displaying the weighted combos in the matrix. You get a context menu to chose you preferred method by right clicking into the matrix or by the “Options” button:

Here is a short example to show the differences between these displaying methods. We have an “Entire range” weighted by 100%, a “Group 1” weighted by 50% and a “Group 2” weighted by 30%

  • Treat parent as 100%: The current weight is displayed with a 100% parent:


  • Treat all hands as 100%: The current weight is displayed with its true recursively multiplied weight, here 30% * 50% of its parent = 10%


· Rectangle with parent weights and current weight: The current and the parent weight is display simultaneously:

9. Folded ranges

The Power-Equilab supports the concept of the Folded Ranges. For this purpose, there are check boxes included in the main window that indicate whether a range is folded or to be quite normal involved in the evaluation.

You can now specify for any and any number of ranges (and not only for individual cards as dead cards) if this range is to be used as "folded". In order to clarify this, here is an (fairly unrealistic) example: AA is all in against QQ and has the following equity:

Now we know (from wherever) that a third player has folded a range { QQ }. This results in a dramatic equity difference, as the queens obviously can no longer hit a set.

As we said, it is here a quite unreal example. But this illustrates the concept of Folded Ranges.

Here you can take a look to a more realistic example.

10. Hand range calculator

With the hand range calculator, you can calculate a range against various ranges with or without board- and dead-cards with a given range of equity. Just enter the hands, ranges and/or board in the main window and click the hand range calculator button right to an empty input field, where the calculated range should be inserted.

In this window you have the following options:


Here are shown all hands, ranges and/or board cards, against which one you are calculating the new range.

: Check this check box to activate the selection of a playability profile.


Here you can chose the desired playability profile.

: Opens the playability profile editor to define your own playability profiles.

: Here you can enter or set the minimum equity for the resulting range. All hands in the calculated range will have an equity greater than this value.

: Here you can enter or set the maximum equity for the resulting range. All hands in the calculated range will have an equity less than this value.

: Opens a little all in calculator to calculate a needed equity.

: Starts the calculation. A corresponding progress bar will appear.


Here you can chose between two calculation methods. Some users had requested a second method without calculating the tie portions of the equity. It is highly recommended to calculate your ranges with the first method (winning percentages + tie percentages).


The calculated hand range will be displayed in this text box.

: Closes the window and takes the calculated hand range to the according input field in the main window. If you click on the little arrow at the right side on the button a litte context menu will appear, where you can chose another empty input field in the main window.

: Closes the window and discards the calculated range.

10.1. All in calculator

To calculating the desired equity for an all in call, you can open this little all in equity calculator from the hand range calculator window.

In this window you have the following options:

: Enter or set the size of the pot before your call.

: Enter or set the amount you have to call.

: The calculated minimum equity will be displayed instantly if you change on of the values above.

: Closes this window and takes the calculated value to the caller window.

: Closes the window and discards the calculalted value.

11. Equity graphs

The Power-Equilab supports two different types of equity graphs. The current street equity graph shows you the equity distribution in a range for the given street (valid for preflop, flop, turn or river scenarios). The current steet equity graph is only available for heads up scenarios.
The next street equity graphs shows you the equity distribution for the next street (valid for preflop, flop or turn scenarios).
Just enter the hands, ranges and/or board in the main window and click the equity graph button right to the desired input field. Of course both types of equity graphs can handle weighted ranges.

It is easy to switch between these two different equity graphs by the tabs:

All equity graphs can be copied to clipboard as a bitmap, can be saved to file as a bitmap or can be uploaded to the Power-Equilab image server. For this a permanent link will be created in order to use this graphics in forums.

The equity graph window is fully resizable to support high resolution monitors.

11.1. Current street

The current street equity graph calculates for heads up scenarios the equities for every hand in both ranges and plot the results in a diagram. All the hands and equity will be inserted in two lists as well.

In this tab you have the following options:


The given ranges and/or boards cards are displayed in the upper left text field.


The equity graphs will be plotted in the diagram. While moving the mouse over the diagram the effected hands of both ranges will be displayed in the upper right corner. If you chose it, the list at the right side will be automatically synchronized to the mouse position.

: Starts the calculation.

: Check this check box to show the cards in the diagram and in the list as text instead of bitmaps.

: Check this check box to automatically synchronize the selection in the lists with the corresponding mouse position over the diagram.


All hands with its equity will be displayed in these two lists.

: Copies a screenshot of the diagram to clipboard in order to insert it into other programs.

: Saves a screenshot of the diagram to a file in order to work with it in other programs.

: Uploads a screenshot of the diagram to the Power-Equilab image server. This image exists and is valid forever. A permament link will be created and show in a little window if the upload is successful. This permalink can be used immediately f. e. in forums.

Please check out the following example to take a deeper look to the current street equity graph.

11.2. Next street

The next street equity graphs shows graph in three different calculation methods. The first two methods (“hand vs. hand” and “hand vs. range”) only exist because of compatibility to old propokertools calculation methods.

Hand vs. hand:

One hand from the first and one hand from the second range will be taken, a random flop will be generated and the resulting equity is included in the results. This calculation is repeated very often.

Hand vs. range:

One hand from the first range will be taken, a random flop will be generated and the equity against the second range will be calculated. This calculation is repeated very often.

Range vs. range:

A random flop will be generated and the equity of the first range against the second range will be calculated. This calculation is repeated very often. Strictly speaking we have to calculate exactly every of the 22100 flops. This would take quite a long time for ranges. Attempts have shown that a sufficiently large number of flops already gives us very accurate results. You can adjust the quality at to find a personal compromise between speed and accuracy.

Interpretation:

In our opinion the first two calculation methods are almost useless, because in reality you like to know how your range performs against another range. So in conclusion, we highly recommend to use the "range vs. range" calculation method to get proper results.

To make it clear, here we take a look to the example " random vs. random". According to the hand vs. hand graph, random has in over 90% of all flops at least 12% equity against random. If that's enough ... ok. Even the interpretation of the hand vs. range graph is doubtful. Here, random has in over 90% of all flops at least about 24 percent equity against random. The fact is, that regardless of which flop comes (100% of the cases) random always has an equity of exactly 50% against random, which can be seen very nicely on the blue line. We are convinced that the range vs. range graph fulfills precisely what people always wanted to interpret into the next street equity graph.

In this tab you have the following options:


The given ranges and/or boards cards are displayed in the upper left text field.


The equity graphs will be plotted in the diagram.

: Starts the calculation.


Here you can chose the desired cacluation method. In case of range vs. range you can also set the quality.

: Copies a screenshot of the diagram to clipboard in order to insert it into other programs.

: Saves a screenshot of the diagram to a file in order to work with it in other programs.

: Uploads a screenshot of the diagram to the Power-Equilab image server. This image exists and is valid forever. A permament link will be created and show in a little window if the upload is successful. This permalink can be used immediately f. e. in forums.

12. Heatmap

The heatmap window calculates the equity for each hand in a given range against various hands or ranges with or without board cards. The heatmap window displays the results in a colored matrix and all the hands with its equity in a list.

The heatmap window and its matrix are fully resizable:

The heatmap window support weighted ranges:

The heatmap window supports single cards instead of complete combos:

The heatmap window supports multiple weights of different hands in one combo:

You can switch between display of combos and display of all singular hands:

Colorized and sortable Equities in the list:

Support of playability profiles:

Select subranges by equity percentages and best percentages:

Tooltips over the matrix with colorized equities:

Combos can contain multiple equities and/or multiple weights:

Evaluation to given street:

Support of dead cards:

Works with heavy weighted ranges by f. e. PIOSolver as well:

The heatmap can handle up to ten ranges:

According to the number of involved ranges, the average equity is shown and the colorizing is adjusted accordingly:

This window offers the following options:


The given ranges and/or boards cards are displayed in the upper left text field.

: Button to start or stop the evaluation. For multiway scenarios the heatmap automatically starts with the “Monte Carlo” evaluation.

: Street to calculate.


The matrix itself.

: Check this check box to use the selected playability profile. Depeneding on the type of the playability profile, the values in the matrix and the list will be updated automatically.

: The selected playability profile.

: Opens the playability editor.


Here you can enter or set the equity percentages or best percentages to select a subrange from the given range. The method works as follows: First all hands with an equity between the given border are added to new range. Then this range is reduced by the given best percentages.


According to the equity and best selection, the resulting range is shown in this output field.

: Check this check box to show all hands singular (F. e. AdKd, AhKh, AsKs, AcKc) instead of hole combos (AKs). If single cards in one combo have different equities an average-symbol Ø is shown in front of the equity value.

: Check this check box to colorize the background of the equities according to its values.


Here are listed all hands or combos with its equity, win percentage, split percentage, loss percentage, playability equity (if “Use playability profile” is on) and the number of combos.

: The list can be saved in CSV format.

: Closes the window and takes the possibly reduced range which is shown in the lower output field to the according input field in the main window. If you click on the little arrow at the right side on the button, you will get a context menu where you can chose another empty input field in the mainwindow.

: Closes the window without taking any range to the main window.


By right clicking the matrix, you get a small context menu where you have the follwong options:

· : Copies a screenshot of the matrix to clipboard in order to insert it into other programs.

· : Saves a screenshot of the matrix to a file in order to work with it in other programs.

· : Uploads a screenshot of the matrix to the Power-Equilab image server. This image exists and is valid forever. A permament link will be created and show in a little window if the upload is successful. This permalink can be used immediately f. e. in forums.

13. Scenario analyser

The scenario analyser calculates the potential outcome for the next street turn or river. The results are shown in a diagram and a list. Here you can f. e. analyse how ugly later streets will be and decide whether or not to continue with your hand.

The scenario analyser window and its diagram is fully resizable:

The scenario analyser can calculate the next street outcome against multiple ranges:

The equity of your hand or range is shown with a little red line:

By moving the slider you can gray out the cards with a less equity:

If you move the mouse over the bards in the diagram an according tooltip will be shown:

This window offers the following options:


The given ranges and/or boards cards are displayed in the upper left text field.


The equities of the next street cards are displayed in a list. By clicking on a card, this will be taken as a new turn card and all river outcomes will be calculated automatically.

: Button to start the evaluation of turn cards.

: Button to start the evaluation of turn cards.

: Copies a screenshot of the diagram to clipboard in order to insert it into other programs.

: Saves a screenshot of the diagram to a file in order to work with it in other programs.

: Uploads a screenshot of the diagram to the Power-Equilab image server. This image exists and is valid forever. A permament link will be created and show in a little window if the upload is successful. This permalink can be used immediately f. e. in forums.

14. Hand strength distribution and hand range reduction

The hand strength distribution and hand range reduction window is a tool to visualize the distribution of hand strengths of a given range. This window is only available if a board (at least a flop) is given. In order to compare different ranges, it is possible to open multiple instances of this window.

By checking the desired hand strengths you can reduce the range according to your wish and take this range to the main window for further analyzes.

This window offers the following options:


The given range and its percentages are shown here.


The matrix itself. Here is displayed the current distribution of hand strengths. Depending on the selection in the hand strength list at the right side of this window, the elements off the matrix are displayed in different ways:

· : Hand is located in original range and is selected

· : Hand is located in original range and is not selected

  • : Hand is not located in original

· : Hand is weighted, located in original range and is selected

· : Hand is weighted, located in original range and is not selected

: If this check box is checked and you move the mouse over the elements in the matrix, you will get according tooltips:

: Inverts the matrix.


In this list, you can select the desired hand strengths. The affected hand of the selected hand strength will be displayed in red. All selected hands will build a new “reduced” range, which is shown in the lower right corner of this window and can be taken to the main window for further analyses. This list is divided into the three main parts “Made hands”, “Draws” and “Combo draws”. Every line contains the name of the hand strength, the count of the hands in the whole range, which matches this hand strength and the frequency. The frequency shows the absolute frequency for the hand strength itself in red if the hand strength is selected and in gray if the hand strength is not selected.


In this example, we have 13.5% one pairs, which is divided into 1.1% over pocket pairs and 12.4% top pairs. As well we have 9.7% second pairs, which are not selected and therefore not included in the 13.5% of one pairs.


The percentages of the selected hand strengths are cumulated and displayed in brackets. In this example, we have selected 20.7% made hands, which is divided into 3.1% straights, 4.1% two pairs and 13.5% one pairs. The percentages are cumulated from top to bottom, so we can see f. e. that we have 7.3% two pair or better.

If we hold the mouse over a little information mark at the end of one hand strength, the according hand will be highlighted in light green in the matrix.
Of course this information mark only appears, if the according hand strength is located in the given range.


In this drop down box, you can select one of the predefined conditions. One condition contains a set of selections in the list above.

: Saves the current selection to the list of conditions. You will be prompted to enter a new name for the new condition.

: Deletes the current selected condition.


In this output field, the modified (reduced) range will be displayed. At top of this output field, the number of combinations and its percentages will be displayed as well.

: Closes this window and takes the modified range to the according input field into the main window.

: Closes this window and discards the modified range.

Please take a look to this example to get a better understanding to use this window.

15. Equity trainer

The equity trainer is designed to train your ability to estimate your equity against various ranges with or without board cards. You can train preflop, flop, turn and river scenarios. A pretty cool feature is, that you can chose the flop texture, from which the random flops are chosen. The equity trainer contains three sequential tabs: The Preparation window, the training window and the result window.

In principle the training works as follows. You have to define a hero range from which heros cards are randomly taken. For every question a random board is chosen and you have to estimate the equity against the given ranges. The training works in multiway scenarios (up to nine ranges) as well. As well you can define to which street you like to estimate the equity.

In the preparation window you have two options:

Chose one predefined quiz:

or define a range for hero manually or select a range from your saved ranges. In this case, the ranges you train against will be taken will be taken from the main window

In this window you have the following options:


If you’re the selected range is a grouped range and contains subgroups, you can chose the desired subgroup by the drop down box.

: Enter the desired range into the input field or take one from the hand range selection dialog.

: Opens the hand range selection window from where you can chose one of your saved ranges.

: Opens the card selection window from where you can chose exactly two cards.

: Inserts “random” into the input field.

: Clears the input field.


The ranges you train against are listed her.

: Starts the training with the chosen settings and switches to the training window.

: Closes the window.

15.2. Training window

This window offers you the following options:


In this both output fields are displayed the ranges against which you trains and the range from which heros hands are randomly chosen.

16. Handranking and Handranking editor

17. Playabilities and playability editor

18. History

19. Hand history import

20. Board manager

22. Poker mathematics

23. Settings

In this window you have the following options:

(Monte Carlo) Evaluation time in main window : Input or set the desired time for the “ Monte Carlo”-evaluation time in the main window. The “Monte Carlo ”-evaluation in the main window is manually forced by the user. If a “0” is entered, the “Monte Carlo ”-evaluation will not stops automatically. In this case, the user have to stop the evaluation manually.

(Monte Carlo) Evaluation time in heatmap : Input or set the desired time for the “ Monte Carlo”-evaluation time in the heatmap. The heatmap automatically choses the correct calculation method. For heads-up scenarios the “Enumerate all”-method and for multiway scenarios the “ Monte Carlo”-method is chosen. If a “0” is entered, the “ Monte Carlo”-evaluation will not stops automatically. In this case, the user have to stop the evaluation manually.

(Monte Carlo) Evaluation time in scenario analyser : Input or set the desired time for the “ Monte Carlo”-evaluation time in the scenario analyser. The scenario analyser automatically choses the correct calculation method. For heads-up scenarios the “ Enumerate all”-method and for multiway scenarios the “ Monte Carlo”-method is chosen. If a “0” is entered, the “ Monte Carlo”-evaluation will not stops automatically. In this case, the user have to stop the evaluation manually.

Automatically reevaluate if board changed: If this checkbox is checked, the Power-Equilab will automatically starts an evaluation if the user changes the board (flop, turn, river, dead) in the main window.

Automatically reevaluate if range changed: If this checkbox is checked, the Power-Equilab will automatically starts a new evaluation if the user changes on of the ranges in the main window.

Max decimal places for weights: Input or set the desired number of decimal places for weights. This is a system wide setting and affects all windows of the Power-Equilab. For user entered ranges, normally it is enough to handle zero or one decimal place (f. e. “10:AA” for 10% weightes aces or “10.5:AA” for 10.5% weighted aces, see Range syntax for more infomation). If you handle heavy-weighted ranges imported from a GTO-solver like “PIO-Solver” or “GTO Range Builder”, it is recommended to set the decimal places to a higher number (F. e. “0.497802585:AA,0.894234896:KK” for weights with nine decimal places).

: Closes the dialog and takes the selected settings.

: Closes the dialog and discards the selected settings.

24. Forbidden processes

The window contains a list of forbidden processes. Some poker rooms do not allow, that equity calculator like Power-Equilab are running while the poker room is open. In order to protect the user from some punishments, the Power-Equilab automatically scans all running processes in background and will terminate if one of the listed process is running. If the Power-Equilab detects one of the forbidden processes, it will show an correspondingly message and terminate after ten seconds.

In this window you have the following options:


Here are listed the names of all forbidden processes. The entries with a blue arrow are predefined and cannot be changed. The entries with a red arrow are user-defined and can be changed.

: To enter a name of a new userdefined process and append this process as a userdefined entry to the list.

: To delete an entry from the list. Only userdefined entries can be deleted.

: If checked, the Power-Equilab automatically scans for forbidden processes in background. ATTENTION: It is highly recommended to let it checked. Otherwise it can happen, that you get some problems with an open poker room.

: Closes this window.

25. Cardmatrix and slider color themes

In this window you can chose one of the predefined color themes for the hand range matrix and the corresponding sliders.

In this window you have the following options:

: Here is a list of predefined color themes. Please simple chose a color theme and press OK to take this theme. While changing the selected entry in the list, all opened hand range windows will updated immediately to have an idea as it will look.

: Closes the dialog and takes the selected color theme.

: Closes the dialog and discards the selected color theme.

26. Grouping color themes

Grouping color themes are useful to assign predefined or your own color themes to your grouped ranges. You can define several grouping color themes for different scenarios. One grouping color theme contains 12 tuples with each a color and a text (name).

In this window you have the following options:

: Here you can chose the color theme to edit.

: The selected color theme will be deleted. Only user-defined color themes (red arrow) can be deleted.

: Click to this button to change the color

: Here you can enter the name of the group.

: Saves the current settings (colors and names) to the currently selected color theme.

: Saves the current settings (colors and names) to a new name.

: Takes the currently selected color theme as the actual color theme.

: Closes the window without changing the current color theme.

27. Syntax documentation

All ranges in the Power-Equilab can be written down in a textual format. You can use this syntax format to enter your desired ranges in the input fields. With this syntax you can describe ranges, hands, weights and percentiles. You can show the following description of this syntax in the Power-Equilab by clicking [Help / Syntax documentation].

Specific hands
AhAd : Specific hand ‘ace of hearts and ace of diamonds’

Hand groups
AA : All 6 combos of a pocket pair type for example
AKs : All 4 ace king suited combos
AKo : All 12 ace king offsuit combos
AK : All 16 ace king combos = AKo, AKs

Hand group ranges
QQ-99 : All pocket pairs from 99 to QQ, i.e. QQ, JJ, TT, 99
T7s-T3s : All suited tens from T3s to T7s , i.e. T7s, T6s, T5s, T4s, T3s
T7o-T3o : All offsuit tens from T3o to T7o, i.e. T7o, T6o, T5o, T4o, T3o
T7-T3 : All suited tens from T3s to T7s and all offsuit tens from T3o to T7o, i.e. T7s, T6s, T5s, T4s, T3s, T7o, T6o, T5o, T4o, T3o
KJs-86s : All suited one gapper from 86s to KJs, i.e. KJs, QTs, J9s, T8s, 97s, 86s
AJo-63o : All suited two gapper from 63o to AJo, i.e. AJo, KTo, Q9o, J8o, T7o, 96o, 85o, 74o, 63o
J8-52 : All two gapper from 52 to J8, i.e. J8s, T7s, 96s, 85s, 74s, 63s, 52s, J8o, T7o, 96o, 85o, 74o, 63o, 52o

Open-ended hand group ranges
QQ+ : All pocket pairs of queens and better, i.e. QQ, KK, AA
T6s+ : All suited tens from T6s to T9s , i.e. T9s, T8s, T7s, T6s
T6o+ : All offsuit tens from T6o to T9o, i.e. T9o, T8o, T7o, T6o
T6+ : All offsuit tens from T6o to T9o and all suited tens from T6s to T9s, i.e. T9s, T8s, T7s, T6s, T9o, T8o, T7o, T6o

Wild cards
• 8* : 82s+, 82o+
• *8 : A8s, K8s, Q8s, J8s, T8s, 98s, A8o, K8o, Q8o, J8o, T8o, 98o
r8 or 8r : All eights, 88, A8s, K8s, Q8s, J8s, T8s, 98s, 82s+, A8o, K8o, Q8o, J8o, T8o, 98o, 82o+
** : Any two cards
A*h : Any Ace with any heart
Ah* : Any Ace of hearts with any card
**h : Any two cards with one heart
*h*c : Any heart with any club
Ah*c : Ace of hearts with any club
AhT* : Ace of hearts with any Ten
AhTh+ : AhKh, AhQh, AhJh, AhTh

Percentile
20% : The top 20% of hands, 66+,A4s+,K8s+,Q9s+,J9s+,T9s,A9o+,KTo+,QTo+,JTo
10-40% : The top 40% of hands excluding the top 10% of hands, 10% PFR and 40% VPIP, 66-44,A8s-A2s,K9s-K2s,Q9s-Q4s,J7s+,T7s+,97s+,87s,64s+,ATo-A3o,KJo-K7o,Q8o+,J8o+,T8o+,64o+
20%/1 : The top 20% of hands “Equity vs. 1 random hand”. See a full description of all appendixes at the end of this page.

Weights
100:KK+,50:QQ : 100% Kings and Aces, only 50% of the time Queens
KK+,50:QQ : No assigned weight means 100%. E.g. 100% Kings and Aces, only 50% of the time Queens
1.23456789:KK+,50:QQ : 1.23456789% Kings and Aces, 50% of the time Queens

Extra
random : Any two cards
OR : Shorty is assigned the Open-Raising range for the selected position (input field)

Appendixes for Percentile
1
= Equity vs. 1 random hand
2 = Equity vs. 2 random hands
3 = Equity vs. 3 random hands (PokerStove)
4 = Equity vs. 4 random hands
5 = Equity vs. 5 random hands
6 = Equity vs. 6 random hands
7 = Equity vs. 7 random hands
8 = Equity vs. 8 random hands
9 = Equity vs. 9 random hands
KS = Karlson-Sklansky (Sklansky Chubukov)
PPT = Billings Davidson Schaeffer Szafron (ProPokerTools)
HS = Hood Stoxtrader
SMG = Sklansky-Malmuth Groups
SMGA = Sklansky-Malmuth Groups, Adjusted
SMGO = Sklansky-Malmuth Groups, Ordered
BC = Bloch, Call
BJ = Bloch, Jam
DD = Domination, Defensive
DN = Domination, Net
DO = Domination, Offensive
HG = Hellmuth Groups
HC = High Card
NF = NoFoldem
RPS = Real-play Statistics (PokerRoom.com)
SG = SAGE Groups
SCG = Sample 6-max Cash Groups
TG = Tanaka Groups
TGO = Tanaka Groups, Ordered
OM = Original Matrix
Ux = Userdefined handranking no. x, e.g. “U1” for the first userdefined handranking

28. News

29. About …

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· The version number of the Power-Equilab

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· Information how long the subscription is active

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30.1. Global setting “Display card removal”

The global setting “Display card removal” affects the

All windows of the Power-Equilab remember their positions. If you reopen a window, it will be opened on its last position and in its last size. Therefore you can arrange all the windows according to your wishes.

The Power-Equilab supports ….

30.4. Evaluation methods: Monte Carlo vs. Enumerate All

With the calculation method "Enumerate All" exactly all hands of all players are combined with all boards, so that a 100% exact result is calculated. The disadvantage of this calculation method is that it can take very long for unfavorable constellations or several players. This is in the nature of the matter, since simply huge amounts of evaluations have to be carried out.
Example: ** vs. ** on empty board:
Number of necessary evaluations = C (52, 2) * C (50, 2) * C (48.5) = 2.781.381.002.400 combinations.
Here you can see very clearly that a calculation of all combinations takes very long.

With the "Monte Carlo" calculation method, not all combinations are passed one after the other, but individual combinations are taken randomly from the respective handranges and evaluated with random board combinations. The interesting thing here is that the result very quickly converges very exactly to the exact result. The longer this method is running, the closer the result is to the actual, exact equity. This method is particularly suitable for calculations with three or more ranges.

The Power-Equilab offers a worldwide unique pretty cool feature: Calculate weights based on previous ranges.

Normally a card removal effect is only based on distinct cards which are given. F. e. if somebody before holds the exact hand AdQh, than my AQs can only contain two combos, because AdQd and AhQh are blocked. In this case my AQs is weighted by 50%, because I can only hold two of the four combos.
The new concept now takes not only distinct hands into account, it takes full ranges and the probability how often a hand exists in this range. F. e. If somebody before holds AdQh and I know another player before me holds this range { 88+, ATs+, KQs, QJs, AJo+ }, than my AQs is not only reduced by the known hand AdQh, AQs is reduces by this distinct hand and all occurrences of the other aces and queens in the range.
Because the calculation of these weights by previous ranges takes a long time, the Power-Equilab only offers the “Monte Carlo” calculation method.

Please take a look to this extensive example using weights based on previous ranges.

31. Examples

31.2. Like to know how often the big blind holds an ace in a three way pot taking the range based card removal into account?

Let's suppose we have the following scenario:
The tight MP2 opens, hero in the small blind cold calls his AQo and the big bling calls as well. We give the big blind the following range.

We can see, that this range contains in 9.7% of the time a combo with an ace.

This range will hit 10.31% a top pair on the flop.

Now we use the powerfull feature "Calculate weights based on previous ranges". This woldwide unique feature will calculate for every combo in the given range the weight according to the frequency of combos in all previous ranges. This works with any given number of ranges.

As we can see the combos now are weighted based on the other ranges. For example, this range now has only 37.7% AQs, because the other ranges contains aces and queens as well.

Overall, this range now only contains 5.7% an ace.

And in conclusion, this range can hit less top pairs.

This is only one simple sample to show you the powerful feature of calculating weights based on previous ranges.

31.3. Like to know how many bluff catchers we have on the river using the equity graph for the current street?

Let’s suppose we have the following scenario: We have a busted flush draw at the river and an equity range vs. range near about 50%.

Now our opponent bets. How are the hands in his range distributed? How many bluffs does he have? How many values bets does he have?

We are using the current street equity graph to find out how the equity distribution of villains hands looks like.

As we can see, villains range contains about 42% of nut hands.

We can also see, that villains range contains a ton of bluffs with almost no equity.

And finally …. heros range contains almost exclusively bluff catchers:

Depending on the betting size and the estimated bluffing frequency, hero can find out if he has a call or a fold.

31.4. Like to see how to use the concept of folded ranges in a realistic example?

F. e. it is a 6max-fixed-limit table. The SB opened the ORC-SB-opening range of { 22+, A2s +, K2s +, Q2s +, J2s +, T3s+, 94s+, 85s+, 76s, A2o+, K3o+, Q4o+, J5o+, T6o+, 97o+, 87o }. Hero in the BB holds 4d2d . According to the theory the BB can call with more than 70% of the average equity (here 35%), so also in this case his 4d2d.

The calculation of equity has not yet been considered, which ranges of the previous players has been folded. We now give the players before meaningful folded-ranges. That is quite easy. For example, MP2, we take his opening range ....

... and invert it ...

We get the range that MP2 has folded. This, we repeat to MP3, CO and BU. Now, we mark these four ranges as "folded" and calculate the equity again.

As we can see, this equity has a difference of about 1.4% ... not just a little. In this case, our "call" will be a clear "fold".

By the concept of "Folded Ranges" the Power-Equilab gives the user and ambitious poker player an instrument at hand, to have a completely new view to common spots.

31.5. Like to see how easy you can reduce your range from street to street according to the hand strengths of your range?

Let’s suppose we are on the button and hold Td9d. We open raise and the big blind calls. Now we give the big blind the following range:

The flop comes 9h8hAs. As we can see, we have 65.5% equity … not bad

The big blinds checks, we bet and now the big blind check raises us. What we have to do?

We open the hand strength distribution and hand range reduction window and think about, with which hands he probably check raises us. We think, he would check raises us with top pair or better and any good draw like open ended straight draws and flushdraws.

We see, that the big blind would check raises us with 134 out of his original 420 hands. We take this continuing range to the main window and calculate the equity again.

Now, we only have an equity of 39.14%. Depending on the size of the check raise, we can decide if we would like to continue our hand or not. Assumed, we decided to call and the turn comes 5h. Now the big blinds bets and we have to decide what to do. Assuming he would check his draws and would bet out his top pair or better, we can reduce his range in that way. We open the hand range distribution and hand range reduction window again and make the desired selections:

As we can see, he would bet out 110 out of his remaining 132 hands. We take this even smaller range to the main window once again and calculated the equity.

Our equity goes down to 5.87% ... now we have a clear fold.

32.1. What are the differences between “Monte Carlo” and “Enumerate all”?

Please see Evaluation methods: Monte Carlo vs. Enumerate All

Please see: Equity graph / Next street equity graph

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The version number is shown in the about window. The about window is shown by clicking in the menu [Help / About …]

32.5. What is the machine-code of my computer and where I can find it?

The machine-code of a computer is a unique identifier for every machine. In order to assign a subscription to a distinct computer and to activate the corresponding subscription, we need this machine-code. The machine-code is shown in the about window. The about window is shown by clicking in the menu [Help / About …]

If your subscription (or trial) is expired, you will get the purchase window at startup. Here the machine-code is shown as well:

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32.7. Where does the Power-Equilab save the settings?

All settings used by the Power-Equilab are stored in textual ini-files. You can find these files here:
c:\Users\<name>\AppData\Local\Equilab\*.ini
or on a german windows:
c:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\<name>\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\Equilab\*.ini

32.8. Does a support group at Skype exist?

Yes, the name of the support group at Skype is: Power-Equilab Support.
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