Your opponents study theory. You study them.
A poker training arena with characters built from 33M+ live poker hands. 6 opponent types. 12 levels. Every hand saved for review.
Villain is a calling station. Pot is $48.
You hold A♥ K♦ — top pair, top kicker.
Your opponents study theory. You study them.
A poker training arena with characters built from 33M+ live poker hands. 6 opponent types. 12 levels. Every hand saved for review.
Hover to scout your opponent
Loose Passive
Calls too much, raises too little. The classic calling station.
they play
they bet
Will Do
- Call preflop raises with any two suited cards
- Call flop and turn bets with any pair or draw
- Check-call three streets with middle pair
Won't Do
- Bluff-raise the river
- Fold top pair to a single bet
- Three-bet without a premium hand
Loose Aggressive
Plays many hands and bets them hard. Pressure is their weapon.
they play
they bet
Will Do
- Open-raise 62% of hands from any position
- Barrel all three streets as a bluff
- Overbet river with polarized range
Won't Do
- Give up on a pot quietly
- Limp preflop
- Slow-play sets or two-pair
Tight Passive
Only plays good hands, but never pushes them. The textbook nit.
they play
they bet
Will Do
- Wait for premium starting hands
- Check-call with top pair
- Fold to sustained aggression without the nuts
Won't Do
- Bluff the river
- Open-raise early with suited connectors
- Call a 3-bet without AA/KK
Tight Aggressive
Selective and punishing. The toughest archetype at the table.
they play
they bet
Will Do
- Open-raise from every position with balanced ranges
- C-bet flops at a high frequency
- Fold junk preflop without hesitation
Won't Do
- Call three streets without a strong hand
- Limp preflop
- Overplay marginal holdings out of position
Lemming
A course-trained tight-aggressive who follows a structured decision tree. Exploitative by design, not by feel.
they play
they bet
Will Do
- Range-bet or overbet flops based on board texture
- Overbet turns and rivers when you look capped
- Apply relentless multi-street pressure against passive players
Won't Do
- Limp preflop — ever
- Deviate from the decision tree in unfamiliar spots
- Bluff-catch enough on certain board textures
Darrett
Balanced and relentless. A thinking player who applies calculated pressure across every street.
they play
they bet
Will Do
- Overbet turns and rivers with polarized ranges
- Barrel all three streets with calculated aggression
- Exploit positional advantages in deep stacks
Won't Do
- Give up on a pot without a reason
- Limp or play passively preflop
- Make the same play twice if you adjusted
Every hand. Saved. Replayable.
Scrub through your hands on a timeline. Drill your weakest spots. Watch villain tendencies unfold play by play.
Every hand. Saved. Replayable.
Scrub through your hands on a timeline. Drill your weakest spots. Watch villain tendencies unfold play by play.
What if you played it differently?
Branch into alternate lines. Take over at any decision point. Challenge a friend to the same hand and compare results.
Branch Mode
Explore alternate lines from any decision point. See how a different bet or fold changes the outcome.
Take Over
Jump into any saved hand mid-replay. Play it out live from that exact spot against the same villain.
Challenge a Friend
Share a hand. Both play the same spot. Compare decisions and results side by side.
What if you played it differently?
Branch into alternate lines. Take over at any decision point. Challenge a friend to the same hand and compare results.
Branch Mode
Explore alternate lines from any decision point. See how a different bet or fold changes the outcome.
Take Over
Jump into any saved hand mid-replay. Play it out live from that exact spot against the same villain.
Challenge a Friend
Share a hand. Both play the same spot. Compare decisions and results side by side.
12 levels. 6 archetypes. Every hand counts.
Climb from soft tables to razor-sharp opponents. Each level introduces tougher archetypes with deeper ranges and sharper sizing — all built from 33M+ live poker hands.
Take over any decision. Branch into alternate lines.
What if you 3-bet instead of flatted? Take over at any action point and the server plays out the alternate line with the same villain tendencies. Every hand is saved for review.
Read their patterns in real time.
The signal system flags opponent tendencies as you play — not after the session. Learn to spot the leak, size the exploit, and adjust before they adjust to you.
Built from 33 million hands
Know Your Opponents
Every player falls into one of six archetypes. Learn their patterns, exploit their leaks, and adjust before they adjust to you.
- Plays few hands but bets them hard
- Rarely bluffs — when they bet big, they mean it
- Often bets the flop then gives up if called
- Very selective preflop — only enters with strong cards
- Plays many hands and bets them aggressively
- Puts constant pressure with bets across multiple streets
- Will bet with nothing — hard to tell when they have it
- Big river bets can be very strong or a complete bluff
- Plays very few hands and rarely bets
- Prefers to check and call rather than raise
- When they raise, they almost always have a monster
- Folds easily to aggression — gives up without a fight
- Limps into many pots — plays too many hands
- Calls bets with weak holdings hoping to get lucky
- Rarely raises — just calls along for the ride
- Won't fold a pair even when the board looks dangerous
- Follows a rigid strategy — bets the same way every time
- Sizing is predictable and based on the board, not their hand
- Folds too often when faced with unexpected plays
- Struggles on unusual boards that don't fit the playbook
- Trained on a structured system — plays by the book
- Bets big on later streets to push you off your hand
- Folds good hands too often when facing repeated pressure
- Bet sizing reveals hand strength — bigger bets mean stronger hands
K-means clustering on 33M player-hand records · silhouette = 0.42
Questions
What kind of poker does Poker Shark teach? +
No-limit Texas Hold'em cash game strategy. You play 6-max tables against bot opponents modeled from live hand data. The focus is on post-flop decision-making and reading opponent tendencies.
Is this a poker practice game or a training tool? +
Both. You practice poker by playing real hands in the arena, but every hand is saved for review. The replay system lets you take over at any decision point and branch into alternate lines. It is a poker training tool disguised as a game.
How are the bot opponents different from each other? +
Each villain has a distinct profile: looseness, aggression, bet sizing tendencies, and bluff frequency. You learn to adjust your strategy to each type rather than playing one-size-fits-all.
They have tendencies. You have reps.
Sit down and start finding their leaks.