Poker Shark
Cash game poker practice against opponents that play like the real thing
Live cash games are won deep-stacked, over long sessions, by reading the players across from you. Poker Shark gives you cash game poker practice against opponents modeled on real live cash hands, so the reads you build here are the reads that win money at the table.
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A cash game is its own game
Cash game poker practice starts with the format. Deep stacks, blinds that never escalate, and the option to reload change what a good decision looks like on every street.
Deep stacks
Cash games run 100 big blinds and deeper. Most of the money moves after the flop, where stack-to-pot ratio, implied odds, and river decisions decide your win rate.
The blinds never push you
There is no rising blind structure forcing action. You can wait for good spots, and so can your opponents. The player with the better reads wins the long game.
You can reload
Every chip keeps its cash value and you can top up between hands. The goal is a steady win rate over thousands of hands against the same pool of regulars.
Built to feel like a real live cash game
The arena plays the live cash format end to end, with opponent tendencies drawn from tens of millions of real cash game hands.
6 opponent types
Each type plays with tendencies observed in real live cash games: how often they call, when they fold to pressure, and how they size the river.
12 levels
Levels 1 through 6 run 100 big blinds deep. Levels 7 through 12 move to 200 big blinds, where postflop decisions get bigger and mistakes cost more.
6-max tables
You play full hands position by position. Button opens, blind defense, and 3-bet pots come up at the same frequency you see them in a real session.
What you build here transfers to the table
Every hand you play is saved. Replay any hand, take over at a decision point, and branch into the line you didn't take. Leak detection tracks 14 stats across your play and flags the ones costing you money.
The reads compound. Spot a tendency, test an exploit, confirm it at showdown, and carry the habit into your next live session. That loop is the core of the exploitative training system.
Questions about cash game practice
Can I practice cash game poker for free? +
Yes. Poker Shark is free to play with no credit card required. You play deep-stacked cash game hands in the browser against opponents modeled on real live cash games, and every hand is saved for review.
How is cash game practice different from tournament practice? +
Tournament play pushes you toward preflop decisions because the blinds keep rising and stacks get shallow. Cash games stay deep, so the money is won and lost after the flop, over long sessions, against players whose tendencies you can learn. Poker Shark trains the cash format only: deep stacks, steady blinds, and opponents you can read.
How do I practice for live cash games? +
Play the same shape of game you plan to sit in: deep stacks, 6-max, opponents who limp in, call too much, and rarely bluff. Poker Shark's opponent types are modeled on real live cash game tendencies, so the reads you practice, like value betting a calling station or stealing from a tight player, are the reads live games reward.
What stakes does this prepare me for? +
The arena's 12 levels climb from $1/$2 to $500/$1,000, and the opponents get tougher as you move up. The habits that beat the early levels, like value betting bigger and bluffing less against callers, are the same habits that beat $1/$2 and $2/$5 live games. Later levels add deeper stacks and opponents that punish your leaks.
Practice the cash game before you sit in one.
Six opponent types from real live cash games. Deep stacks from the first hand. Free to play, no credit card.