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Poker training · game-theory coach · built on Claude

See every path.
Play the best one.

Strong players don't think one card at a time. They see every way the hand can go, what each path is worth, and pick the move that wins on average against the player in front of them. Claude coaches you to think that way, hand by hand, with play chips.

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Practice table · scripted sampleNo live AI request · play chips · 18+

At the practice table, you ask the coach

I called her flop bet with my flush draw. Now she bets 10 into 20 on the turn. What should I do, and what happens on each river card?

Board
K♥7♥2♣4♠
You
A♥5♥

Who you're practising against

Try itSwitch opponents. The paths stay the same, but what each one is worth changes, and so does the best move. That's exploiting a player's tendencies.

Claude · your coach

vs Nova · tight
Call 10

12 of the 46 unseen cards make your hand (about 26%; a pairing heart can still lose to a full house). Here is every path, and what each is worth to you.

What her bets are telling us

  • Her turn bet means a king or better most of the time.
  • She rarely bluffs the river.

Every path from here how often · what you do · chips won or lost

A heart or a 312 cards
9♥3♣
26% of riversIf she checks, bet two-thirds of the pot. Her king calls.
+57
An ace3 cards
A♠A♣
7% of riversIf she checks, check back. Call one small bet; your aces usually win.
+18
Anything else31 cards
J♣8♦
67% of riversCheck and give up. She won't fold a king.
−10
Average of every path+9 chipsFolding: 0. So calling wins.

What would change the planIf she checks the river, her king is probably weak. Bet your pair of aces for value.

Scripted sample of the coach. In the app, numbers come from an odds engine and Claude explains them, answers your questions and adapts to your level.

What you'll learn

Better poker. Clearer thinking.

Poker is decisions with missing information, a clock and pressure. That makes it one of the best places to train how you think. The coach trains the skill behind each decision.

  • Probability

    Count your outs and compare them with the price, until it's a habit instead of a guess.

  • Exploiting tendencies

    Work out what a player's bets mean, then change your plan to beat that specific player.

  • Thinking in paths

    Weigh every way a hand can go and choose the move with the best average result. That's expected value, the core of game theory.

  • Calm under pressure

    Judge your decisions, not your luck, and spot tilt before it costs you.

Why a coach

Solvers give answers.
A coach builds judgment.

Solvers are the best tool for finding the strongest play. But they leave three gaps that most players hit as soon as they start studying.

"What, not why."

A solver shows the play and its frequency. It doesn't tell you the reason, so the lesson doesn't stick.

UpfrontPoker: the coach explains the reason in plain words, and you can ask "why not raise?"

"Mixes I can't use."

Call 55%, raise 45% is correct, but you can't play it at a table against a real person.

UpfrontPoker: one clear action for each group of cards, chosen for the player in front of you.

"My hand isn't in the tree."

Real opponents use odd sizes and odd lines. Preset solver trees often have no answer for them.

UpfrontPoker: paste or describe any hand the way it happened, and the coach reviews it.

How it works

Play. Get coached. Improve.

Exact numbers from code, reasoning and teaching from Claude.

  1. Play practice hands

    Sit down against AI opponents with different styles, from tight to reckless. Play chips only, never real money.

  2. Claude coaches you

    Before and after each decision, Claude explains the odds, what the bets mean and your plan for the next card. Ask it anything.

  3. Review and drill

    Paste hands you played elsewhere for a coached review. Your repeated mistakes become short drills.

It's a training tool for practice and review away from real games. It doesn't give real-time help during real-money games, and nothing here involves real money.

Pricing

Start free

Planned launch pricing. Early-access members keep these prices.

Free

$0 / month

Try the coach

  • 50 coached practice hands a month
  • 5 hand reviews a month
  • Daily drill
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Study

$9 / month

For regular study

  • Unlimited coached hands
  • Unlimited hand reviews
  • Ask the coach anything
  • Drills from your mistakes
Join early access

Coach

$29 / month

For serious improvement

  • Everything in Study
  • Whole-session reviews
  • Weekly progress report
  • Mental-game coaching
Join early access

FAQ

Questions

Is this gambling?

No. UpfrontPoker is a study tool. There's no real-money play, no deposits and no cash-outs anywhere. It's for adults 18+.

Can I use it during a real-money game?

No. It's for studying hands afterwards. Real-time help during real-money play breaks most poker sites' rules, and we don't support it.

What does Claude do?

Claude, Anthropic's AI model, will be the coach, through the Anthropic API. It will explain each decision as you play, read what your opponent's bets mean, show you every path the hand can take, review hands you paste in and answer your questions at your level.

Is the advice always right?

Card counts and pot odds come from code, so they're exact. Strategy depends on assumptions about the opponent, and AI coaching can be wrong. That's why the coach always says what it's assuming, so you can see what changes against a different player.

How is this different from a solver?

A solver shows the strongest play against a perfect opponent. A coach teaches you why, in plain words, at your level, and adapts to the player you're facing. Many players use both.

When can I start?

We're building UpfrontPoker now. Early access opens in small batches, starting with people on the list.

Early access

Take a seat. Start learning.

Join the list. We'll email you when your seat opens. Your first coached hands are free.

Questions? hello@upfrontpoker.com