How to Use Flopzilla Pro

I’ve been in my Michigan home for just about four weeks now. Boxes are everywhere, furniture is in temporary places, and kid toys are scattered throughout the house…but overall, things are pretty good. It’s been a productive and exciting month as we settled into the house and explored the area.

I planned to take this month to reflect on the site and adjust my plan for the rest of the year. I’m still working through some of the details. Still, from looking through my Google Analytics data, it’s clear that the two types of posts that resonate with the audience the most are video content and in-depth, data-heavy analyses. That’s good, as they’re the two types of content I like developing the most, so I plan to go in this direction for the rest of 2020.

I haven’t thought about specific topics or a schedule yet. However, committing to posts more frequently than 1x per month is a bit optimistic. I could do so when life was normal, but given current world circumstances and the fact that there will be no shortage of work around my house for the foreseeable future, one new post per month is a reasonable goal. Anything else I can get beyond that is just a bonus. I will likely try to alternate months (e.g., September video, October post, November video, etc.), but that will change depending on the project I’m working on.

I plan to shift gears to focus on 100 BB cash games in my analysis and videos for the time being. While I prefer deeper stacked live games to online, it’s unlikely that I’ll play at a casino until 2021. With online as my only option, I want to align my work to the games I play. I still plan to focus on the flop as I want to explore a few more concepts before moving on to the turn.

Finally, I have been finalizing the 100 BB version of my Flop Analysis Workbook. I have been making some significant upgrades from the 200 BB version. Most notably, I’m only using equilibrium ranges from a preflop solution. Instead of using my ranges, I did in the 200 BB workbook, I solved 26 single-raised pot and 3-bet pot formations using 6-max, 100 BB equilibrium ranges solved by Monker Solver. I’m also upgrading the interface with additional views and a new section to analyze blind vs blind play. Note: This workbook has been retired and is no longer for sale. Reach out to me if you’re interested in it.

With those updates out of the way, I have a new video to release today as an addendum to my GTO+ “how-to” series. Several people wrote over the past few months suggesting I add a 5th video about Flopzilla Pro, a no-limit hold'em range-exploration software product made by the same developers as GTO+. So, in this bonus video, I do just that. I demonstrate the software's functionality and connect the steps to the steps one might take to utilize them in their study, both as a standalone tool and alongside GTO+.

Flopzilla Pro is a great piece of software. I have used equity calculators and range exploration tools, like Flopzilla and Equilab, for years. When I first started integrating solvers into my study, I stopped using Flopzilla. Over the last year, I started bringing it back into my study, and I appreciate its functionality so much more than I used to. It complements GTO+, providing an excellent way to work through range construction exercises.

And with that, today officially concludes my GTO+ “How-To” series. I hope that these videos can be helpful for individuals looking to use data and software as a part of their study processes. As I mentioned in my last video, there’s sometimes a bit of a learning curve, but when used effectively, they can be incredible tools to help us learn more about the game.

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-Lukich