{
  "version": 1,
  "directory": "https://nolankido.com/poker/resources/",
  "latest_listing_review": "2026-10-08",
  "scope": "Public-resource directory snapshot. Individual review dates and limitations remain attached. Access and destinations can change. Inclusion is not a product test, partnership or permission to use tools during play.",
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": "hand-rankings",
      "title": "Poker hand rankings",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/rules/hand-rankings/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "basics",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "A quick lookup for traditional high-hand rankings and how tied hand categories are compared.",
      "notes": "",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "poker-glossary",
      "title": "Poker terms glossary",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/learn/strategies/poker-terms-glossary/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars Learn",
      "category": "basics",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Look up the language used in hand histories and commentary without following a full course.",
      "notes": "",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokerology-lessons",
      "title": "Pokerology poker lesson library",
      "url": "https://www.pokerology.com/lessons/",
      "publisher": "Pokerology",
      "category": "basics",
      "kind": "Lesson collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "A structured index of lessons on the rules, betting, hand reading, poker mathematics and study topics.",
      "notes": "Public lesson catalogue inspected, not every lesson. Historical instruction and commercial links need context.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "stars-learn",
      "title": "PokerStars Learn overview",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/school/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars Learn",
      "category": "basics",
      "kind": "Guide collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "An entry point to the operator's learning articles, courses, quizzes, and basic references.",
      "notes": "Access requirements can differ for linked interactive features.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "holdem-rules",
      "title": "Texas hold'em from deal to showdown",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/texas-holdem/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "basics",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "An introduction to blinds, betting streets, community cards, and the different betting structures.",
      "notes": "",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "hendon-beginners",
      "title": "The Hendon Mob beginner guides",
      "url": "https://www.thehendonmob.com/guide/index.php",
      "publisher": "The Hendon Mob",
      "category": "basics",
      "kind": "Guide collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Introductory reading paths for hold'em, Omaha, stud, and split-pot games.",
      "notes": "An older educational collection. Treat older commercial references as historical, not current offers.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pagat-history",
      "title": "David Parlett: a history of poker",
      "url": "https://www.pagat.com/poker/history.html",
      "publisher": "David Parlett / Pagat",
      "category": "community",
      "kind": "Historical essay",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Explore the development of poker and competing origin accounts through a signed essay that identifies historical references.",
      "notes": "Originally published in 2005. A historical interpretation with sources, not an exhaustive account of modern poker.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "hpt-rulebooks",
      "title": "Home Poker Tourney printable rulebook archive",
      "url": "https://www.homepokertourney.org/poker-rule-book.htm",
      "publisher": "Home Poker Tourney",
      "category": "community",
      "kind": "Historical reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "A landing page for home-tournament rulebook formats, printable references and instructions for producing a booklet.",
      "notes": "Historical archive includes 2013 TDA rules, not the current tournament rules. Landing page reviewed; linked PDFs not inspected.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "hpt-chip-distribution",
      "title": "Home Poker Tourney: chips and starting distributions",
      "url": "https://www.homepokertourney.org/chips_needed.htm",
      "publisher": "Home Poker Tourney",
      "category": "community",
      "kind": "Planning reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "A practical discussion of denominations, starting stacks, rebuys and chip quantities for a small home tournament.",
      "notes": "Examples use particular tournament sizes and chip conventions. This is planning context, not a universal purchase recommendation or legal guide.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "poker-chip-forum",
      "title": "Poker Chip Forum",
      "url": "https://www.pokerchipforum.com/",
      "publisher": "Poker Chip Forum",
      "category": "community",
      "kind": "Forum",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Community discussions of poker chips, home-game equipment, and game organization.",
      "notes": "Marketplace posts are not vetted recommendations. Public reading and member participation differ.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "tda-forum",
      "title": "Poker TDA rules discussion forum",
      "url": "https://www.pokertda.com/forum/",
      "publisher": "Poker Tournament Directors Association",
      "category": "community",
      "kind": "Forum",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Browse rules questions and scenario discussions hosted by the tournament directors' association.",
      "notes": "Forum interpretations are not automatically adopted rules or binding event decisions. Posting may require registration.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "two-plus-two",
      "title": "Two Plus Two forums",
      "url": "https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/",
      "publisher": "Two Plus Two",
      "category": "community",
      "kind": "Forum",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Public discussions of poker strategy, hands, software, and the wider game.",
      "notes": "Community claims are not editorially verified. Posting may require an account; keep private hand details out.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "appt-official",
      "title": "Asia Pacific Poker Tour: official event hub",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstarslive.com/appt/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars Live",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official event information",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Official starting point for APPT event information and links to individual stops.",
      "notes": "Free refers to reading the page, not participating. Dates, eligibility and registration conditions need an event-specific check.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "apt-schedule",
      "title": "Asian Poker Tour series",
      "url": "https://www.theasianpokertour.com/",
      "publisher": "Asian Poker Tour",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official schedule",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Official series information, reports, and routes to tournament rules.",
      "notes": "This directory does not copy or guarantee event dates or prize details.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "ept-schedule",
      "title": "European Poker Tour schedule",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstarslive.com/ept/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars Live",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official schedule",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Official EPT event pages and festival information.",
      "notes": "Dates and local event requirements should be reconfirmed before travel.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "irish-open-official",
      "title": "Irish Poker Open: official event hub",
      "url": "https://irishpokeropen.com/",
      "publisher": "Irish Poker Open",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official event information",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Organizer-controlled entry point for festival information, schedules and event updates.",
      "notes": "The public hub was inspected, not bookings or entry eligibility. Check the specific year, structure, terms and latest organizer updates before making plans.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "kings-poker-official",
      "title": "King's Resort: official poker information",
      "url": "https://kings-resort.com/poker",
      "publisher": "King's Resort",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official event information",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Operator information for poker events and schedules, adding a European cardroom source to the directory.",
      "notes": "A source for event confirmation, not a travel recommendation. Recheck venue, year, structure and entry conditions with the organizer.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "mspt-events",
      "title": "MSPT events and tournament information",
      "url": "https://msptpoker.com/",
      "publisher": "MSPT",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official schedule",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Follow the tour's event listings to festival schedules, venue information and tournament coverage.",
      "notes": "Use the organizer's current event page rather than treating this directory as a copied calendar.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pgt",
      "title": "PokerGO Tour",
      "url": "https://www.pgt.com/",
      "publisher": "PokerGO Tour",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official schedule",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Official high-roller tour information, events, coverage, and standings.",
      "notes": "Event information is distinct from access to a paid broadcast.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "thunder-valley-poker",
      "title": "Thunder Valley poker information and events",
      "url": "https://www.thundervalleyresort.com/casino/poker",
      "publisher": "Thunder Valley Casino Resort",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official event information",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "The cardroom's source for tournament series, daily events, poker updates and links to event details.",
      "notes": "Check the exact event and structure with the room before acting. No copied schedule, travel advice or guarantee of availability.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "venetian-deepstack",
      "title": "Venetian DeepStack tournament series",
      "url": "https://www.venetianlasvegas.com/resort/casino/poker/deepstack-extravaganza-poker-tournament.html",
      "publisher": "The Venetian Resort",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official event information",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Navigate the organizer's DeepStack festivals, event schedules, structure sheets and results links.",
      "notes": "Series pages can change. Verify final event terms directly; linked PDFs were not independently audited.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "wpt-schedule",
      "title": "World Poker Tour schedule",
      "url": "https://www.worldpokertour.com/event/schedule",
      "publisher": "World Poker Tour",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official schedule",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Find the tour's events and follow links to the corresponding festival details.",
      "notes": "Use this live source rather than a copied date list when making plans.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "wsop-schedule",
      "title": "WSOP and Circuit schedule",
      "url": "https://www.wsop.com/schedule/",
      "publisher": "World Series of Poker",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official schedule",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "The organizer's schedule for bracelet, Circuit, and Super Circuit events.",
      "notes": "Schedules change. Confirm the exact event, structure, and registration details with the organizer.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "wynn-poker",
      "title": "Wynn Las Vegas poker schedules and structures",
      "url": "https://www.wynnlasvegas.com/casino/poker",
      "publisher": "Wynn Las Vegas",
      "category": "events",
      "kind": "Official event information",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Find the room's tournament information, festival schedules, structure links and poker frequently asked questions.",
      "notes": "Public landing page inspected. Linked structure PDFs and individual dates require their own current check.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "combinatorics",
      "title": "A beginner's guide to poker combinatorics",
      "url": "https://blog.gtowizard.com/a-beginners-guide-to-poker-combinatorics/",
      "publisher": "GTO Wizard",
      "category": "math",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Learn how counting specific card combinations supports range analysis.",
      "notes": "",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "equity-realization",
      "title": "Equity realization: why raw equity is not enough",
      "url": "https://blog.gtowizard.com/equity-realization/",
      "publisher": "GTO Wizard",
      "category": "math",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Connect showdown equity to expected value while considering position, future betting and whether a hand reaches showdown.",
      "notes": "Examples depend on their ranges and game tree. This is a conceptual explanation, not a result for your own hand.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokerbank-ev",
      "title": "Expected value: outcomes weighted by probability",
      "url": "https://www.thepokerbank.com/strategy/mathematics/expected-value/",
      "publisher": "Greg Walker / The Poker Bank",
      "category": "math",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Introduces expected value through a coin example and a poker example, separating it from raw equity.",
      "notes": "Teaching examples simplify the situation. Check payoff definitions, probabilities and future betting before applying a calculation to a recorded hand.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokerbank-implied-odds",
      "title": "Implied odds: price versus future payments",
      "url": "https://www.thepokerbank.com/strategy/mathematics/implied-odds/",
      "publisher": "Greg Walker / The Poker Bank",
      "category": "math",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "An introduction to the additional money a draw may win on later streets, with examples and a calculation.",
      "notes": "Future payments are assumptions, not guaranteed returns. A completed draw may still lose; the examples do not model every opponent response or house charge.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "spr",
      "title": "Introduction to stack-to-pot ratio",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/learn/lesson/introduction-to-stack-to-pot-ratio-spr/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars Learn",
      "category": "math",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Connect the remaining effective stack to pot size before discussing a postflop decision.",
      "notes": "",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "mit-theory",
      "title": "MIT: Poker Theory and Analytics (2015)",
      "url": "https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-s50-poker-theory-and-analytics-january-iap-2015/",
      "publisher": "MIT OpenCourseWare",
      "category": "math",
      "kind": "Open course",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "A course on poker theory and analytical decision-making, with lecture notes, videos, assignments, and solutions.",
      "notes": "Historical course material, not a current software guide or a profitability guarantee. Course catalogue inspected; lessons were not completed.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pot-odds",
      "title": "Pot odds step by step",
      "url": "https://upswingpoker.com/pot-odds-step-by-step/",
      "publisher": "Upswing Poker",
      "category": "math",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "A worked introduction to converting the price of a call into a percentage.",
      "notes": "",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "effective-stacks",
      "title": "What effective stack size means",
      "url": "https://upswingpoker.com/effective-stack-size/",
      "publisher": "Upswing Poker",
      "category": "math",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "An explanation of which stack limits the amount two players can contest.",
      "notes": "",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "ga-support",
      "title": "Gamblers Anonymous: peer support and meetings",
      "url": "https://gamblersanonymous.org/",
      "publisher": "Gamblers Anonymous",
      "category": "mental-game",
      "kind": "Support resource",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Organization information and routes to in-person, virtual and telephone peer-support meetings.",
      "notes": "Peer support is not poker coaching or an emergency service. Meeting details and availability should be checked with the organization.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "gamcare-support",
      "title": "GamCare gambling support and recovery resources",
      "url": "https://www.gamcare.org.uk/get-support/",
      "publisher": "GamCare",
      "category": "mental-game",
      "kind": "Support resource",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Find gambling-harm support, online community options and routes to support services in England and Scotland.",
      "notes": "Regional support information, not poker-performance coaching. Check the provider's eligibility and current contact options.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "ncpg",
      "title": "National Council on Problem Gambling help",
      "url": "https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/",
      "publisher": "National Council on Problem Gambling",
      "category": "mental-game",
      "kind": "Support information",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "An official starting point for finding gambling-related support and treatment information.",
      "notes": "Support resources are separate from performance coaching; use the current contact options on the source page.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "mental-game-book",
      "title": "The Mental Game of Poker: author information",
      "url": "https://jaredtendler.com/books/the-mental-game-of-poker/",
      "publisher": "Jared Tendler",
      "category": "mental-game",
      "kind": "Book information",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "The author's description of a book about tilt, confidence, motivation, and coping with variance.",
      "notes": "A book listing, not treatment advice or verification of the author's effectiveness claims.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "variance",
      "title": "Variance and bankroll context",
      "url": "https://blog.gtowizard.com/variance-and-bankroll-management/",
      "publisher": "GTO Wizard",
      "category": "mental-game",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Background reading on variability in results and the role of assumptions in risk discussions.",
      "notes": "Educational context, not a personalized bankroll recommendation or a reason to increase spending.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "aivat",
      "title": "AIVAT: reducing variance in agent evaluation",
      "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.06915",
      "publisher": "Burch, Schmid, Moravcik, and Bowling / arXiv",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Research paper",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "The authors' paper on evaluating agents using value estimates and known strategies to reduce outcome variance.",
      "notes": "Abstract and metadata inspected, not a full-paper audit or replication. The listed method has information and modeling requirements.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "av-aivat",
      "title": "AV-AIVAT: variance reduction with sequential stopping",
      "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.06362",
      "publisher": "Li, Chen, and Huang / arXiv",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Research preprint",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "A 2026 preprint combining AIVAT with confidence sequences for deciding when an agent evaluation has enough evidence.",
      "notes": "Abstract and metadata only. Its asymptotic results and finite-sample guarantees are distinct; headline efficiency claims were not replicated.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "cfr-original",
      "title": "Counterfactual regret minimization: original paper",
      "url": "https://proceedings.neurips.cc/paper/2007/hash/08d98638c6fcd194a4b1e6992063e944-Abstract.html",
      "publisher": "NeurIPS / Zinkevich and colleagues",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Research paper",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "The 2007 publication introducing counterfactual regret and a method for solving large imperfect-information games.",
      "notes": "Publication page and abstract read, not a proof audit or reproduction. Equilibrium conclusions require the paper's game assumptions.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "deep-cfr",
      "title": "Deep Counterfactual Regret Minimization",
      "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.00164",
      "publisher": "Brown, Lerer, Gross, and Sandholm / arXiv",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Research paper",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "The authors' research-paper landing page for using neural function approximation with counterfactual regret minimization.",
      "notes": "The abstract and metadata were checked; this listing is not a new replication or full-paper review.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "deepstack",
      "title": "DeepStack: imperfect-information reasoning in poker",
      "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/1701.01724",
      "publisher": "Moravcik and coauthors / arXiv",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Research paper",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "Research on recursive reasoning, decomposition, and learned value estimates in heads-up no-limit hold'em.",
      "notes": "Abstract and metadata inspected. Heads-up research is not a six-player tournament solution or a verified product recommendation.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "cfr-intro",
      "title": "Introduction to counterfactual regret minimization",
      "url": "https://modelai.gettysburg.edu/2013/cfr/",
      "publisher": "Todd Neller and Marc Lanctot",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Teaching material",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "Teaching material and exercises introducing regret minimization with small games, including Kuhn poker.",
      "notes": "A foundational educational resource. Small-game examples do not solve full multiplayer tournament poker.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "libratus-paper",
      "title": "Libratus: architecture and heads-up no-limit poker",
      "url": "https://www.ijcai.org/proceedings/2017/772",
      "publisher": "IJCAI / Noam Brown and Tuomas Sandholm",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Research paper",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "The authors' 2017 proceedings page outlines blueprint computation, nested subgame solving and self-improvement.",
      "notes": "Abstract and publication record read. The reported game is heads-up no-limit hold'em; this is not a multiplayer tournament solution or an implementation test.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "mccfr-original",
      "title": "Monte Carlo CFR: sampling and regret",
      "url": "https://proceedings.neurips.cc/paper/2009/hash/00411460f7c92d2124a67ea0f4cb5f85-Abstract.html",
      "publisher": "NeurIPS / Lanctot and colleagues",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Research paper",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "The 2009 paper introducing a family of sampling-based CFR algorithms, including outcome and external sampling.",
      "notes": "Publication page and abstract read. Expected updates and convergence guarantees do not certify a particular finite training run.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "openspiel",
      "title": "OpenSpiel documentation",
      "url": "https://openspiel.readthedocs.io/en/latest/",
      "publisher": "OpenSpiel",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Documentation",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "A research framework for games and learning algorithms, including imperfect-information settings.",
      "notes": "A general research toolkit, not a ready-made tournament strategy recommendation.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pluribus-research",
      "title": "Pluribus: six-player poker research explained",
      "url": "https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/2019/carnegie-mellon-and-facebook-ai-beats-professionals-six-player-poker",
      "publisher": "Carnegie Mellon University",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Historical reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "The research institution's 2019 account of Pluribus, its six-player experiments and limited-lookahead search.",
      "notes": "Institutional research summary, not the full proof or a reproduced experiment. Reported performance is distinct from solving every multiplayer game or payout format.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "phh-format",
      "title": "Poker Hand History file format specification",
      "url": "https://phh.readthedocs.io/en/stable/",
      "publisher": "Juho Kim / PHH project",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Specification",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "A human-readable, machine-parsable format for recording poker hands across variants, with required fields, notation, and examples.",
      "notes": "The format documents records; it cannot establish that a hand actually happened. Keep private participant details out of shared examples.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "phh-dataset",
      "title": "Poker hand-history research dataset: version 3",
      "url": "https://zenodo.org/records/17136841",
      "publisher": "Juho Kim / Zenodo",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Dataset",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "A versioned PHH dataset catalogue combining benchmark hands and historical collections, with source and file information.",
      "notes": "Catalogue only; the large archive was not downloaded. Check provenance, licensing, and duplicate-hand warnings before analysis.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokerkit",
      "title": "PokerKit documentation",
      "url": "https://pokerkit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/",
      "publisher": "PokerKit",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Documentation",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "Documentation for a Python library covering poker game simulation, hand evaluation, and analysis.",
      "notes": "Research and development resource. Its implementation was not audited for this directory.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "rlcard",
      "title": "RLCard environments and learning algorithms",
      "url": "https://rlcard.org/",
      "publisher": "RLCard / DATA Lab and contributors",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Documentation",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "A research toolkit with card-game environments, including Leduc and hold'em, and examples of learning algorithms.",
      "notes": "Documentation inspected; no installation or code audit. Check the particular environment's rules and action abstractions.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "treys-evaluator",
      "title": "Treys Python hand-evaluator repository",
      "url": "https://github.com/ihendley/treys",
      "publisher": "Treys contributors",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Open-source repository",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "Read the project's usage examples for representing cards and evaluating five-, six- and seven-card poker hands.",
      "notes": "README and repository landing page inspected. Code was not executed or audited; check licensing, tests and maintenance before reuse.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "alberta-publications",
      "title": "University of Alberta computer poker publications",
      "url": "https://poker.cs.ualberta.ca/publications.html",
      "publisher": "University of Alberta CPRG",
      "category": "research",
      "kind": "Reference collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Technical",
      "description": "An original research-group archive linking papers and abstracts on Cepheus, DeepStack, evaluation and game solving.",
      "notes": "Historical publication archive, not a current product list. The Cepheus result concerns heads-up limit hold'em, not every form of poker; linked papers were not all audited.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "cardplayer-tournaments",
      "title": "Card Player tournament schedules and results",
      "url": "https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments",
      "publisher": "Card Player",
      "category": "results",
      "kind": "Database",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Search tournament listings and reported results across series.",
      "notes": "A secondary listing is a discovery aid. Confirm event details with the organizer.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokerorg",
      "title": "Poker.org reporting",
      "url": "https://www.poker.org/",
      "publisher": "Poker.org",
      "category": "results",
      "kind": "Reporting",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Poker reporting, interviews, and industry coverage from the publisher.",
      "notes": "Individual articles have their own dates, sources, and commercial context.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokeratlas-las-vegas",
      "title": "PokerAtlas Las Vegas room and tournament finder",
      "url": "https://www.pokeratlas.com/las-vegas-nevada",
      "publisher": "PokerAtlas",
      "category": "results",
      "kind": "Regional directory",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Compare Las Vegas poker-room listings and discover tournament information in one regional directory.",
      "notes": "A secondary listing, not the organizer. Confirm schedules and game availability with the room; reviews are user contributions.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokernews-live",
      "title": "PokerNews live reporting",
      "url": "https://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/",
      "publisher": "PokerNews",
      "category": "results",
      "kind": "Reporting",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Follow reported hands, chip updates, and tournament coverage from current and past events.",
      "notes": "Reporting is selective and can be corrected; it is not a complete hand-history dataset.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "hard-rock-hollywood",
      "title": "Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood poker coverage",
      "url": "https://www.seminolehardrockpokeropen.com/",
      "publisher": "Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker",
      "category": "results",
      "kind": "Official reporting",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "The room's tournament blog provides event reports, seat draws, payouts and links into its series coverage.",
      "notes": "Public reporting is selective and may be revised. Reported prizes and chip counts are not a player's net profit.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "hendon-results",
      "title": "The Hendon Mob results database",
      "url": "https://www.thehendonmob.com/",
      "publisher": "The Hendon Mob",
      "category": "results",
      "kind": "Database",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Find recorded live tournament results, festivals, venues, and player records.",
      "notes": "Listed winnings are not net profit, a complete financial record, or proof of ability.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "apt-rules",
      "title": "Asian Poker Tour tournament rules",
      "url": "https://www.theasianpokertour.com/info/tournament-rules",
      "publisher": "Asian Poker Tour",
      "category": "rules",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "The tour's published tournament rules, useful alongside an event's structure sheet.",
      "notes": "Check the rules for the actual event; another tour may handle a situation differently.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pagat-betting",
      "title": "Pagat: betting, table stakes and showdown",
      "url": "https://www.pagat.com/poker/rules/betting.html",
      "publisher": "Pagat",
      "category": "rules",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Compare betting structures, antes and blinds, table stakes, side pots and showdown conventions across poker games.",
      "notes": "General and home-game conventions are included. They do not override a venue's current rules or staff ruling.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "stars-poker-rules",
      "title": "Poker betting, actions, and showdown",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/rules/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "rules",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "A reference for betting actions, dealing, and deciding the winner at showdown.",
      "notes": "Educational page on a commercial poker operator's website.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "tda-rules",
      "title": "Poker TDA rules and procedures",
      "url": "https://www.pokertda.com/view-poker-tda-rules/",
      "publisher": "Poker Tournament Directors Association",
      "category": "rules",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Tournament rules, recommended procedures, and examples from the association that publishes them.",
      "notes": "Directly read the official 2026 rules, version 1.0 dated September 7, 2026, including procedures and the addendum. TDA rules supplement house rules; applicable agency rules take precedence.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "stars-rake",
      "title": "PokerStars cash-game rake schedules",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/room/rake/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "rules",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "An operator's public explanation and tables for cash-game rake and caps.",
      "notes": "Rates vary with game, stakes, players and region. This is not a live-cardroom fee table; consult the applicable current terms rather than copying a rate into another game.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "stars-live-rules",
      "title": "PokerStars Live tournament rules",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstarslive.com/poker/rules/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars Live",
      "category": "rules",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Operator-specific live tournament procedures, player responsibilities, and restrictions.",
      "notes": "These are this operator's rules, not permission to film or use software at every venue.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "db-poker-books",
      "title": "D&B Poker book catalogue",
      "url": "https://dandbpoker.com/",
      "publisher": "D&B Poker",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Book catalogue",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Publisher descriptions for poker books, ebooks, audiobooks, and selected companion material.",
      "notes": "Choose by topic and edition. No prices, purchase recommendation, or pirated copies are reproduced.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "wizard-articles",
      "title": "GTO Wizard article library",
      "url": "https://blog.gtowizard.com/",
      "publisher": "GTO Wizard",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Article collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Explanations of ranges, expected value, tournament models, and ways to organize solver study.",
      "notes": "Provider-written teaching material, not an independent test of its software.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "modern-poker-theory",
      "title": "Modern Poker Theory: publisher overview",
      "url": "https://dandbpoker.com/products/modern-poker-theory",
      "publisher": "D&B Poker / Michael Acevedo",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Book information",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "Publisher description of a no-limit hold'em text centered on GTO concepts and software-assisted analysis.",
      "notes": "Publisher information inspected, not the full book. Promotional claims are not independent evidence; check the edition and sample before buying.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "play-optimal-poker",
      "title": "Play Optimal Poker: author introduction",
      "url": "https://www.thinkingpoker.net/play-optimal-poker/",
      "publisher": "Andrew Brokos / Thinking Poker",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Book information",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "The author introduces a game-theory-focused book series built around poker decisions and strategic reasoning.",
      "notes": "The public description was read, not the complete books. Access refers to the books; this is not a hands-on review, price guarantee or claim of improved results.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "plo-mastermind-blog",
      "title": "PLO Mastermind article library",
      "url": "https://plomastermind.com/blog/",
      "publisher": "PLO Mastermind",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Article collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Find Omaha-focused articles on hand selection, postflop ideas and differences among four-, five- and six-card games.",
      "notes": "Free blog articles are distinct from paid training and solver products. Product claims were not tested.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "coaching-articles",
      "title": "PokerCoaching strategy blog",
      "url": "https://pokercoaching.com/blog/",
      "publisher": "PokerCoaching",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Article collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Strategy articles and hand discussions covering tournament and cash-game decisions.",
      "notes": "The public blog is distinct from paid coaching memberships.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "red-chip",
      "title": "Red Chip Poker learning hub",
      "url": "https://redchippoker.com/",
      "publisher": "Red Chip Poker",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Training library",
      "access": "Mixed",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "A route into free strategy guides and discussion, alongside structured paid courses.",
      "notes": "The directory does not endorse the provider's performance claims.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "run-it-once",
      "title": "Run It Once training and discussions",
      "url": "https://www.runitonce.com/",
      "publisher": "Run It Once",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Training library",
      "access": "Mixed",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Courses, professional training videos, and discussion areas for hold'em, tournaments, and Omaha.",
      "notes": "Membership or a separate purchase is required for much of the training library.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "splitsuit",
      "title": "SplitSuit strategy and study resources",
      "url": "https://www.splitsuit.com/",
      "publisher": "SplitSuit Poker",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Training library",
      "access": "Mixed",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Cash-game articles, videos, and study material, with routes to courses and workbooks.",
      "notes": "Free material and paid products coexist; select the resource that answers your question.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "mathematics-book-review",
      "title": "The Mathematics of Poker: a critical reader's review",
      "url": "https://www.thinkingpoker.net/poker-book-reviews/mathematics-of-poker/",
      "publisher": "Andrew Brokos / Thinking Poker",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "A signed review discussing the demands of Chen and Ankenman's book and the step from toy games to poker.",
      "notes": "A historical, subjective review, not access to the book itself. Read it to assess prerequisites, not as a verified ranking of all poker books.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokerbank-strategy",
      "title": "The Poker Bank: organized hold'em strategy library",
      "url": "https://www.thepokerbank.com/strategy/",
      "publisher": "Greg Walker / The Poker Bank",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Article collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "A topic-organized archive covering position, betting, mathematics and cash-game concepts, with named contributors.",
      "notes": "Some material is historical and the site carries gambling promotions. Review assumptions and publication dates; inclusion does not endorse its operator promotions or profit claims.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "upswing-articles",
      "title": "Upswing strategy article library",
      "url": "https://upswingpoker.com/blog/",
      "publisher": "Upswing Poker",
      "category": "strategy",
      "kind": "Article collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Browse strategy articles by experience level, cash games, tournaments, live play, or online play.",
      "notes": "The articles are free; courses and other products are separate paid offerings.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "cardplayer-equity",
      "title": "Card Player hold'em odds calculator",
      "url": "https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tools/odds-calculator/texas-holdem",
      "publisher": "Card Player",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Calculator",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "The public interface lets readers specify hold'em cards and board information for an equity calculation.",
      "notes": "Interface and instructions inspected, not calculation accuracy. Known-card equity is not a recommendation against an unknown range; study after play.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "flopzilla",
      "title": "Flopzilla range analysis",
      "url": "https://www.flopzilla.com/",
      "publisher": "Flopzilla",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Software",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Inspect how a proposed range connects with a board and compare equity and combination displays.",
      "notes": "Provider description only. Check platform support and licensing before buying.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "wizard-study-docs",
      "title": "GTO Wizard Study Mode documentation",
      "url": "https://help.gtowizard.com/study-mode/",
      "publisher": "GTO Wizard",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Documentation",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Learn how the study interface specifies a spot and displays its solution.",
      "notes": "Documentation is free to read; software access is separate.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "gto-wizard",
      "title": "GTO Wizard study platform",
      "url": "https://gtowizard.com/",
      "publisher": "GTO Wizard",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Software",
      "access": "Mixed",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "A provider overview of its study, practice, hand-analysis, and solving tools.",
      "notes": "Features and access vary by plan. No software performance or solution quality was tested here.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "gtoplus",
      "title": "GTO+",
      "url": "https://www.gtoplus.com/",
      "publisher": "GTO+",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Software",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "Provider information for a game-theory study solver and its analysis workflow.",
      "notes": "Check the current license and supported configuration. Study use only.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "hrc",
      "title": "HoldemResources Calculator",
      "url": "https://www.holdemresources.net/",
      "publisher": "HoldemResources",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Software",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "The provider's entry point for preflop and postflop tournament and cash-game analysis.",
      "notes": "Paid software with trial information. Review required inputs and model scope before interpreting output.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "hrc-docs",
      "title": "HoldemResources documentation",
      "url": "https://www.holdemresources.net/docs",
      "publisher": "HoldemResources",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Documentation",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "Official setup and usage documentation for reproducing a study calculation.",
      "notes": "Reading the documentation is distinct from owning or testing the software.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "icmizer",
      "title": "ICMIZER and Postflopizer",
      "url": "https://www.icmizer.com/",
      "publisher": "ICMIZER",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Software",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "Provider information about preflop and postflop calculation, analysis, and training software.",
      "notes": "Subscription software. Product claims and calculation accuracy were not independently tested.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "piosolver",
      "title": "PioSOLVER",
      "url": "https://piosolver.com/",
      "publisher": "PioSoft",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Software",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "A hold'em solver with links to official getting-started material and tutorials.",
      "notes": "Requires careful game-tree and range inputs. No benchmark or accuracy certification is implied.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pio-quick-start",
      "title": "PioSOLVER Quick Start documentation",
      "url": "https://piosolver.com/docs/",
      "publisher": "PioSoft",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Documentation",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "Official documentation introduces the solver interface, building a game tree and browsing a study calculation.",
      "notes": "Reading the manual is free; software licensing is separate. No binary, installation advice or calculation was tested.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "equilab",
      "title": "PokerStrategy Equilab",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstrategy.com/poker-software-tools/equilab-holdem/",
      "publisher": "PokerStrategy",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Software",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Official introduction to hand-versus-range equity calculations, scenarios, and practice features.",
      "notes": "The publisher warns against having it open during PokerStars play. Follow each operator's current rules.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokertracker",
      "title": "PokerTracker 4",
      "url": "https://www.pokertracker.com/",
      "publisher": "PokerTracker",
      "category": "tools",
      "kind": "Software",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "A route to hand-history reports, filters, replays, and post-session analysis documentation.",
      "notes": "Listing is for permitted review of your own records. Site support and HUD rules must be checked separately.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "bounty-models",
      "title": "Bounty models and their assumptions",
      "url": "https://blog.gtowizard.com/bounty-models-explained-solving-knockout-tournaments/",
      "publisher": "GTO Wizard",
      "category": "tournament-study",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "Compare approaches to valuing knockouts, including the distinction between an immediate bounty and future bounty opportunities.",
      "notes": "A model explanation from a software provider. Listing the article does not independently validate its models or outputs.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "bubble-factor",
      "title": "Bubble factor in tournaments",
      "url": "https://blog.gtowizard.com/what-is-the-bubble-factor-in-poker-tournaments/",
      "publisher": "GTO Wizard",
      "category": "tournament-study",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "Study how modeled prize-equity losses and gains affect the risk of a tournament confrontation.",
      "notes": "",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "hu-push-fold",
      "title": "Heads-up push/fold reference",
      "url": "https://www.holdemresources.net/hune",
      "publisher": "HoldemResources",
      "category": "tournament-study",
      "kind": "Chart",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "A heads-up push/fold reference with explanation of the model and how to read the tables.",
      "notes": "Heads-up and restricted-action scope. Do not apply it as a six-player tournament solution.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "icm-basics",
      "title": "ICM basics",
      "url": "https://blog.gtowizard.com/icm-basics/",
      "publisher": "GTO Wizard",
      "category": "tournament-study",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "An introduction to tournament prize equity, risk premiums, and the independent chip model's limitations.",
      "notes": "A model explanation is not a verified answer to an incompletely recorded hand.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "icm-calculator",
      "title": "ICM equity calculator",
      "url": "https://www.holdemresources.net/icmcalculator",
      "publisher": "HoldemResources",
      "category": "tournament-study",
      "kind": "Calculator",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Explore modeled prize equity from stacks and payouts using the provider's browser calculator.",
      "notes": "The calculator interface was inspected, not independently validated. Use for study after play.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "mystery-bounty-guide",
      "title": "Mystery bounties: stages, average prizes, and ICM",
      "url": "https://blog.gtowizard.com/mystery-bounty-guide/",
      "publisher": "Barry Carter / GTO Wizard",
      "category": "tournament-study",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Understand when bounties activate, how remaining prizes affect average bounty value, and how the format differs from PKOs.",
      "notes": "Use the actual event structure. The article's examples and commercial tool links are not a verified solution to your hand.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "plo-tournament-adjustments",
      "title": "PLO tournaments: structures and strategic adjustments",
      "url": "https://upswingpoker.com/5-tips-for-plo-tournaments/",
      "publisher": "Duncan Smith / Upswing Poker",
      "category": "tournament-study",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Read how antes, multiway play and stack depth can change Omaha tournament hand selection and betting compared with cash games.",
      "notes": "The discussed structure includes a big blind ante; not all PLO events do. Paid-course and gambling promotions are separate.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "satellite-masterclass",
      "title": "Satellite Masterclass: course outline",
      "url": "https://www.learnpropoker.com/dara-okearney-satellite-masterclass",
      "publisher": "Dara O'Kearney / Learn Pro Poker",
      "category": "tournament-study",
      "kind": "Video course",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Inspect a structured satellite course covering early play, the endgame, ICM concepts, and postflop examples.",
      "notes": "Paid course. Only the public syllabus and access offer were inspected; lessons, teaching quality, and results were not assessed.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "satellite-guide",
      "title": "Satellite strategy: equal-prize tournament decisions",
      "url": "https://blog.gtowizard.com/satellite-guide/",
      "publisher": "Barry Carter / GTO Wizard",
      "category": "tournament-study",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Compare ordinary tournament incentives with equal-seat satellites using explicit stack and payout examples.",
      "notes": "Covers multi-seat satellites, not winner-take-all or target-stack formats. Examples are model-dependent; follow event timing rules.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "tournament-types",
      "title": "Tournament formats explained",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/tournaments/types/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "tournament-study",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Look up tournament formats and structures before comparing apparently similar events.",
      "notes": "Descriptions are operator-specific; verify the actual event's terms.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pagat-badugi",
      "title": "Badugi rules and showdown comparisons",
      "url": "https://www.pagat.com/poker/variants/badugi.html",
      "publisher": "Pagat",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Look up the deal, drawing rounds, hand comparison, and the treatment of incomplete four-card hands.",
      "notes": "Rules reference rather than strategy instruction. Confirm local variations before using it to interpret a particular event.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "badugi-introduction",
      "title": "Badugi: an introduction to hand strength and draws",
      "url": "https://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-poker-magazines/66431-cppt-ocean-s-eleven-33-6/articles/23940-badugi-an-introduction",
      "publisher": "Kevin Haney / Card Player",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "A signed introduction to complete and incomplete badugis, drawing strength, and how drawing history changes a range.",
      "notes": "Published in 2020. Strategy commentary, not a solved chart; the publisher also carries gambling promotions.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "deuce-seven-rules",
      "title": "Deuce-to-seven triple draw rules",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/draw/2-7/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Explains three drawing rounds, standing pat, and lowball rankings in which aces, straights and flushes matter.",
      "notes": "Do not import ace-to-five low rankings from razz or Omaha hi-lo. This is triple draw, not single draw.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "triple-draw-breaking",
      "title": "Deuce-to-seven triple draw: breaking on the turn",
      "url": "https://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-poker-magazines/66511-dan-zack-36-7/articles/24787-deuce-to-seven-triple-draw-breaking-on-the-turn",
      "publisher": "Kevin Haney / Card Player",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Advanced",
      "description": "A focused discussion of keeping or breaking a pat hand when facing aggression after the second draw.",
      "notes": "Published in 2023. This is an opponent-dependent decision discussion, separate from the starting-hand article.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "triple-draw-starting-hands",
      "title": "Deuce-to-seven triple draw: starting hands",
      "url": "https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/24663-poker-strategy-with-kevin-haney-triple-draw-lowball-starting-hands",
      "publisher": "Kevin Haney / Card Player",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Study distinctions among pat hands and drawing hands, with position and future draw quality kept in view.",
      "notes": "Published in 2020. The author's strategic judgments depend on the stated game and opponents; not universal opening ranges.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "double-board-bomb-pots",
      "title": "Double-board bomb pots and multiway incentives",
      "url": "https://upswingpoker.com/how-double-board-bomb-pots-actually-work/",
      "publisher": "Upswing Poker",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Article",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "An introduction to two-board pots, shared defense and how more opponents alter a betting decision.",
      "notes": "Teaching discussion based on a provider webinar. Its examples are not universal ranges for every bomb-pot variant.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "eight-game-rules",
      "title": "Eight-game mix: games and rotation",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/8-game/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Lists the eight component games and explains changes in the game and betting structure.",
      "notes": "The published rotation timing belongs to this operator. Live events can use a different number of hands or a different order.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "five-card-omaha-rules",
      "title": "Five-card Omaha rules",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/omaha/5-card/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Explains five private cards while retaining exactly two hole cards and three board cards at showdown.",
      "notes": "Not interchangeable with four-card Omaha ranges. Check whether the actual game is high-only or split-pot and pot-limit or another structure.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "horse-rules",
      "title": "HORSE and its rotation",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/horse/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "An introduction to the component games and rotation in HORSE.",
      "notes": "",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pagat-lowball",
      "title": "Lowball: ace-to-five, deuce-to-seven, and other systems",
      "url": "https://www.pagat.com/poker/variants/lowball.html",
      "publisher": "Pagat",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Compare low-hand ranking systems and draw-game variations instead of assuming that every lowball game ranks hands alike.",
      "notes": "Different conventions treat aces, straights, and flushes differently. Use the section for the game actually being studied.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "mixed-game-rotations",
      "title": "Mixed-game rotations and component games",
      "url": "https://www.mixedgames.net/the-games/",
      "publisher": "MixedGames.net",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Reference collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "A compact map of HORSE, eight-game, ten-game, and dealer's-choice variants, including split-pot draw games.",
      "notes": "A companion reference, not an organizer's rulebook. Agree the specific rotation and local rules separately.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "omaha-eight-rules",
      "title": "Omaha hi-lo: hand construction and low qualification",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/omaha/high-low/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Explains exactly two hole cards, the eight-or-better low qualifier, and splitting or scooping the pot.",
      "notes": "Operator rules page, not a strategy chart. High and low can use different card combinations; confirm the exact variant and betting structure.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pagat-omaha-variants",
      "title": "Omaha high-low and related variations",
      "url": "https://www.pagat.com/poker/variants/omaha.html",
      "publisher": "Pagat",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Use the high-low and variations sections to distinguish qualifying lows, hole-card requirements, and alternative Omaha structures.",
      "notes": "This complements the existing basic Omaha link with variant detail. The actual game rules still control.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "omaha-rules",
      "title": "Omaha rules",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/omaha/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Read how four-card Omaha uses hole cards and community cards to form a hand.",
      "notes": "Do not import hold'em hand-selection rules without checking the variant.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pagat-poker",
      "title": "Pagat poker game directory",
      "url": "https://www.pagat.com/poker/",
      "publisher": "Pagat",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Reference collection",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "A broad card-game reference with poker variants, rules, and further reading.",
      "notes": "A general reference, not the governing rules for a particular cardroom.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "razz-rules",
      "title": "Razz rules",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/razz/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Reference",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "An introduction to a stud-format lowball game and its hand-ranking conventions.",
      "notes": "",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "stud-eight-rules",
      "title": "Seven-card stud hi-lo rules",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/stud/high-low/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "A street-by-street introduction to stud eight-or-better, including the low qualifier and split-pot showdown.",
      "notes": "Stud hand construction differs from Omaha. This page describes this operator's game, not a universal live-room procedure.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "lucky-stud-rules",
      "title": "Seven-card stud: a live cardroom rule reference",
      "url": "https://www.luckychances.com/gameinfo.aspx?game=7CardSturd",
      "publisher": "Lucky Chances",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "A concise cardroom reference for antes, the bring-in, exposed cards and later betting rounds.",
      "notes": "Room-specific rules and examples. Publication does not establish that this game is currently running or available at a particular limit.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "six-plus-rules",
      "title": "Six-plus hold'em: short-deck differences",
      "url": "https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/six-plus/",
      "publisher": "PokerStars",
      "category": "variants",
      "kind": "Official rules",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Documents a 36-card deck, button-blind structure and changed rankings for this short-deck format.",
      "notes": "These rankings are operator-specific: a flush beats a full house and A-6-7-8-9 is a straight here. Confirm local rules rather than assuming all short-deck games match.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "andrew-neeme-study",
      "title": "Andrew Neeme: What I am studying",
      "url": "https://www.andrewneeme.com/what-im-studying/",
      "publisher": "Andrew Neeme",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Creator essay",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "A poker vlogger explains the questions, hand discussions, training and tools behind his study process.",
      "notes": "Historical February 2020 essay with commercial links. Product offers are not current recommendations; use any study tools after play.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "brad-owen-wpt-vlog",
      "title": "Brad Owen: inside the WPT World Championship",
      "url": "https://www.worldpokertour.com/article/brad-owens-must-see-vlog-takes-you-inside-wpt-world-championship",
      "publisher": "World Poker Tour / Brad Owen",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Video companion",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "The tour's introduction and link to Owen's episode 323, documenting a World Championship tournament run.",
      "notes": "January 2025 feature about the 2024 event, not a current schedule. Companion text inspected; full video not watched.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "crush-live-videos",
      "title": "Crush Live Poker videos",
      "url": "https://crushlivepoker.com/videos",
      "publisher": "Crush Live Poker",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Video library",
      "access": "Mixed",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "A video catalogue covering live hold'em, Omaha, split-pot games, and hand analysis.",
      "notes": "Much of the library needs a membership; free-labelled material can have access conditions.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "jaman-hand-breakdown",
      "title": "Jaman Burton hand breakdown with Jonathan Little",
      "url": "https://jonathanlittlepoker.com/wph-428-how-to-destroy-recreational-poker-players-ft-jaman-burton%EF%BF%BC/",
      "publisher": "Jonathan Little / Jaman Burton",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Hand analysis",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "A written and video-linked breakdown of a live cash-game hand, connecting a vlogger's action to a separate review.",
      "notes": "Historical Weekly Poker Hand 428 article. Written analysis inspected, not complete video playback; strategic conclusions remain the author's.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "splitsuit-interview-transcript",
      "title": "James Sweeney interview: learning and coaching, with transcript",
      "url": "https://chasingpokergreatness.com/james-splitsuit-sweeney-co-founder-red-chip-poker/",
      "publisher": "Brad Wilson / Chasing Poker Greatness",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Podcast",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "A published interview with James Sweeney about poker learning and coaching, accompanied by a public text transcript.",
      "notes": "Episode page and transcript inspected; audio was not independently listened to. Personal views and promotional links are not independently tested coaching results.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-08",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "lexy-vlog-notes",
      "title": "Lexy Gavin-Mather: blog and vlog companions",
      "url": "https://lexygavinmather.com/blog/",
      "publisher": "Lexy Gavin-Mather",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Creator archive",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Browse tournament stories, hand discussions and written context accompanying a creator's poker videos.",
      "notes": "Public article index inspected, not every linked video. Coaching and other paid offers are separate.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "mit-holdem",
      "title": "MIT: How to Win at Texas Hold'em Poker (2016)",
      "url": "https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-s50-how-to-win-at-texas-holdem-poker-january-iap-2016/",
      "publisher": "MIT OpenCourseWare",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Open course",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "A distinct hold'em course with video lectures, slides, problem sets, and supporting study materials.",
      "notes": "The title is the course title, not this directory's promise. Historical instruction; catalogue inspected, not all videos watched.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokergo",
      "title": "PokerGO viewing library",
      "url": "https://www.pokergo.com/",
      "publisher": "PokerGO",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Video library",
      "access": "Paid",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "The broadcaster's home for poker shows, event coverage, and viewing information.",
      "notes": "Subscription, region, and individual-program availability may vary. Playback was not tested.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokernews-podcast",
      "title": "PokerNews podcasts",
      "url": "https://www.pokernews.com/podcast/",
      "publisher": "PokerNews",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Podcast",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Poker interviews, discussion, and show archives in audio and video formats.",
      "notes": "A route to the publisher's shows, not a claim that every episode has been reviewed.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "red-chip-podcast",
      "title": "Red Chip Poker podcast archive",
      "url": "https://redchippoker.com/podcast/",
      "publisher": "Red Chip Poker",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Podcast",
      "access": "Mixed",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Strategy audio and show notes organized by episode.",
      "notes": "The publisher identifies subscriber-only material alongside the public archive.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "smart-poker-study",
      "title": "Smart Poker Study podcast and show notes",
      "url": "https://smartpokerstudy.com/podcast/",
      "publisher": "Smart Poker Study",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Podcast archive",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Find study routines, hand-reading exercises and post-session review topics through an organized episode archive.",
      "notes": "Public archive inspected, not every recording. Coaching, email downloads and software discussed have separate conditions.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "pokerbank-videos",
      "title": "The Poker Bank: archived strategy videos",
      "url": "https://www.thepokerbank.com/videos/",
      "publisher": "The Poker Bank",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Video archive",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Beginner",
      "description": "Browse older concept and hand-review videos by topic and level; the publisher also links its YouTube channel from this archive.",
      "notes": "The archive says it is no longer updated. Older software, HUD, and player-pool references may not apply today; playback was not tested.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "poker-guys-archive",
      "title": "The Poker Guys podcast archive",
      "url": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-poker-guys-podcast/id1195190802",
      "publisher": "The Poker Guys / Apple Podcasts",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Podcast archive",
      "access": "Free",
      "level": "Intermediate",
      "description": "Episode descriptions and audio links for discussions of televised hands, difficult decisions and poker stories.",
      "notes": "Archive inspected; a current release cadence is not established. Episodes may include sponsorship or non-poker material.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    },
    {
      "id": "thinking-poker",
      "title": "Thinking Poker podcast",
      "url": "https://www.thinkingpoker.net/",
      "publisher": "Thinking Poker",
      "category": "watch-listen",
      "kind": "Podcast",
      "access": "Mixed",
      "level": "All levels",
      "description": "Long-form interviews and strategy discussions, with a public episode archive.",
      "notes": "Public episodes and paid supporter material are distinct.",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-10-07",
      "review_method": "page"
    }
  ]
}