News and Updates

• Added a confirmation dialog before closing HRC with open Monte Carlo hands.
• Changed the default "Advanced Preflop" sizings to be suitable for limping configurations.
• Tree builder update: Players who can not legally raise due to incomplete raises of other players are now always allowed to flat call, regardless of other settings.
• This change avoids situations where players could previously be forced out of the pot when they could not legally re-raise due to an incomplete raise, but also couldn't flat call due to tree builder settings.

• Added an export option to the bubble factor table (right click the grid).
• Added an option to load .json payout structure files directly from the hand setup, to allow easier workflows with third party tools.
• Cleanup of the MTT stack configuration UI:
• More detailed information about the active / other tables.
• Added an option to copy/paste MTT stacks.
• Added warning messages for potential MTT misconfigurations.

• Added an export option to Pio Solver:
• Select a node, then use "Hand: Export Node to Pio".
• The spot needs to have exactly two live players in the pot.
• Works with ICM/MTT calculations, including all KO/PKO formats.
• The export includes ranges of the players and the equity model data required for Postflop calculations.
• Use "Tools: Import ICM model from HRC" to import the file in Pio.

• Added new view options for the hand grid:
• Hand strategies for the current decision
• Hand EVs compared to the best other action (regular EV mode compares to folding)
• The range / strategy view modes now display an action bar below the grid, showing how often various actions are played.

• Added a new option to save the hand configuration as .json file.
• Added settings for the bet sizing configuration in the "Hand Details" tab under "Treeconfig".
• Added options to restore the hand setup of a previous calculation:
• From a saved file via the main toolbar, dropdown of "New Hand" icon, "Start Hand from Save File".
• From an opened hand, via the main menu "Hand: Start new calculation".
• Both options will load up the hand creation wizard pre-filled with the previously used settings.
• The viewer mode now displays Postflop line frequencies identically to a fully loaded hand.

• Re-worked the "Run Nash Calculation" dialog for Monte Carlo sampling.
• The default sampling mode now runs until a selected CI target is reached.
• The new dialog contains updated tooltips with explanations of all settings.
• The hand viewer loading dialog now allows selection of multiple files for viewing.
• Fixed a bug with the json export of Hand: Export Strategies where hand weights were not correctly exported.
• Fixed a bug where invalid payout structures could prevent some dialogs from opening correctly.

• Update to Java 18.
• Improved performance of hand initialization for large calculations.

• Improved support for H2N converted histories.
• Hand saving dialog now remembers the last used file type.
• Fixed following issues with the tree builder:
• Action was incorrectly re-opened for all-ins that didn't complete a full legal raise.
• Postflop minimum raise sizing was not correctly enforced. This mostly affected calculations using small geo sizings (approx <30%).

• Added support for new iPoker format (PT4).
• Added risk premium display to Hand: Show Bubble Factors.
• Fixed the hand grid not displaying results for Quick Analyze hands.
• Fixed rake cap being displayed in cent instead of $ in "Hand Settings"

• Added support for 888.ca hand history format.
• Restricted structure names from using menu-breaking characters.
• Added precautions to avoid corrupted setting files. Improved recovery from corrupted files.
• Fixed a signature issue that prevented older versions from applying the latest updates.

• Added a convergence indicator (CI) for Monte Carlo sampling.
• The displayed value correlates with the changes of Preflop strategies in recent sampling.
• Basic guidelines: CI < 10 is a rough minimum, CI < 1 is close to fully convergenced.

• Added export options to Hand: Export Strategies.
• The hand viewer functionality is now available for free, no license required.
• Added separate action color for all-ins (Window: Preferences)
• Added a Prune Children option that locks a range and removes all child nodes.
• Added a setting to Window: Preferences: General Performance to execute only one sampling job at a time.
• Added support for new Winamax bounty hand histories.
• This entry covers multiple small updates starting from 2022-03-08.

• Bugfix: The all-in threshold setting was not working as expected in some spots.

• Customizable colors for the hand grid at Window: Preferences: Color Configuration.
• Added a new display mode to the hand grid that highlights the continuation range.
• Added a new option to disable the popup tooltip grids at Window: Preferences: Display.
• Improved performance of the MTT equity model by factor 2-3x for large fields.
• Fixed a coloring issue of factors below 1.0 in Hand: Show Bubble Factors.

• Optimized speed for subtree sampling, especially for nodes that are rarely played.
• Switched to a different synchronization method for MC sampling.
• Replaced the decay mechanic with linear weighting. This is used automatically and no longer requires any user intervention.
• Displaying sample count in the hand tab tooltips.
• Slight changes to the save format to store update counts for each node. Old hands are converted on-the-fly when loaded.
• Heap status display is now enabled by default to aid with debugging.
• MTT ICM: Switching to faster mode for fields over 100 players (previously 500) to avoid excessive initialization time for large trees.

• Major rework of the UI tree setup. This exposes a lot of configuration options that were previously only available for scripting.
• Minor update to the Monte Carlo engine. This is a preparation for other updates, expect only a very modest performance boost for now.
• Changed the default number of active players for the Monte Carlo mode to 4.
• Various small fixes for the initial UI update (formatting, tooltips, etc).
• Added options to save/load the UI tree setup configuration.
• Added option to rename hand tabs to Hand: Rename Hand.
• Added a persistent setting to start jobs in background to Window: Preferences: General Performance.
• Fixed an issue with node locking that was introduced with the update from 2022-01-25.
• Changed format of copied ranges to display mixed strategies with 3 digits.
• Potential fix for selected ranges not updating the "Range View" component correctly. Let us know if you still experience this problem.
• This entry covers small updates starting from 2022-01-25.

• Bugfix: Nodelocks with mixed strategies could cause incorrect strategies for the remaining unlocked part.
• For example: With three available actions (fold, raise 2bb, push) when locking a hand to push 80% then the remaining 20% did not converge to the action with the highest EV in some circumstances.
• To fix the issue for hands that were previously calculated using nodelocks with mixed strategies, run an additional batch of samples with "Reset Strategies" checked.
• Bugfix: The update from Nov 28th introduced a different issue with nodelocks.
• This entry covers multiple small updates starting from 2021-11-28.

• Maintenance update with minor bugfixes.
• Bugfix: Bubble factors for PKO hands using ICM / FGS were previously displaying incorrect values.
• This only concerned Hand: Show Bubble Factors, the actual calculation was unaffected.
• Bugfix: Some large HH files failed to import in Windows. This mostly affected exports from trackers with 1000+ hands.
• Updated PokerStars parser to better support observed and converted hands.

• Added new tooltips for the main strategy table and the hand grid.
• Bugfix: Bubble factors for PKO hands using ICM / FGS were previously displaying incorrect values.
• This only concerned Hand: Show Bubble Factors, the actual calculation was unaffected.
• Bugfix: Some large HH files failed to import in Windows. This mostly affected exports from trackers with 1000+ hands.

• We've updated the base HRC pricing structure to prepare for the upcoming premium tier:
• Removed the 2, 6 and 18-month plans to simplify the licensing options. There are now only monthly and yearly plans.
• There has also been a moderate adjustment in prices. It's actually the first price change since the product launched more than 10 years ago.
• Last chance reminder: Head over to the HRC Beta Post to test the upcoming Postflop features at no additional cost. We expect to transition the Postflop functionality into paid mode within the next few months.

In this post we'll discuss, visualize, and measure how the often-neglected card bunching effect impacts every aspect of your game.

• Updated the range editor dialog for improved handling of mixed strategies.
• Added an option to export the hand grid as .png.
• Added an option for small partial saves. These files include only the Preflop strategies/evs and the Flop lines and can only be opened in viewer mode.
• Fixed missing file extension for the structure export at Tools: Structure Manager.
• Fixed a bug where pot sized raises were incorrectly sized, this mainly affected custom scripts.
• This entry covers multiple small updates starting from 2021-11-05.

• Changed the "Bar" display mode of the hand grid to be range based:
• Hands removed from the current node by previous actions of the player are now displayed in grey.
• Temporarily disabled Help: Help Contents. Please use Help: Show Help, Contents in the meantime.
• Added an Advanced MTT Scripting Example
• Added an Advanced PKO Scripting Example
• Fixed a memory leak introduced by the hand grid update.
• Added an option to preview the game tree within the betting setup dialog.
• This entry covers multiple small updates starting from 2021-10-28.

• Added new "Node Details" option to the right click context menu of ranges.
• Initially this allows to visualize the state of the deck / unknown cards at any point of the tree, ie visualizing card bunching.
• Updated bundled runtime to Java 17.

• Added Scripted Tree Building for Monte Carlo mode.
• Minor updates to the bet sizing UI to be more responsive and provide better feedback about tree size.
• Fixed unnecessary check for memory requirements when opening hands in viewer mode.
• Fixed UI glitches with the settings tables on OSX.
• Fixed Windows issue where hands were saved without the .hrcz file extension.
• Fixed access restriction issue for the JavaScript API.
• This entry covers multiple small updates starting from 2021-10-12.

• Added new Hand: Change Postflop Abstraction feature.
• This option allows changing the abstraction size after the initial calculation and can e.g. be used to increase the abstraction quality after pruning.
• Changing the abstraction of a street will reset all sampled data for the affected nodes.

• Minor change to the hand save format to improve viewer performance.
• Hands saved with older versions can still be loaded or viewed.
• Only hands saved in the new format will benefit from the change. Load a previously saved hand and then do a new save to update the format.

• Added lightweight viewer mode for saved hands.
• This allows quick display of saved hands, supporting display from remote locations.
• More Information

• Added separate "Reset Strategies" option to the sampling dialog.
• Resetting strategies will keep the sampled ev/regret intact. This option can be used before running the final 25-50% of total iterations to remove the noise of early iterations from the strategies.
• Fixed UI issues where using the "Prune Action" option would reset parts of the UI tree state. The UI state should now be fully restored after the prune is executed.

• Added new "Prune Action" option to the context menu of the strategy table.
• Pruning permanently deletes the selected action from the game tree.
• Added new "Copy as CSV" option to the context menu of the hand grid.
• Changed copy/paste format for ranges to include mixed strategy information.
• Fixed tree size estimation for Monte Carlo hands with >3 active players.
• Fixed issues with Nash reset not working correctly in some Postflop scenarios.
• Fixed bubble factor calculation for loaded hands.
• This entry covers multiple small updates starting from 2021-07-05.

• Added save/load support for Monte Carlo hands.
• Added new "Hand Settings" tab with detailed information about the calculation settings used.
• Added support for converted BetOnline hands.
• Simplified FGS settings: Split pot outcomes always use ICM equities now.
• Fixed an issue with the "Reset" option for Monte Carlo hands that was introduced in the last update.

• Fixed a convergence issue for Monte Carlo calculations with node locking.
• Added a decay setting for Monte Carlo sampling.

• General performance improvements for the hand grid.
• New display modes for the Range viewer: More Information.
• Action amounts are now displayed in big blinds.
• Use position names even when player names are available from HHs.
• Changed the Commitment Threshold setting to apply to both calls/raises and use effective stacks.
• Fixed an issue with Monte Carlo node locking.
• Fixed redundant lines being included in the tree generation.
• This entry covers several small updates starting from 2021-04-18.

A preview of the next HRC version is now available for download, introducing new features for deeper stacked calculations. This post will be updated throughout the beta phase to reflect the current progress and list known issues.

• Added a "No Flop No Drop" setting for raked chipEV.

• Update to OpenJDK 16.
• Update GG network parser to support modified format.

• Maintenance update: Installer and launcher are now signed with an Extended Validation certificate.
• This upgraded certificate should get rid of any Windows SmartScreen warnings some users have reported.

• This was a server side update, no client update required.
• Fixed "Hand: Share Hand" upload errors for MTT ICM hands.
• Fixed various display issues in the online hand viewer.

• Tweak to Monte Carlo mode to improve convergence for complex betting setups.

• Added a bubble factor display at Hand: Show Bubble Factors.
• Added initial support for Unibet history format.
• Replaced graph/plot library. Slightly updated look, the functionality of plots remains mostly unchanged.
• OSX: Updated the hand grid to be more in line with the Windows/Linux font selection.

• Fixed UI issue with the structure table when using large Windows text size settings.
• Fixed broken icon for the Structure Manager.
• Added support for PokerBros histories.

• The hand grid now scales with the available screen space.
• Please let us know if you experience any issues with this change.
• This is released a bit sooner than planned to fix an issue from the last update that affected Windows users with text size settings of 150% or higher.

• Update to OpenJDK Java 15
• Fixed/added digital signatures for the Windows installer and launcher.
• This should reduce and eventually eliminate warnings by Windows SmartScreen.

• Fixed a numerical issue in the MTT ICM model that could cause an error message for very large MTT setups.

• Added support for converted Ignition histories (PokerStars format).
• Improved detection of running poker clients to avoid false positives with h2n processes.

• Updated RCP framework to 2020-06.
• Added support for pasting ranges in Pio format (e.g. AKs@75, AdKd@50).
• Fixed PokerStars hand histories with € symbol encoding issue.

• Updated parser for Bovada/Ignition (PT4).
• Fixed UI resource leaks that caused issues when running a large number of calculations in one session.

• Fixed a memory leak that could prevent memory from being freed up after closing a calculated hand.

• Updated parsers for: iPoker(PT4/HM3), PartyPoker.fr.
• Updated default position names.

• Fixed various issues related to the Range: Plot functionality.
• Added an "Adj. Blinds" display to the tooltips in the Outline area.

• Fixed a bug where switching from bounty type KO to None sometimes wasn't correctly applied to following calculations.
• Fixed problems with the PT4 SQL import of WPN histories.
• Fixed support for iPoker histories in £.

• Added additional tooltip information to the Outline area.
• Fixed support for converted PokerStars histories.

• Added support for Chico Histories (H2N).
• Changed Commitment Threshold setting to percent of starting stack.
• Fixed a bug where the Commitment Threshold setting wasn't applied as intended.

• Updated PokerStars (Home Games) parser.
• Fixed issue with parsing PokerStars Freerolls.
• Removed limit of max. 32 threads (Window: Preferences: General Performance)

• Updated iPoker (PT4) parser.

• Added support for GG Network.

• Update to Java 14, eclipse RCP 2020-03.
• Fixed Linux permission issue preventing updates to be applied. Please re-download the program if you experience update issues in Linux.

• Additional iPoker fixes for import from PT4 (Clipboard and SQL).

• Improved iPoker import from PT4 (Clipboard and SQL).
• Fixed WPN support when importing from PT4 (SQL).

• Added support for new PartyPoker format.

A major HRC update is now available for download. This release includes a new Monte Carlo calculation engine, an improved Multi Table ICM mode and various user interface changes.

• Release Candidate 3
• Fixed range editor not automatically applying locked mode in some cases.
• Updated RCP framework to the latest version (2019-12).

• Release Candidate 2
• Fixed strict all-in detection for Quick Analyze.
• Fixed range selection via the Outline checkboxes.

• Release Candidate 1

• Range Editor: Hand weights can now be changed by using the mouse wheel.

• Updated various information messages and tooltips.
• Fixed a rare issue where some FGS calculations would fail with an error message.

• Added bounty configuration options to the MTT setup dialog.

• Fixed issues with the hand import context menus not displaying correctly.

• Updated to Java 13.
• Added import / export options to the toolbar of Tools: Structure Manager.

• Fixed: Some FGS setups would fail with an error message when high absolute prizes were specified.
• Updated RCP framework to the latest version (2019-09).

• Updated HH parser for 888.
• Added new Structure Manager at Tools: Structure Manager.
• Custom structures and categories can be created from the toolbar and organized via drag and drop.
• Options to import / export custom structures from external files will be added shortly.

• Updated HH parsers for PokerStars (Home Games) and 888.
• Updated bundled OpenJDK Java Runtime.
• Support additional range syntax for pasting text ranges from other tools (e.g. K2+ for K2s+ K2o+).
• Remember display style for range grid when switching between ranges.

• Bugfix: Last update from 2019-07-26 broke the copy/paste functionality for ranges.

• Fixed issue where some range edits resulted in error messages. (Math engine)
• Fixed issue where range locking was not handled correctly in some cases. (Monte Carlo engine)

• Parser updates for 888, WPN, iPoker.

• Added support for new WPN format.
• Parser update for 888.
• Some minor layout and UI changes.

• Fix an issue related to player naming in the spot selection dialog page.
• Range editor: Allow adding/removing of entire rows/columns via right click.

• Range editor: Remember last used display style.
• Fix some UI issues on OSX.

• Range editor: Re-added option to add/remove multiple hands via CTRL + left click.
• Minor UI fixes.

• Range editor: Changed behaviour to allow adding/clearing of hands via left click drag.
• FGS depth can now be changed within the hand setup dialog.
• Long running equity model calculations (e.g. FGS) now show an approximate ETA.

• Math engine calculations were sometimes broken after using the Monte Carlo engine.
• Fixed an issue that caused some hand setups involving forced actions to fail with an error message.

• Hotfix: OSX version was broken in yesterday's update.

• Added Advanced Hand mode for the Monte Carlo engine.
• Monte Carlo engine now averages equities over several boards per sample to improve convergence speed.
• Improved performance for Monte Carlo subtree sampling.
• Update to Java 12.
• More Information

• Remember basic settings between restarts.

• New FGS implementation.
• Some minor bugfixes.

• Enable FGS for Monte Carlo mode.

• Re-activate PT4 SQL import for the beta version.

• Hotfix: Bounties were sometimes incorrectly awarded in the 2019-04-05 update.

• New: Monte Carlo mode (Supports card bunching and up to 10 active players)
• Fixed various layout issues and minor bugs.
• More Information

• Support for new 888 hand history format.
• Fixed an issue causing high CPU usage on wake-up when HRC was open during extended periods of PC hibernation/sleep.

• Fixed rare issue with MTT bounty calculations.
• This only affected MTT bounty calculations where the min/max stack was manually forced during MTT stack generation. The current beta version is not affected by this issue.

• Various minor layout changes to the hand grid, Quick Analyze dialog, etc.
• Support for multiple HH formats within aa single file, to support exports from PT/HM.

• Updated hand editor to use the new grid implementation.
• Multiple hands can now be added/removed by holding the left/right mouse button and drawing over the grid.

• Updated to Java 11.
• Updated main hand grid layout and added additional tooltip information.
• Fixed various layout bugs related to dpi scaling. Non-standard dpi settings should work correctly now.

• Fixed integration of the new MTT model that caused rare numerical issues with very short stacks.
• Hand info is now correctly applied when creating Basic/Advanced Hands from the import table.
• Custom structures can now be saved without specifying the chip total.

• Bugfix: Bounty calculations were not setup correctly with the new MTT model.

In-depth evaluation of HRC's new MTT ICM model. This equity model for poker tournaments supports scenarios with thousands of remaining players and provides estimates that are practically as good as exact Malmuth-Harville ICM values.

• Parser update: Fixed Merge import for KO tournaments when copied from PT4.

• Bugfix: Moving BU setting was not correctly applied since the last update.

Support for KO/PKO bounty tournaments is now available in the stable version of HRC. The next cycle of beta features will start later in June.

• Added support for iPoker/Veikkaus histories.
• Added support for Merge histories copied from PT4.
• Minor bugfix for HTML exports.

• Added PKO support for MTT calculations.

• In some cases PKO bounty settings were not correctly applied for imported/pasted hand histories.

• Fixed issue with MTT bounties introduced by the PKO update.

• Fixed setup issues with QuickAnalyze and FGS introduced by yesterday's update.

• Added progressive bounty support for ICM/FGS calculations (MTT coming soon).
• PokerStars progressive bounties are filled automatically from hand histories.
• Locked bounty model to "proportional" based on additional research, "flat" and "moderate" models will be discontinued. Detailed information about this decision will be posted soon.
• A snapshot of the previous beta with "flat" and "moderate" models still active is available for reference here.
• Added support for SimplePostFlop range format for pasting ranges from clipboard.
• New 2+2 support thread is available here.

• Fixed trial registration issue.
• Fixed rare FGS bug that affected lines where 2+ players are forced all-in by antes.

• Parser update for iPoker(PT4).

• Parser updates for PartyPoker and iPoker.
• Updated web viewer (Hand: Share Hand).
• Updated installers with latest Java Runtime.

• Integrated latest bugfixes and parser-related updates from the beta into the main version.

• Bugfix for an issue that caused high CPU usage in some rare scenarios.

• Added ante version of the HU push-or-fold charts.

• Parser updates for PokerStars and PartyPoker.

• Parser update for PokerStars.
• Added KO support for MTT calculations.

• Parser update for PartyPoker.
• Added support for alternative WPN format (PT4 copy/paste).

• Parser update for iPoker (PT4).

• New free tool: ICM equity calculator

• Launched new site

• Added preset structures for WPN's SNG 2.0 format.
• Integrated all parser-related updates from the beta into the main version.

• Added preset structures for WPN's SNG 2.0 format.

• Parser update for Merge, PKR.
• Bugfix for the MTT dialog to correctly preserve stacks of other tables between calculations.

• Parser update for FTP.
• Added stacks table to HTML export.

• Parser update for Bovada/Ignition.

• Parser update for iPoker and 888.

• Parser update for iPoker and Merge.

• Parser update for iPoker (PT4) and 888.
• Added .CSV export option for the range grid.
• Minor bugfix for the range editor when handling custom weights.

• Parser update for Winamax.
• Minor tweaks to the MTT calculations.

• Parser update for Cake.
• Added a Time Offset setting to the SQL import dialog for PT4/HM2.

• Parser update for Cake.
• Added a configuration option to control the display of tournament equities (Window: Preferences: Equity Display):
  • Total Regular Prizes: This is the "classic" mode and displays equities as a percentage of the tournament's total regular prize pool. This total excludes bounties, so bounty calculations have equity totals of 100% + #players x bounty.
  • Table Equity: This mode normalizes equities so the sum of EQPre% values on the table equals 100%. For single table calculations this means the equities are displayed as percentage of the remaining prizes to be awarded, including bounties. The normalization factor can be displayed by hovering over the hand tab header.
• The new "Table Equity" mode is intended to simplify working with large MTT calculations where EQDiffs% in relation to the total prize pool can become unhandily small. This mode also avoids inflated equities in bounty calculations by including bounty payoffs in the total.

• Added the option to select arbitrary hand weights in the range edit dialog.
• Added an advanced configuration option for the bounty calculations to Window: Preferences, also accessible via the Details button in the Basic Hand Setup page when ICM is selected.
• Bounty model details see: 2+2 Thread

• Various UI clean-ups related to the new features.

• Slight tweak to the bounty model for better accuracy. Thanks to 2+2 poster kolemoen for the suggestion!

• Added option to save the displayed range by right clicking on the hand grid.

• Added support for raked cash calculations.
• Outline area now displays in [BB]/[%] depending on the selected equity model.

• Added FGS support for Advanced Hands (push-or-fold for future rounds).
• Added common PokerStars bounty structures to the prize presets.

• Added bounty support for ICM and FGS.
• Added option to specify a blind increase for FGS.
• Parser update for PartyPoker.
• FGS bugfix: Skipped blinds were incorrectly applied in some simulated hands.