Preflop Charts and Trainer: Bungakat Weighs in on the Impact

Baseball players have batting cages. Golfers have simulators. Chess players have puzzles and celebrity bots.

Just about every sport or game you can think of has a way for players to practice outside of direct competition. But for years, the only way for poker players to practice specific situations was in-game, and that can be a costly way to train.

In recent years, online training tools have revolutionized the way poker players study. BBZ Poker’s Daily Seminars changed the coaching game by making it a daily, interactive, community-based activity, and now we’re taking preflop study a step further.

BBZ Poker is proud to introduce an exciting addition to our preflop chart packages: the BBZ Poker Trainer. Now, with any chart purchase, you can test your preflop knowledge and drill GTO ranges in an efficient and interactive way.

The Poker Trainer offers a dynamic way to refine your understanding of GTO preflop strategies, making the learning process both effective and fun.

To learn more about the Trainer tool and why it’s such a useful way to improve your poker game, we spoke to one of its creators, BBZ coach Jargo “bungakat” Alavali. He tells us how it was put together, and the spots he recommends you study first.

How was the BBZ Poker Trainer built?

Jargo “bungakat” Alavali: The process of getting the Trainer together took a lot of time. There are so many things that go into getting everything together and working. There is a technical side of things to integrate everything from the solver to the website, and then there is the visual and smoothness of the Trainer.

You kind of know what you want, but there are a lot of small details you need to pay attention to in order to give users a great studying experience with the Trainer. I think we have done a good job on that, but it’s still a work in progress as we just launched it, and we are working on improving all aspects and adding new features in the coming weeks and months.

We always had an idea to have a Trainer, and it was just a process of going from Charts View, to Range View, to Trainer. All of those take some time to design and implement, and I think the Trainer just came naturally as the next step from Range View.

How useful is the Poker Trainer for beginners studying preflop charts?

Jargo “bungakat” Alavali: I think it will have a big impact on everyone, beginners and pros. Having a tool like the Poker Trainer helps you to practice a large amount of hands quickly with instant feedback.

For example, let’s say I want to study big blind defends. I will go through Charts to look for solutions (probably spending around 5-15 mins depending on how many stack sizes I want to look at). Then fire up the Trainer and filter out exactly those solutions you just studied and practice it for 15-30 mins.

The Trainer gives you instant feedback and you can get in a lot of hands and really improve your chosen situation. Once you feel like you’re getting good at this spot, move on to the next one.

How will the Poker Trainer impact the BBZ community?

Jargo “bungakat” Alavali: It will definitely have a positive impact. Adding a new tool that will impact the studying process is a big step for any training site. The Trainer will just add another tool to people’s everyday studying process and it’s great! We already received a lot of great feedback and people love it.

Which preflop positions should new players drill first in the Trainer?

Jargo “bungakat” Alavali: I think the most important spots to study for new players are the basic preflop ranges. You want to learn what hands can be profitable when opened in every spot. You also want to know how to play if somebody opens and what you can then profitably call and 3-bet.

The exact spots I would go with are positions: BB, SB, BTN, and CO plays. That’s where you can gain the biggest edges. There isn’t that much EV in learning EP vs EP opens yet, you still want to know it. I would just focus on BB defends, BTN play, SB play, CO play, that would be my top four order of positions I would study.

The BBZ Poker Trainer is included with every chart package. Start drilling your preflop ranges today with the Complete GTO Preflop Charts and Trainer Package, free for 7 days.