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[OFFICIAL Support Thread] Power-Equilab - Equity calculation tool

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nopi
Joined: 18.08.2006

The new version 1.5.4.0 of Power-Equilab is out now and supports the concept of the "Folded Ranges".

For this purpose, there are new check boxes included that indicate whether a range is folded or to be quite normal involved in the evaluation.

You can now specify for any and any number of ranges (and not only for individual cards as dead cards) if this range is to be used as "folded".

In order to clarify this, here is an (fairly unrealistic) example:
AA is all in against QQ and has the following equity:

Now we know (from wherever) that a third player has folded a range { QQ }. This results in a dramatic equity difference, as the queens obviously can no longer hit a set.

As we said, it is here a quite unreal example. But this illustrates the concept of "Folded Ranges".

Now a second example, which is more realistic:

It is a 6max-fixed-limit table. The SB opened the ORC-SB-opening range of {22+, A2s +, K2s +, Q2s +, J2s +, T3s + 94s + 85s + 76s, A2o +, K3o +, Q4o +, J5o +, t6o + 97o +, 87o }. Hero in the BB holds 4♦:2♦:. According to the theory the BB can call with more than 70% of the average equity (here 35%). So also in this case his 4♦:2♦:.

The calculation of equity has not yet been considered, which ranges of the previous players has been folded
We now give the players before meaningful folded-ranges. Thats is quite easy. For example, MP2, we take his opening range ....

... and invert it ...

We get the range, that MP2 has folded. This, we repeat to MP3, CO and BU.
We mark these four ranges as "folded" and calculate the equity again.

As we can see, this equity has a difference of about 1.4% ... not just a little. In this case, our "call" will be a clear "Fold".

By the concept of "Folded Ranges" the power Equilab gives the user and ambitious poker player an instrument at hand, to have a completly new view to common spots.


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dimarik82
Joined: 15.01.2008

Payment problem.
I made a payment via Fastspring and it said that payment wasn't approved. But the money was charged from my MasterCard.


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kavboj84
Joined: 16.06.2011

Hi Nopi,

I noticed a strange thing with Power Equilab. It's the following:

I created a situation and this is how the equities look normally without hands being weighted:

If I change the weight of only one hand, nothing unusual happens:

However if I change both, I get this:

Lets see another example. This is how it looks without weighted hands on both sides (everythings ok):

Lets decrease the weight of QJ gradually

Do you see how the equity of QJ increases along with the decreasing of its weight ?

Lets try it with less than 1% bluff

So despite that there are less than 1% bluffs in BB-s range, if QJ is weighted 1% it has 25% equity. Generally if the weight of the bluffcatcher and the weight of the bluff is the same, the equities look as if none of them was weighted.

I also did some test without having a board texture set up, only preflop ranges. I got very slight but stable differences in equities depending on how the ranges are weighted. Some examples:

Is this a bug, or is there a reasonable explanation for it ?


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Hey i have had poker EQ for a long time, but for some reason it stopped working..

I can open the program i just cant get into the hand range selection..

It seems it opens its in a tab at my windows bar but when i select it there it doesnt pop up.

Any ideas whats wrong? reinstall didnt work either..?


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w34z3l
Joined: 03.08.2009

Noticed some pretty annoying bugs with the weight feature.

I'll carefully save a range with no weighting or very specific weighting. Some point down the line I will click on the saved ranges and every hand in the range has been assigned a 50% weighting. It's driving me absolutely crazy.


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by Roedy
It seems it opens its in a tab at my windows bar but when i select it there it doesnt pop up.

Any ideas whats wrong? reinstall didnt work either..?

Hi, Roedy,
It is possible that for whatever reason, the window is popping up off-screen.

Try this:
Click the button that *should* display the window.
On your keyboard, press alt-space.
If a menu pops up near one screen edge, it should have a "move" item.
Click it.
Now you should see a 4-headed arrow near the edge of the screen -- it may be top, left, right or bottom.
Press the arrow keys, and the 4-headed arrow will move.
Move it toward the centre of the screen until you see a window outline on your screen.
Press enter, and your window will be back.

If my guess is wrong, this won't work, of course, _cry:

Let us know what happens.

Best of luck,
VS


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nopi
Joined: 18.08.2006

Hi kavboj84,

thank you for your excellent report. You're right, there was a calculation problem in the given scenarios.
We have fixed this issue. Please check out the newest version 1.5.8.0.

best regards, nopi

Originally posted by kavboj84
Hi Nopi,

I noticed a strange thing with Power Equilab. It's the following:

I created a situation and this is how the equities look normally without hands being weighted:

.....

Is this a bug, or is there a reasonable explanation for it ?


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nopi
Joined: 18.08.2006

Hi w34z4l,

can you please send file where Power-Equilab saves your ranges (\Users\<name>\AppData\Local\Equilab\PreflopUserdefined.ini) to support@power-equilab.com ?

many thanks, nopi

Originally posted by w34z3l
Noticed some pretty annoying bugs with the weight feature.

I'll carefully save a range with no weighting or very specific weighting. Some point down the line I will click on the saved ranges and every hand in the range has been assigned a 50% weighting. It's driving me absolutely crazy.


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kamil13151
Joined: 16.11.2008

- Smart and general EV-Calculation of different scenarios
- Decision trees

Hi. When can I expect it?


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nopi
Joined: 18.08.2006

Originally posted by kamil13151

- Smart and general EV-Calculation of different scenarios
- Decision trees

Hi. When can I expect it?

Hi kamil13151,

because of the complexity, unfortunatalty this will take some time.
At this point .. one question: Do you think it's anough to support heads-up scenarios, or is it neccessary to support multiway as well?
In our opinion it's enough, because >>95% of all analysed scenarios are heads-up, are we right?

best regards, Power-Equilab support team.


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manolo35
Joined: 07.07.2013
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nopi
Joined: 18.08.2006

Originally posted by manolo35
Hi,

There has a French version planned ?

No. The Power-Equilab is only available in english.

best regards, nopi


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This question is for Nopi and for anyone else who would like to respond.

I love the playability editor, even though I do not fully understand it. Specifically, I do not understand the concept of "equity offset." I am very familiar with the idea of EQUITY, but "equity offset" eludes me. For example, under "Heads Up Play, IP," AA's equity offset is shown as 3.5, while the equity offset for 98s is 3.0, and the equity offset for K6o is negative 1.5. These values seem proportionally correct to me. In fact, the values indicated on the entire chart, with regard to "equity offset," seem relationally right. BUT, I still don't understand, precisely, what is meant by the term "equity offset." I've searched the Internet, but have found that term used only in the financial arena. Obviously there are strong, overlapping similarities between equity in finance and equity in poker, but I'd like to know precisely what it means to say that AA has an equity offset of 3.5 or that K6o has an equity offset of negative 1.5.

ALSO, any comments (in addition to what Nopi has already posted) on "percentage of equity realization" would be appreciated.

Sorry I seem to be so dense, and thanks to Nopi and anyone else who tries to help me out with this.


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nopi
Joined: 18.08.2006

Originally posted by stelow
This question is for Nopi and for anyone else who would like to respond.

I love the playability editor, even though I do not fully understand it. Specifically, I do not understand the concept of "equity offset." I am very familiar with the idea of EQUITY, but "equity offset" eludes me. For example, under "Heads Up Play, IP," AA's equity offset is shown as 3.5, while the equity offset for 98s is 3.0, and the equity offset for K6o is negative 1.5. These values seem proportionally correct to me. In fact, the values indicated on the entire chart, with regard to "equity offset," seem relationally right. BUT, I still don't understand, precisely, what is meant by the term "equity offset." I've searched the Internet, but have found that term used only in the financial arena. Obviously there are strong, overlapping similarities between equity in finance and equity in poker, but I'd like to know precisely what it means to say that AA has an equity offset of 3.5 or that K6o has an equity offset of negative 1.5.

ALSO, any comments (in addition to what Nopi has already posted) on "percentage of equity realization" would be appreciated.

Sorry I seem to be so dense, and thanks to Nopi and anyone else who tries to help me out with this.

Hi stelow,

the term "equity offset" is found in an older german thread: https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/de/forum/thread.php?threadid=42351
In the next days, i try to explain "equity offset" and "percentage of equity realization" with my horrible english :\

best regards, nopi


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nopi
Joined: 18.08.2006

Hi,

there is a pretty cool, small, new feature availlable in version 1.6.0.0: Userdefined weightning color themes.
With a mouse right click you can change and define the weighting color themes.

best regards, nopi


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Marffi97
Joined: 15.04.2015

Hello,
I can’t install power equilab. I download trial version there http://power-equilab.com/index.php/freedownload?source=pokerstrategy. After download i start instal but power equilab write me "Could not extract file"


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nopi
Joined: 18.08.2006

Originally posted by Marffi97
Hello,
I can’t install power equilab. I download trial version there http://power-equilab.com/index.php/freedownload?source=pokerstrategy. After download i start instal but power equilab write me "Could not extract file"

hmmm ... it seems that your downloaded file is corrupted. Can you please download it again?
Otherwise you can download an installed version here. You only have to extract the files in a new directory and start the Power-Equilab manually.

best regards, nopi


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nopi
Joined: 18.08.2006

Hi,

there is an other, pretty cool, small, new feature availlable in version 1.6.1.0: Resizable Matrix

Simple select in the mainmenu this:

Then activate the according option in the settings dialog:

.... the matrix in the handrange-selection-dialog automatically will be resized:

Of course it works with weighted ranges and grouped ranges as well:

best regards, nopi


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Assetgasse
Joined: 27.12.2006

is there a way to apply different colour ranges to the same hand for example: i want to mark AKs i want to call 3bet AdKd,AhKh, and and 4bet jam AcKc,AsKs. Is there just the weighted ranges
like in pokerranger


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nopi
Joined: 18.08.2006

Originally posted by Assetgasse
is there a way to apply different colour ranges to the same hand for example: i want to mark AKs i want to call 3bet AdKd,AhKh, and and 4bet jam AcKc,AsKs. Is there just the weighted ranges
like in pokerranger ...

Hi Assetgasse,

unfortunatally for now this is not available,
But we see, that is an essential feature, so now it has the highest priority to implemented.

best regards, nopi


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