About us

Poker Software Guide is an independent educational platform dedicated to poker software.

Our goal is simple: to help poker players understand, compare, and choose the right software for their needs. Whether you’re looking for a poker tracker, HUD, solver, equity calculator, training app, or AI-powered study tool, you’ll find clear feature explanations, practical guides, and side-by-side comparisons — all in one place.

The poker software ecosystem has grown rapidly over the last decade. New tools appear every year, existing products evolve, and choosing the right software has become increasingly difficult. We created Poker Software Guide to solve that problem by building a single resource covering the entire poker software landscape.  

What We Cover

Our content includes:

• Independent software reviews
• Product comparisons
• Beginner-friendly buying guides
• Tutorials and setup guides
• Screenshots and feature breakdowns
• Pricing information
• Poker software news
• Educational articles explaining how different tools work

We cover every major category of poker software, including:

• Poker Trackers
• HUD Software
• GTO Solvers
• Equity Calculators
• Training Software
• Exploit & Population Analysis Tools
• AI Poker Software
• ICM Tools
• and more.

Our Philosophy

Many tools are incredibly powerful but difficult to learn. Our goal is to explain how they work in plain language, helping players understand not only what each feature does, but also when and why to use it.

Our reviews focus on practical value rather than marketing claims. Whenever possible, we use the software ourselves, compare it with alternatives, and explain both its strengths and limitations.  

Meet Our Team

Poker Software Guide is built by professional poker players, software experts, and content creators with years of hands-on experience using modern poker software.

Nick Korolev

Nick Korolev is the founder of Poker Software Guide and co-founder of FreeBetRange, a browser-based poker study platform used by more than 50,000 players worldwide. He is a former professional No-Limit Hold’em cash game player, the author of the official Hand2Note 3 user manual, and has worked closely with the Hand2Note team since 2018 on educational content, software testing, and product development. Through FreeBetRange and Hand2Note, Nick has helped thousands of players learn modern poker software, GTO strategy, and structured study methods. Nick personally reviews our educational content for technical accuracy and clarity.

Konstantin Abbakumov

Konstantin Abbakumov is a professional poker player and software specialist with extensive experience using solvers, trackers, HUDs, and exploit analysis tools. He specializes in turning complex poker software into practical, beginner-friendly educational content while maintaining technical accuracy. He is the primary author of many of our in-depth software reviews and guides.  

Roman Belousov

Roman Belousov is a professional poker software expert specializing in Hand2Note. He has spent thousands of hours developing HUDs and Popups, created hundreds of custom products for individual players, schools, and staking organizations, and regularly consults professional players on advanced database analysis and HUD development. His practical experience helps us evaluate poker software from both a technical and real-world perspective.  

Working with Industry Experts

Our core team is supported by a network of professional poker players, coaches, software specialists, and long-time users of the tools we review.

Whenever possible, we collaborate with people who actively use a specific product in their daily work—whether as coaches, content creators, HUD developers, or high-volume players. Their feedback helps us verify features, identify strengths and limitations, and keep our reviews accurate as software evolves.

Our Mission

Our mission is to become the world’s most comprehensive educational resource dedicated to poker software.

We continuously update our guides as software evolves, publish new educational content, and expand our software directory to help players make informed decisions and get the most value from the tools they use. 

Affiliate Disclosure

Some of the links on Poker Software Guide are affiliate links. This means we may earn a commission if you purchase a product through those links, at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate partnerships never influence our reviews, rankings, or recommendations. We do not sell rankings or publish sponsored reviews disguised as editorial content. Our goal is to provide honest, accurate, and experience-based information that helps players make informed decisions about poker software.