How to make the most out of Limp Lab

Limp Lab isn’t just a place to store ranges—it’s a complete training environment designed to turn theory into practical skill. This article gives you an overview of how to use the different features in the right sequence so you can get the maximum benefit from your study time.

Import strong baselines

Start by bringing solid ranges into Limp Lab. Use solver outputs, coaching materials, or other trusted sources and import them with the range import tools. This ensures that you begin with high-quality foundations rather than guesswork.

Don’t worry if the GTO ranges you import look overly complex. The next step is to simplify them.

Simplify for practical play

Pure GTO solutions often contain frequencies that are too difficult to execute in real games (e.g. opening a suited connector 7.8% of the time). Use Limp Lab’s tools to round and simplify those ranges. Decide whether you always take an action, never take it, or apply a simple frequency.

This way, you maintain the spirit of the solver while creating strategies that you can actually remember and apply under pressure.

Train consistently with the Range Trainer

Once you’ve prepared your ranges, drill them until they become second nature. The Range Trainer asks you to make decisions in real time, gives you instant feedback, and tracks your progress.

Start with Learn Mode to see the ranges while you play.
Move to Challenge Mode to test recall and earn XP.
Use Drills to focus on specific spots (RFI, BB defense, BTN vs blinds, etc.).

Muscle memory is the goal. By repeating the same spots, you’ll reduce hesitation and speed up your in-game decisions.

Step 4: Add Variants

In real games, stack sizes are never static—especially in tournaments, where stacks shrink and ICM pressure grows as the blinds increase. That’s why Limp Lab allows you to add Variants to your strategies.

A strategy always starts with a baseline stack size (e.g. 80BB).
You can add new Variants (e.g. 60BB or 40BB) and adjust specific spots without rebuilding the entire strategy.
These adjustments “layer” on top of your baseline, so you keep consistency while adapting to new stack dynamics.

For example:

Your baseline UTG opening range at 80BB might open 53s most of the time. But at 60BB, you decide to fold 53s in the open range slightly more often. By adding a Variant, you capture this difference without redrawing everything.

This feature makes your study more realistic and ensures that your training reflects the dynamic nature of actual MTT play.

Analyze spots with the Postflop Lab

The Postflop Lab is where your strategy meets real board textures. You’ll learn how ranges interact with specific flops by answering structured questions:

Who has more sets, Hero or Villain?
Who has more overpairs?
Which range has more backdoor flush draws?
How does your hand compare to the opponent’s range?
How is the overall equity distributed?

By exploring these questions, you’ll develop intuition about how board textures shift equity and advantage.

Postflop Lab

Step 6: Practice postflop with the Flop Navigator

The Flop Navigator turns theory into practice by drilling you on these concepts. It challenges you to spot which range has the advantage, recognize equity distributions, and evaluate how specific hands perform.

This kind of training connects preflop preparation with postflop execution, so your ranges aren’t just memorized—they’re applied dynamically.

Flop Navigator

Putting it all together

The real power of Limp Lab comes from combining these steps into a cycle:

Import ranges from trusted sources.
Simplify them into actionable strategies.
Drill them in the Range Trainer until they’re automatic.
Expand into postflop with the Postflop Lab.
Analyze how ranges interact on different boards in the Flop Navigator.
Practice with the Flop Navigator Trainer to sharpen postflop instincts.

By following this process, you not only memorize ranges—you understand how they work, when to adjust them, and how to apply them across full hands.

The key is iteration: import, simplify, train, and revisit. With each cycle you’ll refine your game and bring theory closer to practice.

Next steps

Start by importing a baseline RFI strategy.
Create your first Drill to practice it in Learn Mode.
Once you feel comfortable, challenge yourself and expand to Big Blind Defense.
Explore the Flop Navigator to see how your ranges perform across boards.

Limp Lab gives you the tools to study smarter, build real intuition, and ultimately play better poker.