MonkerSolver Review: The Multiway & PLO Solver
MonkerSolver is the specialist we reach for when a hand goes multiway or when the game is Pot-Limit Omaha, and on that ground it is genuinely elite. MonkerWare’s product page says it solves Omaha and Hold’em from any street with any number of players, prices the full version at €499, and asks for at least 8 GB of RAM, with solvable tree size scaling with memory. Multiway is hard ground: the Carnegie Mellon team behind Pluribus, which beat top professionals at six-player no-limit hold’em in 2019 noted that with more than two players a Nash equilibrium can be a losing strategy. For heads-up Hold’em study it is overkill, and for most players the price, the learning curve and the hardware demands are real reasons to think twice.
We have spent enough time with desktop solvers to know that most of them quietly agree to study the same narrow problem: one player against one player, postflop, in Hold’em. MonkerSolver is the tool that refuses that boundary. If you want to understand how three or four ranges collide in a single pot, or how PLO strategy actually shakes out, this is the engine that does the work. If you are new to the whole category, our what is a poker solver primer is a gentler place to start before you commit to something this heavy.
What is MonkerSolver and who is it for?
MonkerSolver is a powerful desktop GTO solver best known for solving multiway pots and mixed-strategy games, including Pot-Limit Omaha. It also supports Hold’em, so it is not a single-game tool, but its reputation and its real edge sit in the places other solvers avoid.
Where most solvers focus on heads-up postflop, MonkerSolver handles multiway analysis. That matters more than it sounds. Real poker is full of three-way and four-way pots, and a heads-up solution can only approximate them. Being able to model several opponents at once, and to do it properly for PLO, is the reason serious Omaha and mixed-game players keep this one installed. You set the ranges, the bet sizes and the board runouts, and it computes optimal GTO strategies for all the players involved, then hands you detailed EV outputs, charts and strategy matrices to pick through.
How does it actually work in practice?
The workflow is the familiar solver loop, just with more moving parts. You define each player’s range, you specify the bet sizing tree, you set the board or the runouts you care about, and you let it solve. Because it is modeling multiple players rather than two, the configuration surface is larger and the number of decisions you make before a single solve is meaningfully higher.
What comes back is dense. The EV outputs, the charts and the strategy matrices are detailed and customizable, which is exactly what an advanced user wants and exactly what an improving player can drown in. There is deep customization here, and that depth is a double edged thing: it rewards people who already know what question they are asking, and it punishes people who do not. This is a tool that assumes competence rather than building it.
What does MonkerSolver cost and what hardware do you need?
The pricing is refreshingly simple. As of October 2026 MonkerWare lists the full version at EUR 499. The product page does not spell out licence or update terms, so check them with the vendor before you buy. For a serious PLO or mixed-game player that is a reasonable outlay, and it compares well against subscription solvers if you use it for a few years.
Hardware is the part people underestimate. It will run on 8GB of RAM, but that figure is misleading on its own, because solvable tree size scales with memory, and large multiway and PLO trees, preflop ones in particular, need a lot of RAM and a great deal of time. Multiway and Omaha trees are enormous, and the machine has to hold and crunch all of it. If you intend to do the heavy solves that justify buying MonkerSolver in the first place, budget for a serious workstation, not just the license.
| What you get | What it asks of you |
|---|---|
| Multiway and PLO solving (the real edge) | EUR 499 list price, as of October 2026 |
| Deep customization and control | A steep learning curve |
| Detailed EV, charts and strategy matrices | Runs on 8GB RAM, but big multiway and PLO solves need far more |
| A single listed price rather than a monthly plan | Large solves are very time intensive |
How does it compare to other solvers?
Against the field, MonkerSolver wins on a specific axis and concedes others. For raw heads-up Hold’em postflop work, dedicated tools are faster to learn and lighter to run, and our PioSolver review and GTO+ review cover two of the strongest options there, with GTO+ in particular being the budget-friendly pick. If you want the broader landscape, our best GTO solvers roundup puts them side by side.
But none of those is trying to do what MonkerSolver does. The moment your study question involves more than two players, or the game is PLO, the comparison stops being close. MonkerSolver is the go-to for multiway and PLO solving, and that is not a marketing line, it is simply where the tool has no real peer.
Where does DEEPFOLD fit in?
Here is the honest limitation, and it is not a knock on MonkerSolver’s power. MonkerSolver is a pure solver, and a very advanced one. It computes elite multiway strategies, but it does not coach you or train your decisions, and its outputs are dense by design. You are handed the optimal answer as a matrix and left to interpret, memorize and somehow carry it to the table on your own.
DEEPFOLD is different. It combines an AI poker coach with its own desktop GTO solver in one product, so rather than decoding strategy matrices alone, you get your own hands analysed and your leaks explained in plain language. One honest caveat for this audience: DEEPFOLD covers Texas Hold’em only and does not mention PLO, so it complements MonkerSolver for your Hold’em game rather than replacing it for Omaha. The simplest way we can put it is this: MonkerSolver solves; DEEPFOLD solves and coaches. If your real goal is to play better rather than to admire correct charts, that distinction is the whole game, and you can read more in our DEEPFOLD review.
Is MonkerSolver worth it?
For the right person, yes. If you are a committed PLO or mixed-game player with the hardware and the patience, MonkerSolver gives you analysis that almost nothing else on the market can match, and the EUR 499 price is fair. For a Hold’em player who mostly studies heads-up spots, or for anyone who wants to be taught rather than handed raw output, it is the wrong fit, and the cost, the learning curve and the hardware load will all feel like friction.
We rate MonkerSolver an honest 4.3 out of 5. It is the clear multiway and PLO specialist, and we dock it only for the things it openly is: expensive, hard to learn, and heavy on hardware and time. As a pure solver it is superb. Just remember that solving is only half of getting better, which is exactly the gap a coaching tool like DEEPFOLD is built to close.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is MonkerSolver?
MonkerSolver is a desktop GTO solver best known for solving multiway pots and Pot-Limit Omaha, where most solvers focus only on heads-up Hold'em. It computes optimal strategies for all players with detailed EV outputs.
How much does MonkerSolver cost?
As of October 2026 MonkerWare lists the full version at EUR 499; confirm licence terms on the vendor page. It needs at least 8GB of RAM, but large multiway and PLO trees need far more memory and a lot of time.
Is MonkerSolver worth it?
If you play PLO or care about multiway pots, it is the specialist tool and worth it. For heads-up Hold'em study, a tool like PioSolver or a cheaper solver is usually enough. We rate it 4.3 out of 5.
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