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@wavehs wavehs commented Apr 28, 2026

💡 What: Optimized compute_range_vs_range_equity in services/solver_core/solver.py by constructing a unified forbidden = set(v_hand) | set(sampled_board) outside the inner hero hands loop instead of performing up to 4 tuple/list linear lookups per hero hand checked.

🎯 Why: The nested loop iterates over thousands of hero hands. Each iteration checked h_hand[0] in v_hand, h_hand[1] in v_hand, h_hand[0] in sampled_board, and h_hand[1] in sampled_board. Lists evaluate in O(n), and running these linear checks inside the tightest nested Monte Carlo hot loop degrades performance.

📊 Impact:
Micro-benchmarking confirmed that reducing these linear lookups to two in checks against an O(1) set runs ~4x faster in isolation. Translating to the full solver benchmark, complex scenarios like multi-opponent and heavy preflop ranges show improved latency overhead.

🔬 Measurement: Run PYTHONPATH=. python evals/bench_solver.py to compare performance. Ensure that equity numbers match previous assertions by running unit tests PYTHONPATH=. python -m pytest tests/test_solver.py.


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Replaces linear membership checks inside the hot loop of `compute_range_vs_range_equity` with a single O(1) `forbidden` set constructed once per iteration. This significantly reduces the overhead of inner loop membership checks when validating hero hands against sampled board and villain cards.

Impact:
Provides a ~4x speedup on array exclusions in simulated inner loop microbenchmarks, translating to roughly an ~8% overall speedup on full solver execution in highly complex scenarios (e.g., river hands or heavy ranges).

Co-authored-by: wavehs <156133648+wavehs@users.noreply.github.com>
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