diff --git a/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/ComputerPlayer2.java b/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/ComputerPlayer2.java
index ac1a85b247c..8c5334a855c 100644
--- a/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/ComputerPlayer2.java
+++ b/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/ComputerPlayer2.java
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ public class ComputerPlayer2 extends ComputerPlayer<ComputerPlayer2> implements
 	protected int minimaxAB(SimulationNode node, FilterAbility filter, int depth, int alpha, int beta) {
 		UUID currentPlayerId = node.getGame().getPlayerList().get();
 		SimulationNode bestChild = null;
+		boolean isSimulatedPlayer = currentPlayerId.equals(playerId);
 		for (SimulationNode child: node.getChildren()) {
 			if (alpha >= beta) {
 				logger.debug("alpha beta pruning");
@@ -228,27 +229,33 @@ public class ComputerPlayer2 extends ComputerPlayer<ComputerPlayer2> implements
 				break;
 			}
 			int val = addActions(child, filter, depth-1, alpha, beta);
-			if (!currentPlayerId.equals(playerId)) {
+			if (!isSimulatedPlayer) {
 				if (val < beta) {
 					beta = val;
 					bestChild = child;
-//					if (node.getCombat() == null)
-						node.setCombat(child.getCombat());
+					node.setCombat(child.getCombat());
+				}
+				if (val == GameStateEvaluator.LOSE_SCORE) {
+					logger.debug("simulating -- lose, can't do worse than this");
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 			else {
 				if (val > alpha) {
 					alpha = val;
 					bestChild = child;
-//					if (node.getCombat() == null)
-						node.setCombat(child.getCombat());
+					node.setCombat(child.getCombat());
+				}
+				if (val == GameStateEvaluator.WIN_SCORE) {
+					logger.debug("simulating -- win, can't do better than this");
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		node.children.clear();
 		if (bestChild != null)
 			node.children.add(bestChild);
-		if (!currentPlayerId.equals(playerId)) {
+		if (!isSimulatedPlayer) {
 			logger.debug("returning minimax beta: " + beta);
 			return beta;
 		}
@@ -380,6 +387,7 @@ public class ComputerPlayer2 extends ComputerPlayer<ComputerPlayer2> implements
 		}
 		node.setGameValue(game.getState().getValue());
 		SimulatedPlayer currentPlayer = (SimulatedPlayer) game.getPlayer(game.getPlayerList().get());
+		boolean isSimulatedPlayer = currentPlayer.getId().equals(playerId);
 		logger.debug("simulating -- player " + currentPlayer.getName());
 		SimulationNode bestNode = null;
 		List<Ability> allActions = currentPlayer.simulatePriority(game, filter);
@@ -401,12 +409,16 @@ public class ComputerPlayer2 extends ComputerPlayer<ComputerPlayer2> implements
 					logger.debug("simulating -- node #:" + SimulationNode.getCount() + " actions:" + action);
 				sim.checkStateAndTriggered();
 				int val = addActions(newNode, filter, depth-1, alpha, beta);
-				if (!currentPlayer.getId().equals(playerId)) {
+				if (!isSimulatedPlayer) {
 					if (val < beta) {
 						beta = val;
 						bestNode = newNode;
 						node.setCombat(newNode.getCombat());
 					}
+					if (val == GameStateEvaluator.LOSE_SCORE) {
+						logger.debug("simulating -- lose, can't do worse than this");
+						break;
+					}
 				}
 				else {
 					if (val > alpha) {
@@ -418,6 +430,10 @@ public class ComputerPlayer2 extends ComputerPlayer<ComputerPlayer2> implements
 						if (node.getChoices().size() > 0)
 							choices = node.getChoices();
 					}
+					if (val == GameStateEvaluator.WIN_SCORE) {
+						logger.debug("simulating -- win, can't do better than this");
+						break;
+					}
 				}
 				if (alpha >= beta) {
 					logger.debug("simulating -- pruning");
@@ -433,7 +449,7 @@ public class ComputerPlayer2 extends ComputerPlayer<ComputerPlayer2> implements
 			node.children.clear();
 			node.children.add(bestNode);
 		}
-		if (!currentPlayer.getId().equals(playerId)) {
+		if (!isSimulatedPlayer) {
 			logger.debug("returning priority beta: " + beta);
 			return beta;
 		}
diff --git a/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/ComputerPlayer3.java b/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/ComputerPlayer3.java
index 67ec0288cb8..ec2291780d3 100644
--- a/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/ComputerPlayer3.java
+++ b/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/ComputerPlayer3.java
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ public class ComputerPlayer3 extends ComputerPlayer2 implements Player {
 			}
 			else if (!counter) {
 				finishCombat(game);
-//				val = GameStateEvaluator.evaluate(playerId, game);
 				val = simulateCounterAttack(game, node, depth, alpha, beta);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/GameStateEvaluator.java b/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/GameStateEvaluator.java
index 8d9044bc46b..eb31cf6f044 100644
--- a/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/GameStateEvaluator.java
+++ b/Mage.Server.Plugins/Mage.Player.AIMinimax/src/mage/player/ai/GameStateEvaluator.java
@@ -59,14 +59,17 @@ public class GameStateEvaluator {
 	private static final int CREATURE_FACTOR = Config.evaluatorCreatureFactor;
 	private static final int HAND_FACTOR = Config.evaluatorHandFactor;
 
+	public static final int WIN_SCORE = Integer.MAX_VALUE - 1;
+	public static final int LOSE_SCORE = Integer.MIN_VALUE + 1;
+
 	public static int evaluate(UUID playerId, Game game) {
 		Player player = game.getPlayer(playerId);
 		Player opponent = game.getPlayer(game.getOpponents(playerId).iterator().next());
 		if (game.isGameOver()) {
 			if (player.hasLost() || opponent.hasWon())
-				return Integer.MIN_VALUE + 1;
+				return LOSE_SCORE;
 			if (opponent.hasLost() || player.hasWon())
-				return Integer.MAX_VALUE - 1;
+				return WIN_SCORE;
 		}
 		int lifeScore = (player.getLife() - opponent.getLife()) * LIFE_FACTOR;
 		int permanentScore = 0;
diff --git a/Mage.Server/plugins/mage-player-ai.jar b/Mage.Server/plugins/mage-player-ai.jar
index 1fa918fa871..913840835f5 100644
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diff --git a/Mage.Server/plugins/mage-player-aiminimax.jar b/Mage.Server/plugins/mage-player-aiminimax.jar
index a436a53d198..59a6eda05fe 100644
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diff --git a/Mage.Tests/plugins/mage-player-aiminimax.jar b/Mage.Tests/plugins/mage-player-aiminimax.jar
index d37d42fcc63..59a6eda05fe 100644
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