Poker Software

Poker software has come a long way from the handheld toys of the 1980s and the archaic software of the early 1990s. Today’s software is all about making you a better player by incorporating the incredible amount of data available with the latest technology and mathematical algorithms. That being said, there are a lot of options out there ranging from simulated games, personalized coaching on your play, and real-time calculators with varying degrees of functionality. Here are a few of the best ones:

Poker Software to Help Improve your Game

www.wilsonsoftware.com specializes in Texas Hold ‘em and has options that include Turbo, Tournament, Hold ‘em Lite, Omaha High, Omaha High-Low Split, Seven card stud and Stud 8 or better — they products stimulate play and allow you to perfect your game by giving advice and analysis during play as well as statistics, game analysis and other features such as peek. They also offer a Sidewinder program that will review your game hand-by-hand for any errors in play.

For real-time data on opponents, www.pokercrusher.com offers game stats on over a million players, as well as instant recognition of players, soft table identification and personal leak analysis.

www.coachrounder.com offers personalized coaching for an exclusive group of players for an entire year. The program will generate a 7 page, 15 point report based on your last 500 of hands, within 24 hours.

HandViewer is a free tool that allows you to replay partypoker hands graphically to review your game and identify missteps and distinguish good calls from bad ones.

Poker Odds Calculators

 

Poker calculators come in three different forms — mathematical, empirical and operative. Mathematical calculators are based on basic law of probability on a specific data set. Empirical calculators take into account the mathematical aspect along with data on your opponents. Operative calculators combine both, but place a major emphasis on the empirical data which it will gather even when you are not online.

www.pokercalculatoronline.com offers a free texas hold ‘em poker calculator that will calculate odds based on your card selections [mathematical].

www.holdemindicator.com is one of the most popular poker odds calculators as it will assess your game and your opponents in real time, as well as display your odds of winning and what your pot odds are when you are called [empirical].

www.tournamentindicator.com is the other most popular poker odds calculator/software. This program relies on analysis of your M, which is the ratio of your stack to blinds and antes. It also offers player profiling, tilt factor monitoring, matchcard showdown as well as tutorials and basic odds calculations [empirical].

www.pokersherlock.com is one example of many of the operative calculators out there. It should be noted, however, that the usage of operative calculators is still controversial and they are banned from many sites.

These programs and websites will help you become a better player, but at the end of the day, what really matters is something none of these programs can track – a killer instinct and lady luck.

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