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All Poker Calculators May Look Different, but there are only three different kinds you can buy.
Marty Smith of Poker Calculator Report came up with some unique distinctions for classifying poker calculators, or poker assist software. Below are his definitions of each class of poker calculator. I know for myselk, I started using a plain mathematical poker calcuator a few years ago, but when Holdem Indicator came out, I immediately recognized it as a superior product because it profiles opponent as well as giving you all the esential pot odds and win odds information. Everybody makes claims that their product is best but I have to agree with Mr. Smith here in that if it isn't an emprical style poker calculator then you are wasting your time and money.
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Mathematical Generally speaking, all poker calculators have the fundamental ability to calculate the bets and pot size while measuring that against your position, hole card strength and drawing potential. These basic reading functions, extracted right from your poker window automatically, are essentially why poker calculators exist in the first place. They quickly decipher the exact math and probabilities and offer a raise, call, check or fold recommendation.
Empirical In addition to the above features, these Poker Calculators monitor and record the behavior of your opponents. Based on this added information, such a Poker Calculator can help support or contradict your impression of a certain opponent's grid factor, but more likely, set the framework for an hypothesis all on its' own. These are the most popular types and include Holdem Indicator and Tournament Indicator as the market leaders.
***Empirical Poker Calculators are the only types of reccomended software.
Operative This type of poker calculator will have a combination of at least some of the features in each of the Mathematical and Empirical, but is distinct in how it obtains that information. You could call this the black hat of Poker Calculators, because it extracts information on your future opponents, by monitoring your poker website's table action, and thus building a player database whether you are at a table or not. Then you can retrieve information from that database to view your opponents' hand selection, playing styles, raising habits, bankroll fluctuations, experience, and a host of other factors.
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I would also like to add here that there are some good reaserch tools as well that are designed more or less for offline study of your game like poker acadmey, poker sharpener and poker prospector. If you really want to improve your game while it costing you absolutely nothing, these programs are excellent.
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FAQ's about poker calculators.
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