Do Online Poker Tools Really Work? by PD Laughlin
... A poker calculator is a software program that's run during play that provides valuable information like odds, probabilities, outs, etc. A poker tracker is software that's run before, during or after play that provides vital trending information that can be used to help analyze your play and improve performance. Do these online poker tools really work? Yes they do. With one caveat, since there are so many poker tools out there you need to find the right one/ones for you.

Poker Calculator Wars Part 1; Sit and Go Shark vs. Hold'em Pirate by Marty Smith
... Conversely, Hold’em Pirate’s VPIP meter lets you determine in a glance the momentum of the table, the style grid of your opponents, and the strength of your hand based on pot odds. Seriously, what else can you ask for? I eventually came to the conclusion that Sit and Go Shark was just like Calculatem Pro, but wearing a nicer suit. The only thing I feel it has done well is remind weak players about not playing garbage hands. It plainly says to fold these garbage hands.

Poker – Calculating Your Odds by Fawzia Awwad
... Today’s poker calculators allow players to determine playing odds in real time, and some software applications are so advanced that they will provide the player with hand ranking information, and the Outs (cards left in the deck that can actually make the current hand better than it is). Further, some software allows a player to preset the calculator to settings that indicate the type of player they are: conservative (less risky playing) or aggressive (risky playing).

Secrets of Texas Hold 'Em by Mila Man
... It calculates the odds having a good hand on river and suggests if you should bet, call, check or fold. You should not follow its suggestions blindly, use your own common sense but it gives you good guide anyway. Now you are playing full. Look at players who play every deal and those players you think they bluff. But remember, play only with good hands. After you have learned to play well you can start learning to bluff time to time but bluffing is another story to tell so I'm not talking ...

Texas Holdem Tournament Strategy - Poker Tournament Betting Basics by Rick Braddy
... betting decisions under fire in poker tournaments, and regular ring game and limit play for that matter. A good poker odds calculator will help you learn the hand odds, and along with practicing calculating your pot odds, you’ll be making better decisions and getting the best of it the next time you play Texas Holdem poker. In the next article, we’ll explore a popular Texas Holdem poker tournament format – the Sit & Go poker tournament. Until then, have fun. And as always - good luck!

Texas Holdem Tournament Strategy - Poker Tournament Fundamentals by Rick Braddy
... Find yourself a good Texas Holdem poker odds calculator, practice with it, and you’ll learn the odds of drawing each type of hand and find that you don’t need to think about them. 9. Bluff for the Pot from Good Positions - as the blinds and antes increase, the size of each hand’s pot becomes substantial. Bluffing for these pots from proper positions (e.g., acting late with a big bet, acting first with a semi-bluff hand and bigger bet) is a good way to hold your own while everyone else ...

Poker Calculators and Multi-Table Tournament Strategies by Marty Smith
... This exact situation happened to me last week in the Party Poker Million. I folded the AKos after an early position raise from a big stack, and a re-raise from another big stack. I felt my hand was at least counterfeited, and surely, I must have been up against at least a pair Queens. It was really a question of $500 bucks. I was short enough to know I was out of contention for big money, so I decided to go for some money. But knowing the true strength of my AKos in that spot was how I ...