Poker – Calculating Your Odds by Fawzia Awwad
... In fact, while playing poker online you can even make use of special software applications that monitor your game play and help you learn how to calculate poker odds. Poker calculation software is often free to download and you are even given free demonstrations on how the software works. The variant of poker you are playing online matters little: there are poker calculators for every style of poker imaginable. Texas Hold’em, Heads Up Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, and variants of 7 card stud ...

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.

How Would You Like A Professional Poker Player In Your Pocket? by Andy Machin
... The first, and most common, method that is used by poker odds calculators is to run game simulations -- a computer at high speed will play hands out to determine what the odds are that your particular hand win. The second method involves using calculations without the simulation -- a useful method for pre-flop play. Pokerbility is the only poker odds calculator that combines these two approaches to provide you with powerhouse advice every time. Of course, what use is a poker odds calculator ...

Poker Calculator Report: Hold'em Indicator, A New Standard by Marty Smith
... When using Holdem Indicator you get the distinct notion that the software designers actually play poker and understand layout and design, as much as odds in the game itself. Especially valuable in this software is the odds display that shows two vital things - your odds of winning the pot, and your pot odds when a bet is put to you. If you have ever had trouble laying down hands, this feature alone will save you the cost of this calculator in one .25/.50 cent session at Full Tilt Poker.

What Poker Downloads Will Improve My Game? by Rick Ellers
... Poker tracking software and Poker game demos as listed above are among the most popular kind of poker downloads and these two are among the best in those groups. Another online poker resource you should take advantage of is Twodimes.net is a poker odds calculator that you can use to tell you the likelihood of a particular hand winning against another particular hand. There are fields for the game you are playing, the cards out on the board and the cards you and your opponent are holding.

Poker Calculators and The Slansky Group Hand Rankings by Marty Smith
... Poker calculators have adopted this because, well they are just software designed by programmers, and not necessarily poker enthusiasts, but Slansky is a Poker icon, educator, and author. I have had several poker calculators running at the same time for testing, and have found very similar results and percentage recommendations, because they generally use the same statistical backbone as Slansky Group of Hands. The difference between them lie in how their other features are factored in, ...

When to Ignore Your Poker Calculator by Marty Smith
... This is one of those situations where my instincts guide me more than my poker calculator software, especially if you are seated near the maniac and you know you’re going to be heads up. Check the hand list below for hands that you can add to your tight-aggressive play. Holding most of these hands your poker calculator is going to be telling you to fold. Your strategy here should be to re-raise the maniac and get him heads up. Call down if you have to but let him know you won’t play dead, ...

Poker Calculator Wars Part 2: Poker Spy vs. Hold 'em Pirate by Marty Smith
... While each has some merit as to being quality products, hold’em pirate fairs better in some key specific categories such as getting a quick read on the table collective, an easy to read interface, and the simple odds display, and what could very well be one of the most misleading hand analysis features in a poker calculator. While first running Poker-Spy, my initial inclination was favorable, but upon further use of the program, I found it wasn’t very useful at giving an indication of the ...