Poker Software: How Important?

How important is poker software in your opinion? What I like to do, since I'm on a mac and there basically is no poker software, is I look up my opponents on poker-edge.com and PTR. PTR shows me their poker success and poker-edge shows me what kind of player they are (agg/agg, passive/agg, etc) and their looseness.

Do you think someone with poker software is at a distinct advantage against a non-software user?

I was just playing today and this reg kept re-raising me pre-flop. It crossed my mind that he might just be doing this if he saw like a "fold to 3 bet" stat or something.

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more important when multitabling i think.. if you play 1-2 tables, you "should" be able to keep track of how they play.. also is handy for collecting a database so if you dont see that player for 6 months you may have some idea of how he plays..

im talking more about poker tracker 3 or HEM btw..

and yes i believe the software user is at a slight advantage, but at the end of the day a good player without software will still beat a bad player with all the software

PT3 works on mac now.

poker software has 2 main purposes.

1.Track your own play
2.Give you mor info on opponents at the table.

If you take poker seriously and then it is essiential as thos two things are essiential in developing your game and increasing your winrate.

Very possible, it's standard to 3bet people to death if they fold to 3bets alot, and most regs that use a HUD have this stat prominently displayed for each player.

While it's not necessarily the case that he's using HEM or PT3 (you don't need a HUD to 3bet someone to death who folds a lot to 3bets), you describe him as a reg - depending on what stakes you play, if he's a multitabling reg, it's extremely likely that he's using HEM or PT3.

I think tracking your own play is the most important reason to use software. If you track yourself already, you don't need software as much, but the right program can automate the process.

Anyone have any tips on what software to get? Yesterday I got stuck playing four freeroll tournaments and I was struggling a bit to keep up... not used to multitabling at all.

if you have a mac PT3 otherwise on windows HEM is the best

Thanks, I have windows I'll check it out.

I think poker software is essestial for MTT. You may find useful studing other players stats, especially late phases of tourament

Hmm I really should check it out then cuz thats what i like to play lol.

question: how accurate are PT et al? do they track private tys (eg the CC ones), satellites and the like? or only cash events?

I think that poker tracking software is very important. Any information that you have on your opponent that your opponent doesn't have on you is usually an advantage.

I find that especially in lower paced MTTs pokertracker is very good since the stats start to be very useful after hundreds of hands.

Watch, PT only tracks the hands that you play and does not track games that you don't participate in...

Hey I just downloaded and purchased the Poker Tracker 3 Software for Mac... is it just me or those this software act like Poker Table Ratings does...

http://www.pokertableratings.com

well, it's a little better... because it also keeps track of your tournaments, PokerTableRatings only does cash games...

I also use PokerListings Online Player Search, to figure out what kind of player is at my table, and I write it in as the player note, and color code them...

GREEN = MOUSE, GREEN FISH, RED FISH

RED = BOMB

YELLOW = WARNING

ORANGE = MANIAC

BLUE = SHARK

PURPLE = ROCK


My believe is, regardless of the software you use... it comes down to the end user making the decision weather to push all in, fold, or call...

The real software is in your brain, you got to be able to count your outs, figure out your pot odds, and your chances of hitting... because when you decide to play a real live game... you can't use any of the software.

You have absolutely NO IDEA what you're talking about. I plan to report your post for it's extreme stupidity. There is no way that crap should count toward your 65 post for FRs.