Yes, but they never discuss strategy or plays while they are in the middle of a hand, only if they are folded or in between deals.pro's have coaches
Lets say I have a friend who is trying to learn poker a little better.
Can he ask me for advice in the middle of a hand? Or is that considered cheating?
Im teaching my friend how to play poker online. I watch him play and we chat online about the hand after it finishes. If he ask for advice during a had, I tell him to play the hand out the way he thinks is best and then we discuss if afterwards.
I dont think its wrong to help out and give advice, but doing it mid hand is like you're playing the game. You have to let your friend play the hand himself and let him learn what he did right and/or wrong.
Are they? As far as I know, most sites DO NOT allow programs that say directly what to do (call, raise, fold). The sole reason why Poker Tracker and PokerOffice are generally allowed is exactly this - those programs do not tell the user what to do, but simply provide them with the statistics (something that you might as well do with a pen and a piece of paper).See here is my verdict on this.
If this is not allowed, THEN why are calculators that tell when to call, fold, raise allowed?
Are they? As far as I know, most sites DO NOT allow programs that say directly what to do (call, raise, fold). The sole reason why Poker Tracker and PokerOffice are generally allowed is exactly this - those programs do not tell the user what to do, but simply provide them with the statistics (something that you might as well do with a pen and a piece of paper).
Hmmm... I wonder what kind of response I would get if I sat down at a WSOP NLHE tourney with a clipboard and notepad to calculate odds in the middle of a hand...
Hmmm... I wonder what kind of response I would get if I sat down at a WSOP NLHE tourney with a clipboard and notepad to calculate odds in the middle of a hand...