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nameless1537
Rock Star
Silver Level
I have taken notes in the past but I stopped doing it because I so rarely re-encounter the same person. I am a casual player (I probably play between 1-3 SNG/MTTs a day) so I don't know if taking notes is worth it. Further to that... I can only seem to take notes on players if I play off my laptop... when I play off my tablet at home, I don't think I can take notes in App... which is kinda annoying.
But beyond that... I don't even know how to take notes. The truth is... I suspect that people adjust their styles according to what they observe in the table. The only thing I could probably note is whether someone is playing like a nit... or playing like a fish / calling station. Anything in between, and I gotta assume that people are growing as players and shifting their strategies as they go.
My 2c anyway
But beyond that... I don't even know how to take notes. The truth is... I suspect that people adjust their styles according to what they observe in the table. The only thing I could probably note is whether someone is playing like a nit... or playing like a fish / calling station. Anything in between, and I gotta assume that people are growing as players and shifting their strategies as they go.
My 2c anyway
Bozovicdj
Legend
Silver Level
A player using HUD doesn't have notes on me, he only has my stats like how often do I see flops, how often do I re-raise pre-flop, how often do I fold to opponents aggression etc.
That doesn't say nothing about the exact hands I am doing all the things above with. So if QJs is in my re-raise range, HUD doesn't show that, but I one could note something like that if the hand got to showdown!
That being said, YES, you can definitely have an advantage over someone who is noted, regardless of him having notes on you, or using HUD.
The real reason IMO that poker rooms are forbidding HUDs is that they are not fair.
Let's say I am recreational player who is not playing often so don't have need for HUD, or I just don't have enough money to buy it. I am then at a disadvantage when facing opponents who are using such softwares.
Now if that is something I'm aware of, I could decide not to play online, or at least not to play online in that particular room that allows the usage of softwares.
The room then loses money, because it loses players. At the same time, no HUD is paying anything to the rooms, so poker rooms don't have any gain by allowing players to use them, but could potentially have losses.
Another reason is possible exploitation! online poker rooms eventually develop their own HUDs, and for a price, you can purchase those, directly from developers - poker rooms (PS, 888, ACR, PP etc.). Whoever uses software would 100% rather purchase it from the rooms, knowing there would be no bugs, issues or other bad stuff...