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How important is having software
aguilerag
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December 29, 2010 - 10:55 am
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I was wondering if using a program like Holden manager, PT3 or others out there are a must for playing online. I do not use anything at this time, but will get one if it really makes a difference. If so, which one do you all recommend?

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December 29, 2010 - 1:22 pm
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Oddly enough I think you are asking one of the most fundamental questions about the game today, perhaps not even realizing it. There are certainly two camps on this one and I will give you my opinion from my side, so remember there is another side so take it for what its worth.

 

That being said, I am a pro software guy. I don't use it because I think there is an easy answer in it or that it gives me a magical edge, but I do believe that it helps augment my ability to capture all of the details about what is happening at a table and to put it into a digestible/manageable form that I can use to help my decision making process. I have used PT3 and I now use HEM (after an unfortunate PC failure I thought I would give it a whirl and I like it) and I can say that they pretty much do the same thing from a HUD perspective, but HEM is nicer on the backend, simpler analysis. Another program that I have added to my aresenal which I am very happy with is Note Caddy. This little program goes through and adds notes on players that I find are very complimentary to my own notes and are extremely useful in helping me understand players and what their tendencies may be. During the course of play I find it personally very difficult to take as detailed notes as I want to and this really helps me accomplish this.

 

So there are my thougths, I am a pro-software guy but I am a firm believer that it isn't a crutch, but a tool and it should be used as such. It will not be the magic 8-ball of poker, but there is a lot of powerful tools that will make your arsenal more deadly when brought to bear correctly (or so is my humble opinion 🙂 ).

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December 29, 2010 - 1:59 pm
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You can easily play tournaments and win without a HUD but you should have one of these databases just so you can analyze your own play and keep records away from the tables.

The $90 is worth it just to replay your tournaments and see how many leaks you have that you don't notice in real time and it'll make its money back in a single deep run.

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December 29, 2010 - 2:03 pm
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Thanks for your insight.  I have never used one yet, but think I will try the free trial period to see how I like it and decide if I will get it or not. 

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December 29, 2010 - 7:41 pm
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   I have PT3 on my Macs and Hold'em manager on my Windows based machines. I believe it is helpful but as lespaul mentioned a lot of people use it as a crutch sometimes and will make bad decisions without a big enough sample size. I play games both with it on and off. I do think it is a valuable tool for learning after the game with statistics, you can find spots were you are spewing. It is a tool and used right it will help you to improve but just having it will not increase your skill. I think it is well worth the investment for post-game analysis. Check out the free trials and hit us up the nation with any questions.

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December 29, 2010 - 7:52 pm
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Cool.  If it will help me with my HH reviews afterwards it will be worth the investment.  I will give the free trial a shot.

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January 3, 2011 - 12:36 pm
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Very importand imo! Any info that helps you make better decisions in poker is a must. Poker is all about an edge right? I will quote Cracker9ball from the TPE chat, “if you are not using everything available to help you play better poker, you are ****ing up.” That says it all. GLGL!

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Ive had and used HEM for about a year or more. I use it but use it more for reviewing tendancies of myself as well as replaying pots and tournaments. Of course I use the HUD but i dont rely on it purely. IE if im on BTN and see the SB and BB run 9/2 and 4/2 over 25 hands, ill raise a wide percentage of hands, however if UTG+2 opens and he is 33/14 over 25 hands i wont necessarily 3bet him that wide.

 

I recommend going the route i did. Signed up for rakeback and after raking $100 I got HEM and 3 months membership to Cardrunners for free. I only really did it for the HEM as I hardly used Cardrunners due to lack of MTT content.

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January 9, 2011 - 2:49 pm
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If I already have accounts at most sites that accept US players, how would I go about getting rakeback? 

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January 9, 2011 - 5:26 pm
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I would recommend rakebackpros.com… that is what i use and they are great. They pay u every Friday. I didn't get it till after i already had accounts also. They explain what to do on the website. GLGL!

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January 9, 2011 - 6:04 pm
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Sweet.  Thanks Hawkeyek9.  I will check it out when I get home from work tonight.

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January 19, 2011 - 10:40 am
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hawkeyeK9 said:

I would recommend rakebackpros.com… that is what i use and they are great. They pay u every Friday. I didn't get it till after i already had accounts also. They explain what to do on the website. GLGL!


I don't mean to hijack this post, but is there any similar site for an existing Stars acct?

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January 19, 2011 - 10:58 am
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There is no rakeback with pokerstars, their VPP system is essentially the rakeback system.

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January 19, 2011 - 10:59 am
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*sigh*  thanks for the heads up…

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January 23, 2011 - 4:34 am
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A HUD is not essential, but it is hugely beneficial.  I don't get people who want every stat visible to them, since this just complicates matters and in most cases they are not useful, but if you can just have VPIP/PFR/3-bet then you get a very good picture of how someone plays.

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March 22, 2011 - 11:45 am
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Which software do you recommend for a Mac user?

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