Dear Mark,
While watching either the World Poker Tour or the
World Series of Poker, on the screen they identify
each
player¹s chances of winning after they receive
their first two cards. Do you know what software they
use to figure
those percentages out? I figure something like that
would help my play. John H.
Specifically,
what software do they use...? Haven¹t a clue. But,
John, there is one slick program, Pokalyzer, they could
be using as could anyone with a home PC using Windows
to figure out those same percentages.
Pokalyzer allows you to derive the exact odds for any
Hold¹em situation. You simply input up to ten players¹
Hold¹em starting hands (optionally, flop and turn
cards can also be added), and out come the exact odds
for each
player.You specify the
cards, John, and the Pokalyzer analyzes all possible
remaining board card combinations for the true mathematical
odds. Also, by using the Heads Up Analysis feature,
you can see how any two cards perform against all
other two-card combinations. Other options are the
"Hand Hits" analysis, showing which cards
make which hands and how often; and the "Pokalyzer
Quiz",
a randomly generated poker quiz that will continually
test your (improving) knowledge. Because it is randomly
generated, no
two quizzes are ever the same.
"Pokalyzer" retails for $29.95 and is worth
every penny of it. Their web site is: http://www.any2cards.com.
(No, I¹m not on their payroll, don¹t even
know anyone there. Maybe I should.)
Hope to see you, John, a cum laude graduate from using
this program, at the final table.
