Poker tools

Poker tools are a variety of software or web-based applications that allow the statistical analysis of poker players, games or tournaments.

Odds calculators

Numerous programs allow people to run "hot and cold" simulations where two to ten hands are run against each other to show the approximate winning percentage for each. The first such simulator, Poker Probe, was invented by Mike Caro in 1990.[1]

Tournament databases

Several commercial websites data mine the results of online poker cardroom tournaments and then offer rankings and return on investment statistics for players who have participated in these events.

Game software

Several commercial companies offer personal game software products where players can play against a table full of programmable robot opponents.

Bots

Pokerbots are computer programs that play online poker disguised as a human opponent. Online poker rooms normally prohibit their use.[2]

Datamining tools

Datamining tools, also known as hand grabbers, record the game play information of online poker games without requiring the user to play in the game. This data is usually stored as a text or XML file in a format which can be parsed by analysis tools. Note that in science and market research the term "datamining" is used for the act of extracting knowledge from data, not for collecting raw data.

Notes

  1. ^ Poker1.com About Mike Caro
  2. ^ PartyPoker.com: PartyGaming's Unfair Advantage Policy

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