This article is basically a review of the newest poker odds calculator on the block - Pokerbility.
Calculating the odds in Texas Holdem is a necessity if you want to be a winner in the long run.
Most rookies play by some kind of gut feeling and most often they win some money initially.
After you have played the game for a while and have about 10,000 hands below your belt you start to think and you try to get a deeper understanding for the game.
All of a sudden you see that there is more to Texas Holdem than what meets the eye.
It is not easy and all of a sudden you try to calculate the odds combine it with your position in the current hand and at the same time try to remember how other players act.
My problem was that I took to much notice of my own hand, didn't learn the betting patterns of the other players and suddenly you are trapped in a hand that you should have folded.
I figured that this is a common problem and started to look for solutions.
I found a lot of different poker calculators but found one with a better graphical interface than any of the others - Pokerbility.
Today I have been using Pokerbility for about 6 months and here are the pro's and con's.
Pokerbility is a calculator that gives you the handrank of your holecards, meaning that it if a hand is ranked 85% it wins the hand 85% of the time.
This feature alone helps folding the hands that you probably play today.
Texas Holdem is a mathematical hazard game.
If you know the basics you only need a little luck to be a winner.
This calculator also gives you indication when to check, raise or fold.
It makes it a little easier to fold a suited 10, Jack if the program tells you to.
The program not only looks at the pot odds and win odds.
It also looks at your position in the game.
That means that the calculator could very well give you two different suggestions when holding identical holecards but in different position.
Over all I believe that Pokerbility is a good option for the beginner to intermediate poker player although it has some flaws.
I used it while playing a freeroll with 10,000+ contenders and as you probably know that means switching tables quite a lot.
Every time I switched tables the calculator detached from the game and had to be re-attached, nothing major but it was annoying.
An other strange thing is that when the calculator suggests a raise it shows in red color while check-fold is green, nothing major but still...
The final and perhaps worst thing with Pokerbility is that it does not show the pot odds, I don't know why but it doesn't.
However, the flaws are minor and the overall rating is good.
I like the concept that the calculator is free and that it really could help you becoming a better poker player and it will definitely tighten up your game.
Calculating the odds in Texas Holdem is a necessity if you want to be a winner in the long run.
Most rookies play by some kind of gut feeling and most often they win some money initially.
After you have played the game for a while and have about 10,000 hands below your belt you start to think and you try to get a deeper understanding for the game.
All of a sudden you see that there is more to Texas Holdem than what meets the eye.
It is not easy and all of a sudden you try to calculate the odds combine it with your position in the current hand and at the same time try to remember how other players act.
My problem was that I took to much notice of my own hand, didn't learn the betting patterns of the other players and suddenly you are trapped in a hand that you should have folded.
I figured that this is a common problem and started to look for solutions.
I found a lot of different poker calculators but found one with a better graphical interface than any of the others - Pokerbility.
Today I have been using Pokerbility for about 6 months and here are the pro's and con's.
Pokerbility is a calculator that gives you the handrank of your holecards, meaning that it if a hand is ranked 85% it wins the hand 85% of the time.
This feature alone helps folding the hands that you probably play today.
Texas Holdem is a mathematical hazard game.
If you know the basics you only need a little luck to be a winner.
This calculator also gives you indication when to check, raise or fold.
It makes it a little easier to fold a suited 10, Jack if the program tells you to.
The program not only looks at the pot odds and win odds.
It also looks at your position in the game.
That means that the calculator could very well give you two different suggestions when holding identical holecards but in different position.
Over all I believe that Pokerbility is a good option for the beginner to intermediate poker player although it has some flaws.
I used it while playing a freeroll with 10,000+ contenders and as you probably know that means switching tables quite a lot.
Every time I switched tables the calculator detached from the game and had to be re-attached, nothing major but it was annoying.
An other strange thing is that when the calculator suggests a raise it shows in red color while check-fold is green, nothing major but still...
The final and perhaps worst thing with Pokerbility is that it does not show the pot odds, I don't know why but it doesn't.
However, the flaws are minor and the overall rating is good.
I like the concept that the calculator is free and that it really could help you becoming a better poker player and it will definitely tighten up your game.