[jldecarlo]

I have been thinking about buying poker tracker to help improve my poker. I remember that jojo likes it, but how many others use it? What features do you find the most useful? How hard was it to learn/use?

I have downloaded the trial version, but only 1000 hands is a severe limitation to testing it's usefulness.

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[hachkc]

I use both versions (Hold'em and Omaha) along with Poker Ace (www.pokeracesoftware.com) and am quite happy with it. Definitely worth the money.

[Wooderson]

Highly valuable. Well worth the money or you can get it via a PSO promo.

I would also recommend Poker Office. A few different features. There is a link on the poker office site that can tell you how to get it via a promotion.

[dad604]

Either PT or PO will more than pay for itself. My recommendations it to get it. Either do the PSO promo or just pay the $55.

[littlebu]

If you get it through PSO don't do the promo for it. Do one of the upgraded points rooms for the month. Then you'll get 9000 points and I think it's only 6000 points in the store. Then you have an extra 3000 points to buy something else

[ddollevoet]

I use PokerTracker with GameTime+ for NL ring games. I do not use it for tourneys. I usually play between 3 and 8 tables at a time (yeah, I know, I have A.D.D.). I use it primarily to help make bet/check/raise/fold decisions.

Since I play many tables at a time, I don't always follow each players actions at a table to determine how they are playing. Using Gametime to show PokerTracker info on the table for each player, I am able to very quickly assess an opponent by identifying what percentage of the flops are they seeing, how ofter they make preflop raises, how ofetn they bet after the flop, etc. Basically, it tells me if I should handle an opponent with kid gloves or if I should punish them (in seconds). I literally do not even look at opponent names anymore. I identify people by categories.

I don't use PT while playing tournaments. I prefer to play only one at a time and I am able to pay attention to the action instead. Also I am not quite sure how/if PT accounts for different stages of a tourney. For me, tourneys are more of a "feel" thing.

My 2 cents: buy it outright. It will pay for itself in no time. It may take you a little while to figure out how it works, but once you have it down, you'll kick yourself for not buying it earlier.

[Wooderson]

How the heck do you keep 8 game windows open at once?! Use dual monitors?

[ddollevoet]

You betcha!!


I've got 2 Dell 2001FP monitors. They have 1600 X 1200 resolution, so I can play 8 tables without overlap. I can post a picture of my setup later if you'd like.

[dad604]

Wow, 8 tables at once. That is really multi-tasking.