Poker Software Reviews

Since the beginning of online poker there are poker software tools available, which intend to support the players.

One of the most famous is the PokerTracker statistics software, which provides the player with stats about his own game and

the game of his opponents. The stats can even be displayed directly on the the poker table where you are just playing.

The poker rooms have mixed feelings about these poker software tools.

In this overview we follow the recommendations of Pokerstars, the current market leader in online poker.

They distinguish between

Acceptable Programs

and
Prohibited Software

When you are using prohibited software while playing at Pokerstars, they risk that they close your account after a warning!

Pokerstars writes this in its T&C FAQ:

What steps are you going to take to prevent players from using prohibited programs?

We are going to look to see if any of those programs is running on a player's computer. If we find one of the prohibited programs, we will alert the player that he is running a prohibited program and tell him what the program is. We will ask that he stop running the program immediately. If he complies, fine. If not, then we will prevent the PokerStars client from running on his computer.

Are you going to confiscate the account funds of somebody running a prohibited program?

While we reserve the right to confiscate the funds of somebody running a prohibited program, we are not going to do this lightly. We want to educate our players - not punish them. However, we will confiscate funds if a player shows a consistent pattern of using prohibited programs after being warned.

Acceptable Software:

Calculatem Pro
Calculatem Pro is a Texas Holdem Odds calculator

Coach Rounder
Coach Round is a sort of coaching software.

Draw Poker Source
Draw Poker Source is an analysis tool for draw poker

GameTime+

Holdem Genius

Holdem Indicator

Holdem Manager

Holdem Partner
Holdem Ranger
Omaha Poker Coach
Paragon Poker Pal
Poker Academy Prospector
PokerAce HUD
Pokerbility
Poker Buddy
Poker Butler
PokerEval (Registered Version Only)
Poker EV
Poker Evolver
Poker Indicator
Poker Juggernaut
Poker Office
Poker Potjie
Poker Pro 2007
Poker Sharpener
Poker Sidekick
Poker Sniffer
Poker-Spy
PokerStat
Poker Stove
Poker Tracker
Poker Vitals
Poker Weapon
Poker Wingman
PPA Poker Calculator
SmartBuddy
Star Tracker
Stud Inspector v1
Table Shark
Telescope by SpadeIt
Texas Calculatem
ThePokerDB
Tournament Indicator
Tournament Shark