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allanon2allanon2 Member Posts: 3
edited October 2011 in Poker Chat
Can any one recommend poker software and is it usable on sky?



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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited October 2011
    No poker software works on Sky. But to be honest if you're a new/inexperienced player, it's not realy gonna help you, and if you're really good and experienced, you can live without it.
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  • QuietmanQuietman Member Posts: 286
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: poker software:
    No poker software works on Sky. But to be honest if you're a new/inexperienced player, it's not realy gonna help you, and if you're really good and experienced, you can live without it.
    Posted by Lambert180
    you really have no idea do you ?
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  • stienstien Member Posts: 332
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: poker software:
    In Response to Re: poker software : you really have no idea do you ?
    Posted by Quietman


    +1
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  • rob12345rob12345 Member Posts: 341
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: poker software:
    In Response to Re: poker software : you really have no idea do you ?
    Posted by Quietman
    + 2
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: poker software:
    In Response to Re: poker software : you really have no idea do you ?
    Posted by Quietman
    Touch harsh, Quietman? It is his own opinion, that's all.

    As for the question around software, Sky Poker doesn't support anything like Holdem Manager or Poker Tracker. Nor is it ever likely to, to be honest. There is some decent software that you can use which teaches you about ICM, for instance, but on the whole you're not going to be able to get a HUD or anything like that on Sky in the near future.
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  • Fluxfoxy32Fluxfoxy32 Member Posts: 59
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: poker software:
    In Response to Re: poker software : Touch harsh, Quietman? It is his own opinion, that's all. As for the question around software, Sky Poker doesn't support anything like Holdem Manager or Poker Tracker. Nor is it ever likely to, to be honest. There is some decent software that you can use which teaches you about ICM, for instance, but on the whole you're not going to be able to get a HUD or anything like that on Sky in the near future.
    Posted by Sky_Dave
    Why no holdem manager on sky? any particular reason ?

    For checking up tournament stats Sharkscope is a good database :)
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited October 2011
    I am not overly aware of any business justification to it. What I would say is I think we have made a decision that it keeps the playing group as even as possible and means you can rely more on your own observation/note taking skills rather than just having a HUD feed you numbers.

    Interestingly (and in parallel to your other thread on here at the moment about the effectiveness of forums), I think software like HEM and PT can sometimes make people *worse* poker players. Again, it comes to making sure you understand the numbers and the info you're given and also learning how to apply it, rather than just leaning on it and having it make your play more automatic. It really is a skill in itself, utilising tracking software and so on... 

    That's just my personal view on it. I use HEM2 on the sites I do play on as I think it's a tool many of my peers use and so it puts me at something of a disadvantage if I am not. However, I like the idea of Sky not allowing those kinds of software to be used as it means the playing field is more even and the game more organic. If that makes sense :P
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited October 2011
    Is that a str8 decision taken by the people that run the site Dave? ie, given the choice of allowing HUD's  or not, they decided against it?

    Or is it more to do with it being complicated to sort out in terms of software/compatability etc?
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: poker software:
    Is that a str8 decision taken by the people that run the site Dave? ie, given the choice of allowing HUD's  or not, they decided against it? Or is it more to do with it being complicated to sort out in terms of software/compatability etc?
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    It's probably a blend of both I would say, JJ. Like I said though, I am not going to claim I am overly sure of the overall business thinking around it. 
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