Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject: Do odds calculators help??
Hello,
I am a newbie to online poker and so far I’ve just played Texas Hold‘em with friends. I thought it would be fun to try and play online poker. I was wondering what the deal is with odds calculators. My friend suggested a free one at pokerwingman. He suggested that I use it to get started. He told me it helps coach him by giving him suggestions of when to fold or when to bet, but I wanted to get other opinions on odds calculators. Do they really help? Are they considered cheating? Does anyone use them?
The fact that this exact same post has appeared word for word on various poker forums makes it fairly clear that its intended purpose is to advertise the product that it appears to be asking a question about, but it is probably a good place to say that most products are bad investments.
If you know enough poker to be able to accurately count how many outs you have to win, a simple printed chart like the one found in ITH or many other sources is all you need to make the proper pot odds decisions. If you don't understand enough to know how many outs you probably have, you need to learn by reading and practicing or you will be a fish anyhow.
So, I believe paying $40 for something that you can easily obtain for free is a poor investment.
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