Learning to play poker from software

Deuce · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 38

I have a question. Do you think it’s possible to learn to play poker via software? I was thinking it would be a good way to learn the rules of the game and then you could also pick up certain important things. Like you would learn what hands are likely to make you win? I don’t know when getting good at a game like Hold’em, do you need real opponents to play? I mean if you want to learn tells and stuff like that, do you think it’s important to play with real opponents?

Ellen · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 19

It helps a lot. You should use it, but you need to remember that just the software on its own is not totally enough. You need to try it. It helped me to be more of a tight player. You understand when you are a beginner you try to play almost every hand that you have. Poker stimulators are good because they help you to evaluate every situation. The thing is that these stimulators can’t substitute the human factor. You need to learn from many different tools.

Bardi · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 22

It is a good way to learn. It also gives you self confidence as a player. For instance say you have Ah7d. You react before you have the software by thinking, “maybe I have and ace. Maybe I will work. I will call. Then he flop brings JJ QQ 99 and then you say hm I have a straight draw. Afterwards you fold. You know it’s a tricky hand, but you didn’t know what to do because you didn’t have the software. It’s not payable 90% of the time. There are no bets so you continue and then there is a flop now you fold, you could have checked, but you won’t call it anyways.