More Schooling For Online Poker Players

Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Online-Casinos.com

MORE SCHOOLING FOR ONLINE POKER PLAYERS

All the bells and whistles on this new Poker Academy software

Edmonton, Canada-based poker software developer Poker Academy, has released Pro Texas Hold'em Version 2.5 - the first Texas Hold'em poker software game and training tool that allows its users to create, simulate, and host online multi-table tournaments of any structure.

Pro 2.5 also empowers users to analyse their game play from real world experiences by now being able to import hand histories from popular online poker rooms, including Party Poker, Poker Stars, and Paradise Poker.

"With poker tournaments the rage worldwide, for fun or for money, players of any skill level need help training to win at casinos, online poker rooms, or poker leagues" said Kurt Lange, president and chief executive of Poker Academy.

"Our new version of Poker Academy Pro delivers that in spades. Players can design, simulate and save tourney structures from their favorite local casino or online poker site. We have empowered them with the tools to train to win without taking any risk."

"Another compelling aspect of our multi-table tournament feature in Pro 2.5 is that individuals, organisations, or poker leagues can now host their own Holdem events online for free. To participate, one only needs to own a copy of our software. This is ideal for poker leagues who want to expand into the online world or for non-profit organizations interested in holding Texas Hold'em charity events via the Internet."

As part of the update, Pro Texas Holdem 2.5 comes to market with other new and exciting additions. The Hand Evaluator window strength tab shows better simulation values, running through 100 000 simulation trials and calculating the results in terms of strength against 1-9 players.

Other distinguishing components include "Play and Learn" facilities enabling users to challenge themselves against advanced computer opponents with AI that learns and adapts to play, and opponents can be edited to mimic real-life players. Adjust aggressiveness, hand selection, odds estimation, and betting tendencies. Zip Play and Advanced Actions produce an intensified game play experience.

The Advisor function provides expert suggestions on when to bet, check, or fold, and how often, together with pop-up alerts that warn of potentially bad decisions. Messages explain why an action may be ineffective in the context of the current situation.

Supply the details of the desired game and the tournament clock feature will manage blind levels, breaks and payouts.

Once users are confident in their abilities, it's time for the Advanced AI which helps strengthen skills against heads-up specialist bots derived from the respected University of Alberta Poker Research Group. And talking about research, this package gives a complete history and alalytical capability that embraces every aspect of play.