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MASTER POKER PROFESSIONAL
NO-LIMIT TEXAS HOLD'EM SOFTWARE
by
Computer Opponents
Software
Price: $79.95
Master Poker is a new generation of professional-grade poker software
which allows you to play No-limit Texas Hold'em on your computer
against highly skilled AI players (artificially intelligent) at any
time, night or day, without the need to leave your home or office, and
without the need to risk real money while building valuable
experience.
Despite the poker craze, there are few high quality commercial poker
programs on the market, especially if you consider only No-limit
Hold'em. This is because No-limit Hold'em is such a sophisticated and
difficult game to program. It’s much easier to attach a familiar pro’s
name, or make the software pretty than to make it smart. The primary
weakness in any poker software is with the artificial intelligence of
the computer players, where critical weaknesses can be identified and
exploited in just a few hours of play, permanently ruining the
software's effectiveness. Master Poker was specifically designed not
as a game, but as a tool for serious poker players who absolutely must
have intelligent, unpredictable computer opponents in order to create
real-world conditions. Though it can certainly be enjoyed as a game,
it is meant for those players who wish to improve their poker
expertise in a clean, easy to use, realistic and visually appealing
environment. Within moments of installing your new software you will
experience play so smooth and compelling you'll be convinced you're
facing online human adversaries with every card turned.
General features:
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The ability to play large Tournaments (up to 5k
players), one-table Sit and Go's, and Cash Games.
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Play with your favorite combination of (12)
exotic screen backgrounds (card rooms), (4) assorted table colors, and
(7) assorted deck styles.
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Use one of nearly (40) preset blind structures
(WSOP, WPT, popular online sites, etc.) or create your own custom
blind structure from a template or scratch.
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Play anywhere from 2-10 players per table in
all event types, and up to 500 tables.
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Most importantly; intelligent, dynamic,
creative AI players devoid of recognizable playing patterns.
Individual features:
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Unlimited player profiles (User screen names)
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Automatic preference tracking for all User profiles
Game Saves: Save any type of session at any stage
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Personal History Tracking of every session played (all profiles)
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Adjustable difficulty settings
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Adjustable AI Action Delay to speed or slow the game to your needs
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Multiple AI personalities (Tough, Aggressive, Super-Aggressive, Rock
and Dead Money), each player with their own set of exclusive
sub-attributes (making every individual player unique). Also User
ability to peek at AI personalities, or display them at all times
(used to practice identifying opponent styles)
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Powerful Starting Hand Guide for novice players
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Board Observer (points out dangerous board conditions)
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Rabbit Cam (see the next card to be dealt)
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Office Mage (MP disappears from desktop, poof, gone!)
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Full card peeking (any hand and at
any time during the hand)
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Fully adjustable player decision
timer (to emulate online play)
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Zip to the end of the current hand (to quickly toss garbage hands)
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Nearly (40) preset blind structures covering the complete WSOP, the
WPT, and many of the most popular online sites
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Ability to create your own fully customized blind structures using
an existing template or from scratch
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Tournament Rebuys/Add-on options
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Cash Game Rake option
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Automatic chip races and split pots (handled by computer)
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Running detailed text summary of each hand played that can be easily
copied to emails or discussion forums, including a Hand Archive to
permanently store any hand you wish to save for future view
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The ability to record a running text file of every hand played
during an entire session or event which can later be viewed and/or
modified with any text editor or word processor
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Realistic Prize Money Structure created for all tournament style
events, allowing you to track your Tournament or Sit and Go progress
(for fun)
Individually named tournament players (up to 5k players) who
actually play out every hand (just like you do) on all tables out of
your view
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A complete secondary AI dedicated exclusively to Heads-up play
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Auto-display of pot size/pot odds option
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Ability to deal your cards face down (for recall practice)
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Turbo blinds option
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Shaded winning hands on the final board for easy ID
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Betting Bar that allows precise bet amounts, all rounds
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Large set of keyboard shortcuts that allow you to fold, call, bet,
raise, push all-in, reload your stack, archive the current hand, save
your game, etc., without ever having to touch your mouse (very nice
for power players)
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Full control of all game sounds, allowing you to eliminate any
distracting sounds within the game
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An honorable AI that never cheats or looks at your cards
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Full Help menus
As you can see by the powerful feature set above Master Poker has many
options to benefit both the advanced player and the novice. Most
importantly, it has a very intelligent AI that can compete with humans
on any level, and a user-friendly interface that allows you to play
the maximum number of hands desired in a short amount of time. Ask any
professional for the key to playing Hold’em at the highest levels and
the answer will always be, “get out there and play as many hands as
you can against solid competition.” You just can’t play any more hands
against quality opponents in any period of time than you can with
Master Poker. It’s physically impossible. If No-limit Texas Hold’em is
your game, come join the ever-growing community of satisfied Master
Poker owners and take your own game to the next level.
Note: Due to the (12) attractive background screens (card rooms) from
which to choose Master Poker must be played in 800x600 resolution to
be viewed in full screen mode.
Minimum
Specs
Operating System: Windows 98/ME/2000/NT/XP/Vista
application
(Mac w/Virtual PC****)
CPU: Requires a 233 MHz processor or better.
Memory: 64 MB of RAM.
Hard Drive Space: Installation requires approximately 60
meg of hard disk space.
Video: Requires an SVGA video card capable of displaying
800x600 res at 256 colors.
Mouse: Requires a Windows compatible mouse to utilize
all features.
CD-ROM: The application comes on a CD and must be
installed from a CD/DVD player.
**** Will only run on a Mac 'Virtual PC' installed.
There is currently no dedicated Mac version available.
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TURBO TEXAS HOLD'EM for
WINDOWS
by Wilson Software
Price: $89.95
Turbo
Texas Hold'em for Windows V5, Wilson Software. Jim McManus, author of
Positively Fifth Street, says "Turbo Texas Hold'em changed my whole
life." The most powerful and easy to use Hold'em program available.
Create players with individual playing styles. Play against 2 to 10
players interactively or via high speed simulation. Get advice and exact
odds as you play. Set blinds, bet amounts, rake, toke, etc. Challenge
the best computer player. Rake analysis, extensive statistics, play
evaluation, peek, replay, enhanced graphics, sound, printing, and
statistics. Ability to save and restore games in progress. System
requirements: Windows 95
through Win XP, CD. Comes with CD & User's Guide (Will run on Mac with
Virtual PC).
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TOURNAMENT TEXAS HOLD'EM for
WINDOWS
by Wilson Software
Price: $59.95
Ver.
4 includes limit, no-limit and pot-limit! Provides realistic tournament
play. Set tournament size (single table to 100 tables), limits and blind
structures, number of rebuys, etc. Enhanced graphics and sound. Includes
2002 WSOP big event. Handles all situations in a realistic manner.
Ability to save and restore a tournament in progress. System
requirements: Windows 95
through Win XP, CD. Comes with CD & User's Guide (Will run on Mac with
Virtual PC).
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CARIBBEAN STUD POKER PRO for WINDOWS
by Masque
Price: $19.99
Learn the strategy via interactive
tutorial and game. Includes
full-motion video tutor and
advice from expert Lenny Frome.
Simulator with a complete
analysis. Programmable play
recommendations, strategy
error warnings and on-line
calculation of all possible
payouts for the game and for
progressive jackpots. System
requirements: Windows, CD ROM
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POKERWIZ
by David Daniel and Ricardo Pessanha
Price:
$49.95
Daniel,
author of published “Poker:
How to Win at the Great
American Game,” this time
out collaborating with
computer consultant Ricardo
Pessanha of industry leader
International Gaming
Technologies of Reno, Nevada,
has just completed this study
program. A word of caution:
This is not a game. Rather it
takes most poker simulation
programs and ups the ante. You
can set up any situation in an
assortment of all the popular
poker games and run off
millions of simulations in a
matter of seconds. Do you want
to know the odds of your
four-flush outdrawing a pair
in Seven Card Stud with three
cards still to come? Just plug
in the information and see the
result. Do you want to know
how many times in a row your
pocket rockets could get
cracked? Just set it up.
There’s almost nothing else
in the market as powerful. You
can even set up a game of Hold
‘Em with ten players, and
“deal” hand after hand,
one at a time to get a feel
for random distribution of the
cards. How often will a player
have a pair? How often does
that hand improve? How often
does it then win or lose?
Here’s where your time on
the computer will give a feel
for how the cards work. Any
hand, any game, any
situation...the answer in
seconds. Though developed in
the early 90s this software
has stood the test of time.
System Requirements: Windows,
Comes on Floppy Disk only.
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STATKING ULTIMATE POKER SOFTWARE
by Todd Levi
Price:
$29.95
Billed as The Ultimate Poker Database
Software for Windows, this is a tool that provides tactical insight
into your game. You can view, select and sort your records according to
the game, location, month and year. The software automatically
calculates your win rate, win rate confidence and hourly standard
deviation. It provides stats such as projected hours for the year,
weekend win rate, longest plateau, big wins percentage and longest
winning and losing streaks. It will predict how long you can break even,
the most you can win and what the chances are that you'll go broke. THIS
IS NOT A GAME. It's a record-keeping tool to replace the cumbersome work
involved in keeping records in notebooks, ledgers and what have you.
Requires Windows 95 or higher and will work with NT and 2000. Comes on
CD only.
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POKER TOURNAMENT MANAGER SOFTWARE
Price: $59.95
Poker
Tournament Manager adds a professional feel to your poker game, just
like a Las Vegas casino! Display tournaments on your TV or on your
laptop/PC.
Wow your guests with professional
tournament management:
- Run a tournament clock for sessions.
- Supports unlimited levels and
breaks.
- Manage players, buy-ins, rebuys,
chip add-ons, and fees.
- Limit number of rebuys and add-ons and
control levels during which they are permitted.
- Eliminate players as they go out.
- Automatically calculates fixed or
percentage based payouts.
- Automatically seeds the tournament
tables for larger groups, and reseeds as tables are reduced.
- Keeps player name, phone number,
email, and address that can be exported for mailers.
- Track and view stats to see top
players over multiple tournaments.
- For poker tournaments from 2 to
unlimited players.
Display all the critical
information during your tournament:
- Display tournaments on your TV or on
your laptop/PC.
- Show chip values and current
blinds/ante/raises.
- Show player's finishing place and
payout if any.
- Display number of players remaining,
average chip stack, and next break.
- Keeps rules for tournaments - less
arguments!
- Display a custom message to let
your guests know when the next tournament is!
- Display unlimited rotating custom
pictures or ads.
- Completely customizable colors and
many display options.
- Manager Report displays total fees and pot
money collected.
System
Requirements: Windows
95/98/NT/2000 or higher
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