If you play online poker without the proper tools you are leaving money on the table. It is important to keep good records and analyze your game and the game of your opponents. Today on “Poker Friday” I am going to go through the poker software I use on a daily basis.

Poker Software

• Smart Buddy
• Tournament Shark
• Table Ninja
• Troutulator
• Holdem Manager
• Poker Hands
• Poker Stove
• SitNGo Wizard

Hold’em Manager Professional

If you are playing No Limit Hold’em online you need to have Hold’em Manager. This software tracks every hand you and your opponents play and stores them in a database. Hold’em Manager also includes a HUD so you can quickly and accurately analyze your opponents tendencies. Another excellent Hold’em Manager feature is the ability to see mucked cards without the need to open the instant hand history window. Below is my HUD setup for sit and go’s.

TableNinja

This is an excellent tool that makes multi-tabling that much easier. Simply setup your hotkeys and predefined bet amounts and you will save yourself a lot of repetitive mouse actions. I can quite easily 24 table sit and go’s with this tool. My optimal level of tables is about 16 at the moment though. The video below gives you a short introduction to table ninja. One of my favorite features is the Big Blind overlay for sit and go’s this is helpful for making quick decisions

SitNGo Wizard

SitNGo Wizard is a must have for every tournament player. SitNGo Wizard goes through your tournament history files and runs analysis on each hand. It compares the equity that you have from folding or going all in preflop. SitNGo Wizard  also has quiz mode this allows you to quickly learn optimal short stack strategy. The screenshots below show some analysis from some previous tournaments.

Smart Buddy

Smart Buddy tracks players and lets you know when your friends and fish are online and what table they are on. Once you have identified an opponent that you believe you have and edge on, add him to your list and every time he sits down you can pull up a seat to his left and have fun.

Tournament Shark

Tournament Shark is an excellent application that allows you to see the profitability of your opponents whilst sitting at the table. This gives you an edge and you can quickly identify the players you can target.

PokerStove

Pokerstove is the gold standard in equity calculation for No Limit Hold’em. This is a free tool that you can use to compare equity from one hand to another.

Troutulator

Troutulator is an equity calculator for other forms of poker. Troutulator can calculate equity for 7 card stud hi, 7 card stud h/l, badugi and 2-7 triple draw.

PokerHands

Poker Hands is similar to hold’em manager except it can be used for 5-card draw, badugi and 2-7 triple draw. You can download this program free however it is no longer being actively developed.