Poker Academy V2 (Win/Mac)
by POKERSOFT, LLC
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Product Summary
Brand: POKERSOFTPrimary Contributor: Windows
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2005-09-26
Platform: Mac OS X, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Model: PA20
Publisher: POKERSOFT, LLC
Product features:
- Poker Academy software utilizes statistical modeling, neural networks, and advanced game theory to dynamically adapt its play to exploit patterns in opponents play
- The three most popular Texas Hold'em games in one package - No-limit, Limit, Tournament
- Taking your game to the next level - If you can be profitable playing Poker Academy, you will be a formidable foe in the online poker rooms and real life casinos and card rooms.
Video Game Reviews of Poker Academy V2 (Win/Mac)
Customer Review: 10 STARS-BEST LEARNING TOOL ON THE MARKET
Summary: 5 Stars
"The artificial intelligence in this Poker simulator is light years above anything else available. Originally developed by computer scientists at the University of Alberta, some of the poker "bots" in this game are self teaching! They actually learn to play against your style by analyzing the entire history of hands you have played. If you know how to play fairly well, you'll win pretty steadily at first - but the opponents get tougher and smarter over time, forcing you to improve and to vary your game. Different artificial opponents have different styles - some are super skilled, others a little crazy - just like the real world!
The smooth play, variety of opponents, hand analysis tools, and - most important - the complete hand history lets you see exactly where you make your big mistakes and your big wins! Play 10,000 hands or so and you will find the holes in your play and improve your game many times over.
Some previous reviews state that there are only a limited number of different hands being played over and over. These poor souls are using an early demo version of the software. One can only assume they didn't register or enter a license key to unlock the full program. In the earlier demo version of the game, this was the intentional demo limitation - it dealt the same 100 hands over and over in the same order.
I'm a software developer myself, and this is a beautifully designed and implemented poker "system" - far beyond the typical cheap computer card game. The smooth play, clean graphics, wide variety of game structures and opponents, and the many educational features all contribute to a fun learning experience. And yes - those computer science professors do know how to generate randomly dealt hands!! Use the program for 15 months and over 15,000 hands as I have and see your poker skills grow and grow."
Thanks to the gentleman who posted the above because it saved me a lot of time and was very well done. This is a great company to do business with and their customer support is beyond words. If you are a beginner or someone who thinks you have mastered the game, you owe it to yourself to buy this software. I bought it about 4 years ago for $129.95 and discovered it was a steal at that price. I had never played before and wanted the best software available and this is it. The online Forum is awesome. Incredibly astute players who will help you with any question you have no matter how technical the question about Texas Holdem or they can offer tips on how to better use the software. Anyone who rates this software below 5 stars should have a second look before they write their review.
And, of course, the more you play the bots the more their game improves against you which obviously forces you to take your game up a notch. Lest we forget, the more you play the bots the better you become as you see their strengths and weaknesses. It works the same way when you play another player over and over again, you are suppose to learn to exploit their weaknesses. That's the whole point. And, no I do not work for the company in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I live in San Diego and wouldn't begin to know how to program my own TV not to mention this marvelous software. Enough said, buy it now.
Poker Academy V2 (Win/Mac)
Poker Academy V2 (Win/Mac)
Description of Poker Academy V2 (Win/Mac)
Poker Academy 2 is a straight-up poker simulation that recreates the feeling of real Hold 'Em action. It's got powerful AI and multiple playing options, to assist you in taking your pokergame to the next level.Cards & Casino Games
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