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Party Poker Scanner - Everything You Need to Know
How A Card Scanner Works
The software that lets you play online poker runs on your computer. Most poker sites like Party
Poker and Empire Poker show your pocket cards large and clear on your screen. So, now you have the
dream of finding a program that scans your cards at each hand - ideally it would do the math, calculate
the odds, and then tell you what to do. Such a program might even play the game while you nap in another
room.
What Party Poker and Empire Poker Say
Of course, the companies behind Party Poker and other sites are against card scanners and similar
programs. The License Agreements that you must agree to when installing clearly forbid using
any software that attempts to hack or interfere with the poker programs. More importantly,
it is clear that Party Poker can detect other programs trying to intercept its data, and will cease operating
if you use them.
Will A Poker Scanner Make Me Rich?
Even if you could find and use a Party Poker scanner, would it truly be a cash cow? It is true
that making solid decisions about game play and always knowing the pot/implied odds is critical
to success at online poker. My dad is a veteran poker player, and even wrote a book on it. He told
me once that you make the most money at poker in situations where you shouldn't have even been
in the hand at all. A computer that always makes the mathematically correct decision will make
some money, but in the long run, it's small potatoes.
How To Really Beat Online Poker
So how can you gain an advantage over other online poker players? I'll posit an answer and it
may not be the magic bullet that you're looking for. You can beat Party Poker by simply being
a smarter, more controlled player than your opponents. If you play poker just for entertainment,
it's a game. If you play poker to make money, then it's a job. Take that job seriously by studying
your opponents,
keeping book
on their play and yours, and most importantly, keeping a cool head at the poker table.
If you've read this far I'll tell you one more way to get an edge: by using our
Poker Mate
software to track your opponents in each game. Go get 'em, Tiger!
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