Poker Software and Analysis

From my tests so far, while Texas Calculatem can play a tight-aggressive game pre-flop, the post-flop play is definitely on the passive side.

However, most Poker experts use an aggressive game, though their tightness can vary.

I have therefore slightly modified the way I use Texas Calculatem in order to become more aggressive while using it.

Before beginning, I tighten up the settings a little, using the recommendations from this article.

Pre-Flop

Pre-flop Poker is a lot simpler than the post-flop game. And I believe that Texas Calculatem is already very strong in this area. So I mostly follow Texas Calculatem's pre-flop advice.

Post-Flop

I modify the post-flop game slightly using the "Odds To Win" and "Players In" values.

There are many reasons for betting and raising in Poker. Players may bet to bluff, bet to protect their hand, bet for value or bet for some other reason.

Suppose you've just seen the flop, Texas Calculatem estimates that your odds to win are 2:1, and there are 4 opponents remaining. If you bet, and the others call, the pot odds for your bet will be 4:1, which is double your odds to win.

It's therefore generally worth betting if the number of callers is greater than your odds to win.

However, the number of callers can be hard to quantify.

Most limit Poker players will call a single raise if they've already called. So if there are already more callers (of a single bet) than your "Odds To Win" by the time it's your turn to act, then it could be worth raising.

If you are first to act, or the number of callers is less than the number of callers, then things are less clear cut. If the total number of opponents is less than your "Odds To Win", then there is clearly no chance of there being enough callers to make a raise worthwhile.

Also, keep in mind that the "Odds To Win" is just an estimate, and the bounds for error are not given.

Therefore, to allow for error in the "Odds To Win" and number of callers, it would be prudent to wait till the number of active opponents (i.e. those who have not folded) is atleast double the "Odds To Win".

And to keep in mind Texas Calculatem's analysis of the fold depth and proprietary algorithmns, these raises should not be made if Texas Calculatem is recommending a "Check or Fold". Though calls may be considered if the pot odds are still favourable.

Summary Of The Post Flop System

The Aggressive Texas Calculatem is as follows:

If Texas Calculatem does NOT recommend a "Check or Fold", and the number of opponents is more than double the "Odds to Win", then bet/raise.

Conclusion

Initial tests seem promising, though the sample size is small. Detailed results shall be posted in the Performance Reports section when then available.