Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Sometimes You Just Have To (Spontaneously) Move On

In the middle of a strategy session with my buddy Will yesterday, we decided to check out HEM (Hold'em Manager), a competitor to Pokertracker which many folks have begun using. After one day of using the trial, I think its safe to say that I will be using HEM going forward. There is just so much great functionality, and I'm already reaping the benefits of having 3-bet/fold to 3-bet stats available in my HUD, which is now configured as follows:

VPIP/PFR/AF/Hands
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3-bet/Fold to 3-bet/Steal
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Fold to Flop C-bet/Fold to turn 2nd barrel/Cbet %

This already includes 4 more stats (3-bet, Fold to 3-bet, Steal, Fold to 2nd barrel) than were on the main display of my old HUD.

Unfortunately, what this also means is that I will no longer have pretty PokerEV graphs to post. However, HEM does have built in all-in EV calculations, so my graphs can still include that. Set-o-meter results will also no longer be obtainable. I guess I'll have to do without those tools, which didn't add a whole lot of real value anyway. They were reassuring at times I felt I was running bad though. Time to focus less on running good/bad and more about making the right decisions and maximizing winrate.

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