August 16, 2010
Thoughts on New Poker Crusher Software
I know the saying that bad publicity is still publicity, but I guess I’m just going to go ahead and give this piece of software some bad publicity. There’s a program out now called Poker Crusher, and personally I disdain this type of program, but first let me tell you what it does.
Poker Crusher basically is a stat tracking tool, similar to Poker Copilot, Poker Tracker, and Hold ‘Em Manager, but the difference is the user doesn’t have to actually be in hands with his or her opponents to get their stats. Poker Crusher runs on a central database, and if a player is in the database, the player making the query gets all the information the database has on the player queried.
Now while this sounds good in theory, and of course gives the user a competitive edge, it just doesn’t seem like it’s a legitimate way to track data on another player. I’m all for the use of self generated data bases such as the ones created with the other three programs, but what Crusher is essentially doing is trying to circumvent the anti-datamining policies that just about every reputable poker online room has.
Perhaps it’s just that I see it as unfair that an anonymous player should have data on the tens of thousands of hands that I’ve played and have been logged in the crusher database, while I only have data on the ten I’ve played against him. Let’s call it an invasion of Everest Poker Francais privacy. In the hands of a sophisticated statistician or user, nearly anyone can be exploited by this method. And the software isn’t winning any favor in my book since it’s banned by several of the rooms it’s compatible with.
But the worst part is this: in the hand of an inexperienced user, they’re only going to lose money in the long run. A good player will quickly realize if he is being played against based upon his stats. A few cheap showdowns will give this away, and the experience player will be able to manipulate the data the other player is using and simply change the play style against that particular player.
It’s simply a lose-lose proposition.
Filed by admin at 2:40 pm under Fun Infos, Games + Cheats, World Of Gambling
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