PokerHelper

AI

poker assistant

SHOW HN2020

7points
9comments
#2,707of 3,028 in 2020
Top 90%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.

Performance: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

Objections

  • Using it at online poker amounts to cheating

    From 2 comments
    • Is the aim of this to help people cheat when playing online poker for real money on sites like 888 poker etc? If so I think that's a pretty awful service.
      LandR on HN
    • I've never been in a casino playing cash poker games that would allow someone to sit with an app on their phone calculating odds. Most wouldn't allow you to be using your phone…
      LandR on HN
  • Recommendations are inconsistent and sometimes poor for the same hand

    From 2 comments
    • Is it normal that evaluating multiple times the same cards with same settings, sometimes it tells to fold, sometimes to call and sometime to raise?
      achairapart on HN
    • Sorry Chis, I think this needs work. Ah4h on 5hKh7c with 100 in the middle facing a 50 bet = fold? Seems odd.. but maybe you are evaluating things without stack depth, etc...?
      FailMore on HN

Questions

  • Is it normal for the same cards to get different fold, call and raise advice?

    From 1 comment
    • Is it normal that evaluating multiple times the same cards with same settings, sometimes it tells to fold, sometimes to call and sometime to raise?
      achairapart on HN

Alternatives named

  • Odds calculator apps

    From 1 comment
    • Short of finding a way to see your opponents cards, I wouldn't really say it was possible to cheat at poker. This service is just one step beyond the many odds calculator apps…
      chris140957 on HN

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