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Originally Posted by NutFlush69
I have a thread up about this now and some 2p2 members have provided me with some great information. I'm currently trying out all of the different equity calculators and software out there on the market right now and seeing which ones are best for me. Could someone please either tell me, or direct me to information about, what Flopzilla does that would make it still pertinent to me if I had PokerRanger and Equilab and was getting proficient with both. Would Flopzilla still provide some benefits to me?
Thanks in advance. Just trying to see what software fills what roles, you know?
Hi NutFlush69,
From the thread you're referring to I get the impression that you're just getting started in poker and don't really know what's up or down, left or right yet. I think the best thing for you to do is to start out by reading some books on the subject and learn how to do math by hand (with pen, paper, a regular calculator and a free equity calculator). Before you're in control of the math, there's not much point in looking at calculators. Please understand that it's a common misconception that a calculator will teach you math and how to do analysis; it won't and it really shouldn't be your starting point.
After you feel you understand the math behind poker and want to look at calculators, all you need to do is ask yourself "what kind of problems do I want to solve?". After you've made a list of those kinds of questions, look which calculator(s) will help you solve those problems. Frankly, at the point you're in now, there's really no point in buying a tool, given that it sounds like you don't know yet which job you're trying to get done.
Finally, don't buy software you don't understand in the hopes that you'll "grow into it". Your learning curve is helped significantly if you just stick with a program you understand.
Cheers,
Scylla
Last edited by scylla; 09-15-2014 at 04:38 AM.