Firefox Poker Extensions

Author: Simon Dexter

If you are using Mozilla as your browser of choice then this could be for you. If you are not, then perhaps you should.

It’s time to grow up and get yourself a decent browser. Ok, I’m a fan of Firefox and have been for a long time and it was the ability to, quite literally, add add-ons that made me a fan.

I’ve found a poker extension which some people might find helpful, especially those who have trouble evaluating pot odds i.e. the chance you have of winning the hands compared with the amount of money in the pot. If the odds are in your favour then over a period of time you should come out on top.

That is what the clever people know about Texas Hold ‘Em Poker. There are bluffs, semi-bluffs, blinds and antes but the most important thing to know is whether you should be playing a hand after you’ve seen the flop, seen the turn and ultimately got a look at the river.

The extension I found was developed by Poker Eval (not Poker Evil, which is something completely different) which can be downloaded from their website and seems an excellent help, especially to those new to poker.

The interface is easy to use and it gives you options regarding your seat position and the number of opponents still in the hand.

It is quick to calculate the odds on winning a hand and looks, at first sight, a nifty tool.

On the downside you need to be pretty quick off the mark to enter all the cards into the system and it can get pretty tricky as the game wears on and the speed you need to play quickens.

This is definitely not a Texas Hold ‘Em tool when playing turbo or lightning poker as you need the speed and eye co-ordination of an expert gamer to use it properly. It seems a cool tool to have if you are starting to learn about probability but seems more for the novice than the accomplished player.

User Tip

Poker Eval can provide recommendations based on your two pocket cards. This recommendation only appears when both hole cards are selected, all flop/turn/river cards are face down and the feature Starting hand info in the configuration dialog has been set to Sit & Go or Tournament.

This entry was posted on Friday, May 11th, 2007 at 2:31 pm and is filed under General Poker.

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