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Poker Evolver version 1.1.3 is now released. This means that all poker rooms of iPoker network are now supported. iPoker is one of the largest poker networks with more than 60 poker rooms including Titan Poker, CD Poker and Noble Poker. More information about iPoker network can be found from pokerscout.com or from ipoker.com.

It is now also possible to get Poker Evolver for free by playing at Titan Poker. The requirement is to get 125 Titan Points. Detailed instructions can be found from here.

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We have now proceeded to final testing of Poker Evolver version 1.1. Testing version with support to all poker rooms of iPoker network was released today to the closed testing group. It will be available to everyone at 25th of January.

Please note that we are accepting no more new testers to the Poker Evolver testing group.

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Most bugs of iPoker support has now been fixed from Poker Evolver and new testing version was released yesterday to our testing group.

Testing of Poker Evolver v.1.1 proceeds to the next phase at friday 18th of January when we will release a testing version which supports all poker rooms of iPoker network. After that version is tested properly, iPoker support will be available to everyone.

More information about testing can be found from here.

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Matti
Poker Evolver - Tool for online poker players

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You can now get Poker Evolver for free by playing at Mansion.com. Requirements are to sign-up from bonus page, play and get 130 Mansion Poker Points.

More details can be found from here.

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Poker Evolver is now able to calculate your risk of ruin. With this value you see what is the probability that you will lose all your poker bankroll with your current playing style and stakes. You are also able to conclude whether you are playing at too high levels.

Risk of Ruin is calculated from our test data where it is not very high

Risk of Ruin

Risk of ruin shows the probability of loosing your entire bankroll. If you are interested about maths, Risk of Ruin is calculated at Poker Evolver using the following equation:

Angel Largay has an article about Bankroll Management using this equation. Mason Malmuth has also comprehensive explanation at his book Gambling Theory and other topic. Information about calculating hourly win rate and hourly standard deviation can be found from Poker Evolver User’s Manual.

This equation is not 100% accurate in the real world because it assumes that your win rate and hourly standard deviation are constant. In reality these both change all the time. It also takes many thousand hands before the equation gives good results but that’s not a problem to us, is it?

When are you playing at too high stakes?

It depends how big risk you are willing to take. I would say however that if your risk of ruin is bigger than 1%, you should consider playing at lower stakes. If you can’t continue playing after losing your current roll, you can’t take very big risks.

If you want to move up fast and are not so worried going broke, your risk of ruin can be higher. In this case remember that scary money does not win.

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Matti
Poker Evolver - Poker Statistics Software

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Party Poker uses wrong rules at heads up situation

I was testing some Party Poker hand histories that were sent to us because Poker Evolver was not able to import them correctly. I noticed that those were all heads up hands which had problems.

The reason why Poker Evolver had problems interpreting the hands, is that in the heads up situation the player on the button gets Big Blind! Yes, that’s true, at least on the cash games. And it is definitely wrong. It is said in the Bob Ciaffone’s Rules Of Poker: “In heads-up play with two blinds, the small blind is on the button.” I haven’t played much at Party so I haven’t ever realized this before.

How should I adapt to these rules?

These rules gives a huge edge for the player on the button because he/she can act last on the pre-flop as well as on the flop. Having position is very important at heads up so you should play more hands than usual from the button and less hands when you don’t have the button.

A screenshot of a heads up situation at Party Poker above.

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Matti
Poker Evolver Team

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First bugs of the iPoker support are already fixed from the testing version of Poker Evolver. Some users were not able to use Live Tracker at Titan (That’s why we do this testing thing ) but it works now. Thanks for those who sent the first bug reports, good work!

If you are interested about testing Poker Evolver, you can still apply. Read instructions from here.

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Testing started

New testing version of Poker Evolver is now released to the beta testers. Please report bugs to the forum or directly to support[at]pokerevolver.com. We are already started accepting new testers so all you new applicants should receive Poker Evolver registration code to your mail soon.

You can still apply

If you are not applied beta testing program yet and are interested about testing, you can still apply. See instructions from this post.

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We are no more accepting new testers.

Testing of Poker Evolver v.1.1 starts tomorrow (3rd of January). This is a major upgrade with iPoker support. You can now apply to be a beta tester. Only 250 first applicants will be accepted.

Major upgrades of Poker Evolver are tested first by closed beta testing group that gets new features before others. Because all original testers are not so active anymore, we are taking now new testers.

Benefits of becoming a beta tester:

• Free lifetime beta license.
• Get new features before others.
• Access to the beta area of the forum
• Better possibilities to affect which features will be created next to Poker Evolver

Instructions for applying to the beta program:

• Create a Titan Poker account using this link and bonus code EVOLVER.
• Deposit some money to your Titan Poker account.
  • You will get 100% sign up bonus up to $500
• Fill in this application form.
• Wait confirmation mail. You will receive it usually within 24 hours. We will manually process every application.

Beta Testing process

Beta testing will be made in two phases.

Phase 1

• Starts at 3rd of January 2008
• Primary target of testing: Titan Poker
• Titan Poker is the only room from the iPoker network that is supported by Poker Evolver
• Other supported poker rooms are listed here
• Will continue until there is no known major bugs when playing at Titan

Phase 2

• Starts at 18th of January 2008
• Primary target of testing: All poker rooms of iPoker network
• All iPoker rooms are supported by Poker Evolver

Beta Testing FAQ:

Q: Why do I have to register to Titan Poker?
A: We want to make sure that you are able to play in Titan Poker because iPoker support is our main target of testing.

Q: Can I apply to be a tester if I already have a Titan Poker Account?
A: No, you unfortunately can’t.

Q: I already have a Titan Poker account. Why I can’t apply to beta program?
A: We are unable to know whether you have an account or not if you are not registered using bonus code EVOLVER.

Q: Why do I have to make a deposit to Titan Poker?
A: Poker Evolver does not support play money so only real money players are able to test the software.

Q: How many beta testers will you take?
A: 250 first applicants will be accepted.

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Poker Evolver version 1.1 is almost here. This is major upgrade to the software. The most visible new feature in it will be the support for the iPoker network. Now we want to test that version well to make sure that everything works correctly before the actual release.

Testing will be made by beta testing group. Because some of the original testers are not so active anymore, we will now take limited amount of new beta testers. Registration to beta testing will be opened tomorrow so be ready if you want to be one of testers. Beta testers will get lifetime beta license of the software which means that they get new features always before others. Those who belong to the original beta testing group, will get this new beta version automatically when it is released.

I will post more information tomorrow.

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