Software and Memberships to Buy

There is a ton of poker software and memberships out there for purchase. Some of which should be in any serious poker's arsenal. At this time I have yet to purchase any of these. For my level of play the cost of the software and memberships are alot. I do however realize how insignificant the cost may be if it helps me win more money.

Below are some of what I have found and been informed of, some descriptions of each and links if anyone would like some more information. (In no particular order)

SharkScope - A website that offers player statistics for SNG's (Sit 'N' Go's) from many major sites. They also have an option to search for registering SNG's with a 'rating' of how fishy or sharky. They do allow 5 free searches a day for free, which I often use. They offer both a monthly subscription plan as well as a fixed number of searches plan.

The PokerDB - (Now owned by Bluff Magazine.) A website similar to Sharkscope, but for MTT (Multi Table Tournaments). Now that it is being run by Bluff, it appears to be a very extensive database. The free version is very useful. You can have a watch list to track any number of players you'd like.

Poker Tracker - A software program for tracking your own statistics as well as anyone else you are playing against. Poker Tracker is available in (3) versions. They are Hold'em, Omaha and Stud. The Omaha and Stud versions work with all variations of each game. Hi, Hi-lo, etc.

PokerAce HUD - An add-on to Poker Tracker that adds a Heads Up Display. Basically it puts statistics of the players at your table on the table while you are playing.

Idle Miner - An add-on to Poker Tracker that gets hand histories of tables and players while you are not playing. It can run while you are not at home at all. Lets you choose what limits, table size, max and min players, etc.

Sit-n-Go Power Tools - A software program for analyzing and understanding your play during the bubble stage of SNG's. This understanding can be extrapolated to MTT final table play as well. During the bubble stage Pushing or Folding are often the only correct plays and this software can help you find which is the correct choice.

PokerXFactor - A website with a wide range of poker training and evaluation. For starters they have training videos made by Online pro's of their actual game play with a voice overlay. With membership you have the ability to animate entire hand histories into an easy to see table like view. They have just recently added some tools built into this with 'PXF Hand History Analyzer'

Now this list is far from exhaustive, but it does include some of the most usefull options I have come across. I plan to add most if not all of these softwares and memberships to my arsenal over some time. It may take some time as these add up to $100's.

I hope you have found this helpful. If there is anything you believe should be on this list just add a comment and I may add it at a later time.