What Poker program do you use?

Let me begin by giving some Poker background information about myself. I only play (No Limit) Texas Hold'em Poker and I prefer the gameplay mechanics behind Table Stakes versus Cash Games, but I could play either. I only recently got into playing Poker, but I am a quick learner at many things I set my mind towards. From my observation, good Poker players succeed by a combination of:

a) Simply good Poker ability and knowledge of the "fundamentals" in gameplay including (yet not limited to) knowing when to adapt their play style in the classic "exploitative vs theoretical" approach.

b) (related to knowing theory and fundamentals of the game) Knowing how to approach the game from the mathematical side; this could be as simple as calculating pot odds and equity, or as scenario-specific as putting someone on a hand range during the course of the hand. 

c) The psychology element of Poker is the last key I believe, but this may be the least important of the three; real Poker isn't as psychology heavy as Hollywood would have you believe, but it is still relevant - especially in high level games.

Prior to getting into Poker, I naturally loved the field of psychology and reading people in general (especially non-verbals). It then occurred to me that I might like this game: especially if my strength was the thing that people probably learn last.

I am still fairly new to Poker, but in the short time I've been playing I have really improved a lot and I keep learning; more importantly, I think I found another game that I love!

Since I am determined to improve my Poker, I was curious which Poker program anyone recommends. Furthermore, are certain programs good for different levels of Poker, or does the expert player stick with the first-program they ever bought?

There are so many programs available: Flopzilla, The Poker Strategy Equilab, Stars Helper just off of the top of my head, and I've heard of many others. Can anyone recommend their favorite program to use, or perhaps other resources for improvement that I may not be utilizing yet?

(p.s. If anyone has any questions for me about anything Poker related, then feel free to ask in this forum [others may have the same question] and I'll try to answer - I realize that a decision such as deciding on a certain program may be person specific based on many factors, such as what they are trying to get out of it, or how serious they will take Poker).

I saw this post a few days ago and decided not to respond, mostly because I almost never use the programs you referred to. I play poker full time. Live cash game player living in Las Vegas. I play 35 hours per week (or more) and save 5 hours per week for study (which is probably too little in my opinion, but let's face it, study is boring). I play the huge majority of my time in PLO (Pot Limit Omaha). My live sessions are usually $5-5-10, but I'll play smaller or larger if the games are good. I play micro stakes online for training with friends, or stakes as high as $100-200 online. Live only as high as $100-100. I strongly believe that a subscription to one of the video training sites is more valuable than working with the premium software on the market. I use Run It Once (as cheap as $30/month) but many are good. They can be filtered by game type (PLO vs NLHE etc.), Cash game vs MTTs, 6 max vs HU vs full ring, or even filtered so you just watch the videos of your favorite authors. There's a ton of great material available. If instead you are determined to find software that you can mess with, Poker Juice is amazing. I think it is connected to Pro Poker Tools. I really haven't played around with it a lot, but it does look good. Also, several of my friends recommend PIO Solver, but again, I don't have a lot of experience with it. But really, for newer players, I don't think there's any substitute for watching 200 hours of video of Phil Galfond playing poker and telling me his thought process as he plays every hand. Worth a ton more than the subscription price.

Every day I see at least one person sitting at the poker table playing on Chess.com. Maybe one day I'll run into you. You can find me at Aria unless I'm at home playing in a juicy online game.

Best wishes.

Thank you for your thoughts (NM) @Ty_Twadd 

This advice is certainly something I'll consider. 

I played poker for a living about 7 years ago, but moved on about a year after black friday.  The software is all specific to what you need really.  If you are still learning I would say get either Holdem Manager or Pokertracker so that you can replay and analyse your hands and stats.  Both come with a HUD, so you can track how other people are playing.  At this stage I wouldn't advise buying any other software.  Equilab is an excellent tool which is free and that you can use whilst analysing your hands. 

In terms of learning, there is lots of content out there.  When I was playing the heads up content was pretty poor (because the better players were reluctant to give much away about how they played), but the content on other forms of poker was fairly good to learn from.  When I started I got free trials with all the poker training sites, downloaded their content and got lots of information for free.

@chessterfish I've had some time to experiment with Equilab and it is an excellent program considering it is free; thank you for suggesting this option. I've already experimented with many other various resources prior to creating this forum (and I'd heard of Equilab, but never got the time to try it out). Equilab is becoming a favorite of mine

By the way, if anyone else has any suggestions for this forum: make sure to include them. This forum is about helping out others as much as it is about me helping myself

i play online poker ignition casino and intertops 

studying poker in order to become a better grinder 

id like to hear some veiws on ignition casino if any of u have expereince with it

i find it to be a little "sketchy" ever sense they made it random table selection 

however my suspicions dont have hard facts but just some reasoning behind them 

Ignition was originally called Bodog, then it was renamed Bovada, and later rebranded as Ignition. In the early days it was a sports betting site, and the poker games were very soft, filled with sports gamblers. I liked Ignition quite a bit, and I used it often when I was serious about learning to play PLO. Nowadays, people in Nevada (where I live) aren't allowed to play on Ignition, so I've moved on. I thought it was a good site, and felt like it was relatively free from all the grinders you find on Stars. Now that people are trying to sneak bots onto the sites, and colluding with other players in an effort to beat the online games, I only use these sites for smaller stakes, and don't keep much money on them. The private sites like PPPoker where you need to settle up weekly and need someone to vouch for you in order to get in, are another option, but the trust issue is an obstacle that is too great for many players. The rake is also quite high (compared to sites like Stars or Ignition), but the games can be very good, until the pros eventually weasel their way in.

PIOsolver is basically the only program that is needed nowadays.

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it's not so i suggest you do 

the only program that is needed nowadays.

Compartilho da sua paixão pelo poker e pela busca constante por aprimoramento no jogo. É notável como você se dedica à compreensão das nuances do poker, desde as estratégias fundamentais até os aspectos matemáticos e psicológicos do jogo. A sua abordagem em relação ao jogo é admirável, pois você não apenas aprende, mas também experimenta constantemente novos recursos para aprimorar suas habilidades. Também gosto especialmente de abrir novos caminhos no jogo e especialmente no pôquer. Recentemente descobri o serviço https://casinotop.pt/casinos-deposito-10-euros/ onde poderá encontrar uma visão geral dos melhores casinos com depósito mínimo de 10 euros em Portugal em 2023. Naturalmente, ali estão reunidas as plataformas de jogos mais populares, que contam com uma ampla seleção de jogos, incluindo pôquer emocionante, para jogadores que, como nós, buscam experiências incríveis.

Thanks for the information!