Texas Holdem Poker Software

So you know the best starting hands, have grasped the concepts behind pot odds, learned how to play after the flop, and have some idea of how to read the board. Or perhaps you haven't. For the online poker player, the statistics and number crunching that is so integral to poker can now be automated in real-time, and sophisticated poker simulators can help you analyze and improve your game!

This is a list of the best odds calculators, statistics and simulation software on the market. All of these programs have free trial versions for download, and a few can even be obtained for free if you sign up with a sponsoring poker room. And yes, all of these programs are legal for real-money play, and do not violate the terms of any poker room agreement.

Odds Calculators, Statistics and Analysis

FREE with participating poker room sign-up!
• Holdem Genius : Holdem Genius is the next generation of real-time poker statistics software! Holdem Genius incorporates itself right into the game as a skin, saving valuable desktop space. It gives you complete odds and outs, lists which hands can currently beat you, and tells you if you have the nuts! Holdem Genius supports multiple tables, and is fully customizable. You can't afford to be playing without this software! Holdem Genius is free for an entire year when you sign up with a sponsoring poker room.


FREE with participating poker room sign-up!
• Texas Calculatem and Texas Calculatem Pro : Texas Calculatem is the hottest selling poker calculator around! It gives you real-time odds in an intuitive, easy to read format, and offers advice on how to play your hand. It supports over 100 poker rooms, and game setup is practically automatic. If you'd like to improve your online poker game without having to analyze dozens of complicated statistics, Texas Calculatem is the program for you. The new Pro version has a sleek interface and even more features! Texas Calculatem is free for an entire year when you sign up with a sponsoring poker room.

FREE with participating poker room sign-up!
• Poker Office : PokerOffice is the most sophisticated tool on the market for online Texas Holdem! Version 2 has just been released, with new features such as a hand replayer, mucked cards display, and even more detailed statistics! PokerOffice allows you to track all of your opponents actions as well as your own game, while you are playing, without any need for hand histories or user input. It brings you summarized statistical reports, spreadsheets and graphs of your and your opponents' play. Over 40 poker rooms are supported, and the overlay feature inserts relevant statistical information on your poker table! Poker Office is free when you sign up for a sponsored poker room.

FREE with participating poker room sign-up!
• Sit & Go Shark : Sit & Go Shark is an in-game poker coach designed for sit & go tournaments. Combines the features of a poker calculator with real-time professional advice from poker pro Roy Rounder! Stop losing money at tournaments and become a sit & go shark today!

FREE with participating poker room sign-up!
• Poker Usher : Poker Usher is a unique software concept. It allows you to determine the loosest tables with the least skilled opponents. All poker experts know that your best chance at winning comes when you're playing against loose, weak opponents! Improve your table selection and get Poker Usher today!

Free play money version!
• Holdem Inspector : Holdem Inspector allows you to create custom player profiles with detailed strategies for every stage of play. During play, Holdem Inspector offers spoken suggestions on how to play your hand, as well as a detailed list of odds for hitting all your possible hands. For those who own Poker Tracker (below), Holdem Inspector can read player information from Poker Tracker's database. The program also tracks your hand histories and includes a hand simulator. Works with all major poker rooms and all Prima poker rooms.

Free trial, fully-functional up to 1000 hands!
• Poker Tracker : Poker Tracker is a popular and sophisticated analysis program that uses your hand histories (in near real-time or manually) to calculate a wide range of statistics. Poker Tracker is packed with valuable in-depth information on your poker game, and optional plug-ins add overlay information to your poker table. This is the preferred analysis tool for serious online poker players! Available for Texas Hold'em and Omaha 8, and works with all the major poker rooms. Free trial download allows you to import up to 1000 hands!

Poker Simulators

Free trial download!
• DD Tournament Poker : DD Tournament Poker allows you to simulate limit, pot limit and no limit Texas Holdem tournaments against advanced computer opponents with a variety of real-world playing styles. You can also practice against real opponents over the internet. DD Tournament Poker allows you to create your own custom tournaments and analyze your play. It even comes with a poker clock to use in your home tournament games. All this for only $29.99, a fraction of the cost of competing poker simulators!
• Poker Academy : Poker Academy is a top of the line commercial poker tournament simulator that's just like having an expensive pro poker coach! Free demo.
• Wilson Software : The standard for commercial poker simulation software for over 15 years! Simulators are available for tournament and ring game Hold'em, Omaha and Stud variations.