How does Holdem Genius™ calculate odds?
• Many people think that Holdem Genius™ calculates the poker odds by randomly dealing the outcome many times, and averaging out the results (i.e. the Monte Carlo method). This is partially true, but it is not nearly enough in the game of poker: a Texas Hold Em player who has stayed in while others have folded no longer can be considered to have any old random hand. For this reason Holdem Genius™ uses a proprietary predictive algorithm to give weight to your opponents’ poker hands, and determines the probability that you will have the best hand at the River using that algorithm. Advice is given based on this probability, and adjusted according to your position in relation to the dealer button. Holdem Genius™ also calculates Pot Odds, which are a critical factor in skillful, high-percentage poker. They’re mathematically complex and quite confusing for most people, but they essentially work like this: If the money you can win in a pot – compared to a ratio of how much you need to put in a
