http://www.poker-academy.com/media/ en-us Poker Academy shares related news, reviews, and product information. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:11:46 CDT Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:11:46 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss support@poker-academy.com http://www.poker-academy.com/media/anuman-licensing-deal news Poker Academy has signed a pan-European licensing deal with Anuman Interactive, a French publisher of games, as part of the poker software developer's mission to improve the poker skills of Texas Holdem players around the world. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/anuman-licensing-deal Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/poker-software-for-macs reviews-papro Poker Academy Pro was recently hailed as the ultimate poker software for Macs in a review by Mac Poker Tools. In the poker software review, Mac Poker Tools proclaimed that PA Pro is a powerful tool that can help players earn money at the tables. The review also reported that PA Pro could help any level player probe their game, gauge progress, as well as find and fix weaknesses. In short, Mac Poker Tools said PA Pro is the best among Mac poker training software. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/poker-software-for-macs Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/poker-research news Card Player took an active interest in Poker Academy this past month with staff writer Bob Pajich writing three articles about us, lauding our commitment to poker research and endorsing the efficacy of our poker software products as "must-haves." http://www.poker-academy.com/media/poker-research Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/man-machine news Poker Academy will supply the technological platform for the first $50,000 Man-Machine Poker Championship, which will take place on July 23 and 24. The $50,000 Man-Machine Poker Championship will pit a poker-playing computer program developed at the University of Alberta against two top-level poker professionals: Phil "The Unabomber" Laak and Ali Eslami. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/man-machine Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/learn-texas-holdem news Poker Academy's flagship product, Poker Academy Pro, was hailed as "the premier software solution to learn Texas Holdem" by Online Poker Tools at http://www.online-poker-tools.com. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/learn-texas-holdem Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/problem-areas news Poker Academy Prospector is the next step in poker analysis. It can search your hands from over 100 sites (yes even PAO) and give instant feedback on how you, and your opponent play. Using the PA Prospector reports, it is easy to see exactly which situations you lose money. Be it positional play, chasing sets, or missing flush draws, this program will shine a bright light on your problem areas. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/problem-areas Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/friends-ratings products PAO (Poker Academy Online) recently received a number of updates, including friends lists, a revised ratings page, and more server capacity. The update followed a 10 hour downtime but was well received by our users. Here is a quick run-through of the updates included. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/friends-ratings Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/belgium-poker news Easy Computing and Poker Academy launch "Poker Academy Texas Holdem" for the Netherlands and Belgium poker markets. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/belgium-poker Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/software-guide news Written by Shay Addams, the first edition of "The Poker Player's Software Guide" appeared in 1996 and was hailed by Mike Caro as the definitive book on the subject. "After selling out quickly," said Addams, "I retired to Costa Rica to squander my life savings. After successfully doing so, I'm working on the second edition, which will review the new wave of Texas Holdem poker software. The guide will be available later this year as a free downloadable ebook at http://www.onlinepokersoftwaretools.com/. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/software-guide Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/texas-holdem-poker reviews-papro "By pitting you against several types of bots with a wide range of strategies and skill levels, the game [Poker Academy Pro] succeeds where many other poker programs fail," said writer Will Smith. The review appeared in Deal Magazine's (http://www.dealmagazine.com/) fall 2006 issue. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/texas-holdem-poker Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/software-review reviews-papro Maximum PC reviews Poker Academy Pro in the magazine's December 2006 issue. The verdict: a 9 out of 10. According to writer Will Smith, "By pitting you against several different types of bots with a wide variety of strategies and skill levels, PA Pro succeeds where many other poker games fail. You can actually pick up skills and improve your game playing against these opponents...the most realistic, convincing bots we've played against." http://www.poker-academy.com/media/software-review Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/shootout-tournament products Poker Academy Pro and Standard just received a new update. This release contains some prominent features to further improve the PAO experience. The big enhancements are Shootout Tournaments and a new look for the Online Lobby. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/shootout-tournament Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/support products The Poker Academy Support page just got a whole lot more useful. Check it out at http://www.poker-academy.com/support/. Also announcing the revamped Poker Academy Articles page. With this new setup we aim to give more details and our thoughts about products updates, software reviews, and announcements. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/support Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/aaai-poker news The 2006 AAAI Poker Championship is the first of an annual championship which pits the best poker-playing programs in the world against each other. This event is the most intense competition available for poker programs. In the inaugural year of this competition, the University of Alberta emerged with first place in both events, furthering their reputation as the leader in Poker AI. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/aaai-poker Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/poker-odds-calculator products Keeping with Poker Academy's mission to provide new and innovative ways to improve everyone's Texas Hold'em poker experience and their chances of winning more often, software developer Graham McEvoy authored a new online gadget called the "Poker Odds Calculator" made available for free via the Google Desktop Toolbar. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/poker-odds-calculator Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/holdem-poker news Merscom LLC today announced an agreement with the leading holdem poker developer to publish "Poker Academy Texas Holdem" across seas, in the United Kingdom and Nordic countries. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/holdem-poker Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/final-table news "Big Ron" Hargrove won $133,760 by making the final table and finishing third place at the Caesars Palace Casino Circuit Champ Tournament. Big Ron attributes a big part of his success to training diligently with Poker Academy Texas Holdem software. The tournament took place on October 30 through November 2, 2005, in Elizabeth, Indiana. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/final-table Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/poker-reviews reviews-pro Mike David of GameZone.com provides a detailed review of Poker Academy Pro 2.0. He makes it clear that he has played his fair share of poker and provided a number of poker reviews. The final conclusion is a 90% rating, earning the distinction of Editor's Choice. http://www.poker-academy.com/media/poker-reviews Poker Academy http://www.poker-academy.com/media/best-poker reviews-pro PC Gamer magazine has given Poker Academy Pro 2.0 a rating of "Excellent" in the October 2005 issue. In the review, editor Rob Smith wrote," Let's get this out of the way upfront: this game is a $129 buy. You read that right. And let's get this clear, too: it's probably the best investment you can make if you want your poker playing to improve, your knowledge of the game to deepen, and your confidence against all kinds of opponents to grow. " http://www.poker-academy.com/media/best-poker Poker Academy