PokerSoftware Podcast Welcomes Poker Push Bot

PokerSoftware.com is proud to announce that the second [odcast in its monthly series has been released.  The PokerSoftware Podcast is a 16.4 MB download, free to download and listen to on your computer or iPod, and can be found through our site or iTunes.

In Episode 2, we talk with Poker Push Bot’s Ben Giordano.  The first topic of conversation revolved around how Giordano developed Poker Push Bot.  He mentioned that when he was in college, he had a set of sophisticated spreadsheets for fold/shove situations for online tournaments.  About a year ago, he decided to get together a development team and, from those spreadsheets, develop a simple and easy to use program for the exact same situations.  The program is Windows-based, but Giordano spilled the beans about an upcoming Mac edition.

The next topic that we talked about is the special rakeback program where players can receive Poker Push Bot absolutely free.  If you sign up for Rakeback through PokerSoftware.com, make a deposit, and accumulate $10 in rake, we’ll give you Poker Push Bot for free.  The software assists you with M theory and learning push/fold situations that are critical to mastering sit and gos and tournament play.  “We wanted to keep it simple with Poker Push Bot. The idea was just to worry about the attributes that matter and help the newcomer to this phase of the game that is so important,” commented Giordano.

After speaking with Giordano, it was time for Jayme Lyttle to come back to the Podcast with his popular “What’s New in Poker Software” segment.  The first thing he brought up was the new PokerTracker 3 update that included a Mac version.  There’s also a new backup and restore feature for the database that will create a zip file and make converting and exporting very easy.  Another new PokerTracker feature is Omaha support, which is available to all users.  The Mac version is completely free for registered users of PokerTracker.

Lyttle then brought up the hottest topic in online poker right now, Full Tilt Poker’s Rush Poker.  He went on to discuss some of the details of the game and why it’s so popular with recreational players and pros alike.  Podcast host Sean Gibson was asked about his impressions of the game after trying it out and his comments were definitely against the grain: “It’s not to me the ‘Cadillac of Poker’ and I found if you are like me and tilt in any way, shape or form, it’s not going to be for you. However, I have a friend that ran hot and he’s won about nine buy-ins in just a few thousand hands.”

Other updates that Lyttle talked about are the new shallow tables that accommodate short-stackers and the new buy-in structure at Full Tilt’s deep tables.  “There’s nothing worse than only getting paid off for just 20 big blinds,” commented Lyttle in a quick jab against bad short-stackers.  “I can only hope that other sites follow suit soon,” added Gibson.  Another feature that was discussed was the new bet slider option at Full Tilt Poker.

Finally, the new Microgaming Network policy of not writing any hand histories was debated between host and guest with some very interesting points about the policy in a holistic sense in the industry.  “They think it’s a disadvantage to the recreational player, which isn’t the best reason in the world to end it,” commented Lyttle.  “I found it ironic because none of the hand history sites sell hands for this network,” jabbed Gibson.

The PokerSoftware.com Podcast started in December and will continue to be released every month.  The show is free to download and is best listened to from within iTunes or with an iPod device.