The Alert window notifies you of plays you need to notice to take maximum
advantage of your opponents. There are 5 classes of alerts.
Hands played out of position:
Alerts hands played out of position according to the industry
standard
starting hands. Algorithms factor:
As documented at length in many books,
it is important to notice the hands your opponents play out of position if
you are to take maximum advantage of their weaknesses and their strengths.
Poker-Spy will flag and alert you of every hand your opponents play out of
position while taking into account the following factors:
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The number of opponents
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The player position
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Raise situations
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First in situations
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Number of callers
Aggressive plays:
Alerts aggressively played hands:
It's good to know which opponent is aggressive. it even
better to know exactly how those opponents play aggressively. With what
cards to they raise with? With what cards to they reraise with? Poker-Spy
continuously watches your opponents and identifies and highlights exactly
how your opponents are playing aggressively by flagging:
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Raising with unconventional hands based
on the industry standard rankings.
Algorithm factors if the raise was first in or a steal blind attempt
(see below)
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Hands that were re-raised
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Hands that were call-raised
Passive plays:
Alerts passively played hands
Passive players are typically long term losing players. You
need to find and identify these players to get their chips in your stacks.
Again, Poker-Spy continuously watches your opponents and identifies and
highlights exactly how your opponents are playing passively by flagging:
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Player did not raise a hand normally raised in that
situation
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Player cold called (was the first to
call) two or more bets
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Player called two or more
bets
Plays involving the blinds: Alerts non standard blind plays
A lot of action involves players in the blinds since they
are already invested in the hand even before the cards are dealt. You will
also be involved in many of these hands by either stealing the blinds or
defending the blinds. Poker-Spy analyses how your opponents play from the
blinds so you can always know how these players are capable of playing.
Specifically, Poker-Spy will flag and notify when a...
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Player attempted to steal blind with unconventional
holdings
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Player defended blind with unconventional holdings
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Player called a raise with unconventional holdings
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Player completed the small blind with unconventional
holdings
Post flop behaviors and observations :
Alerts on plays that occur in post-flop situations.
Poker-Spy is also on the lookout for "plays" your opponents may
make post-flop:
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POSSIBLE BLUFFS your
opponents may be making on the river by betting.
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POSSIBLE BLUFFS your
opponents may be making on the river by raising.
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Loose calls on the river opponents are making with weak
holdings.
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Incorrect value bets opponents are making on the river.
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Incorrect value raises opponents are making on the
river.
