| First of all, what is an Empirical Poker Calculator? Well, | | | | tending to business at home. Remember last night |
| you will know your calculator is the empirical type | | | | when you were checking the hockey scores? Well, |
| (EPC) because it collects and collates table data for | | | | coincidently your EPC noted that JimBo99 limped in |
| you, while you are seated at that very table. As well | | | | early with J7os, and LooseMother called two raises |
| as doing the basic mathematical functions of all Poker | | | | cold with K2s. |
| Calculators, empirical poker calculators monitor and | | | | 2- You never took notes in college, and you're not |
| record the behavior of your opponents. Based on this | | | | about to start now. Yes, it could just be laziness, but |
| added information, such a Poker Calculator can help | | | | some just people cannot take notes. Your EPC can |
| support or contradict your impression of a certain | | | | be your stenographer so to speak, but it can also |
| opponent's grid factor, but more likely, set the | | | | decipher that information and offer up favorable |
| framework for an hypothesis all on its' own. | | | | probabilities. You sat out the other night for a good 15 |
| If this sounds like something you as a poker player | | | | minutes while switching cars in the driveway and |
| should be doing anyway, well, you are right. In fact, pick | | | | saying goodnight to the kids. You came back and |
| up any sound poker book or "how to win at poker" | | | | noticed your EPCs' VPIP meter now says your online |
| training material and all say the same thing one way or | | | | poker table has turned very loose. |
| another - pay attention to your table, watch for betting | | | | 3- You hardly ever play just one table online. It's too |
| patterns, watch for position plays, take notes, | | | | boring. Three is more your speed. Your EPC is |
| determine if is he tight, or if she is loose/aggressive... | | | | specially designed for you because when a |
| and so on. But even if you are supposed to do that, | | | | confrontational hand situation comes up that demands |
| there are still three big reasons why you need an | | | | your personal attention and thought, you are still able to |
| empirical poker calculator (EPC) to do it for you. | | | | "watch" the other tables and record anything pertinent |
| 1- There are just too many distractions at home when | | | | there as well. Try and do that at a live poker table. |
| playing online. The wife, the fridge, the kids, the pets, | | | | If you haven't got an EPC yet, they are well worth the |
| the bathroom, the window, and the television are | | | | investment. |
| among them. You can miss a lot of hand action | | | | |