Online Omaha High Manual

Contents

• System Requirements
• Installation
• Quick Start
• Poker Site Setup
• Check for Update


• Stats Tab
• Simulator Tab
  • Come and Go Player
• History Tab
  • History Setup


• Profile Management
• Create/Edit Profiles
  • Strat Actions
  • Bet Again
  • Define Pocket Pair
  • Define "3-card straight"
  • Opponent Respect Level
• Preflop Positions


• Show Mucked Hands
  • Mucked Hands Setup
• Traffic Lights
• Deception Icons
• Dealing Random Hands
• Deck Stacking
• Settings
• Action Sounds


• Tips
• Support

System Requirements

• Windows 98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista.
• 333 MHz Pentium or faster CPU with at least 256 MB of RAM.
• At least 16-bit color quality.
• At least 1024x768 screen resolution.

Installation

• Run omahahighsetup.exe and follow instructions.
• To uninstall, open Add or Remove Program from Control Panel and select Online Omaha High Inspector.

Quick Start

• Logon to your favorite poker site.
  (Party Poker, Empire Poker, Poker Stars, InterPoker, Littlewoods Poker, Poker Plex, Sun Poker, William Hill Poker, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker).
• Join a Omaha High game.
• Click Start Watching button.


• If two or more tables are open, click Select Table button and choose which table to watch.
• The program can only "see" what you can see, so if the game table is behind a window it won't be able to capture cards, etc.

Poker Site Setup

• Party Poker
  
  • Install English version of Party Poker:
    • Go to Party Poker.
    • At the top of the page, select "English".
  • Make sure the game window is default size:
    • Close the game window.
    • Disable "Open Table(s) in Large Size" from Party lobby -> Game Rules & Options menu.
  
  
• Poker Stars
  
  • Make sure to use default theme:
    • Click on bottom-right corner of the dealer tray.
    • Select Themes.
    • Select "PokerStars Default Theme".
    • Click Apply.
    • Select "Apply theme to all the tables". OK. Close.
  • Make sure the game window is default size:
    • Click on bottom-right corner of the dealer tray.
    • Select Reset To Default Size.
  
  
• Full Tilt
  
  • Make sure to use default table view:
    • Select Table View from Full Tilt lobby -> Options menu.
    • Select Classic view. OK.
  • Make sure the game window is default size:
    • Click on Layout button (located at top-right corner of game window).
    • Select "Back to Default Size".
  
  
• Absolute Poker
  
  • Make sure to set the table view to "Top View":
    • If using Classic View, click on dealer tray to bring up Options dialog.
    • If using Quarter View, click on Options button located at top-center.
    • Click Change Table View button.
    • Click Top View.
    • Click "Apply this view to all tables". Ok.
  • Make sure the game window is default size:
    • Click on "D" button located at top-right corner of the game window.
  • Set the chat option to Everything from Options dialog.
  
  
• Cryptologic sites
  
  • Set the chat option to "All Messages" from Lobby -> Options menu -> Chat Messages. You can also click the dealer tray.
  
  

Check for Update

• By default, the program checks for a newer version on startup.
• You can enable/disable "Check for Update on Startup" in About dialog.
• To manually check for an update, select "Check for Update" in Setup menu.
• You must be connected to the Internet to check for an update.
• Please make sure to close the program before installing new updates.

Stats Tab

• Your Expected Win Rate, based on number of active players, is shown for all betting rounds.
  The win percentage is obtained by running showdown simulation; it shows how often you will win if all active players go all-in and no more betting takes place.
• # of active players, your position, and pot odds are shown at the top.
• Preflop, Flop, Turn
• Your hand ranking is shown for flop and turn betting rounds.
  The percent of hands that are better than yours is shown under "%" column.
  The current best possible hand is shown.
• There are total 64 odds categories in Online Omaha High Inspector.
  If an odds category is impossible for a given situation it's not shown.
  The obvious (like straight, flush,...) and self-explanatory categories are not listed below.
  Let us know if you have a question about specific odds categories not listed below.
• Playable Hands - top pair or better + good draws - threatening board cards (1 pair, 2 pairs, trips, 3+ flushes, or 3+ straight cards on board)
• Top Pair or Better - top pair or better; includes pair, two pairs, or trips on board
• Good Draws - flush draw (not back door), straight draw w/ 8+ outs.
• Bust (Ace High) - no pair with an ace on the river; includes pair, two pairs, or trips on board
• Bust Hand - no pair without an ace on the river; includes pair, two pairs, and trips on board
• No Pair, No Draw - no pair, no flush draw, no straight draw, no overcard or 1 overcard; includes pair, two pairs, and trips on board
• Overpair (no pair or trips on board) - the rank of a pocket pair is higher than max board rank
• Midpair (no pair or trips on board) - the rank of a pocket pair is higher than min board rank but less than max board rank
• Underpair (no pair or trips on board) - the rank of a pocket pair is less than min board rank
• River
• On river, your relative hand ranking from 904 possible 2-card hands is shown.
• The percent of hands that are better than yours is shown.
• Displays all those hands that are better than yours.
• To show/hide stats section, right-click on stats grid:
• Show Point Count On/Off
• Show Details On/Off
• Show Possible Hands On/Off

Simulator Tab

• You can use the simulator to perform various omaha high research or to test profiles.
• Click Options button to set various simulation options.
  • Random -- deals random hands
  • Replay Seed -- if selected, the simulator deals same hands for each seed number (1-9999)
  • Real-Time Chart -- select how frequently to update the real-time chart
  • No Flop, No Drop -- if selected, there's no rake if everyone folds before the flop (no flop)
  • Always Chop blinds -- if everyone folds to the blinds, the small blind and big blind can take their blinds back
  • Freeze Dealer Button -- if selected, the dealer button does not move
• Click Stack Captured Cards button to quickly stack the captured cards (at the top).
  The first four cards are always stacked to sim player 1 (top-right player).
• Right-click on sim player to stack the deck.
• Sim Players dialog
  • To setup sim players, right-click on sim player and select Sim Players.
    There are five predefined table types -- Loose Table, Typical Table, Tight Table, Showdown, and Random.
  • You can set Showdown profile to all sim players to simulate showdown game.
  • Click Load Lineup button to load saved lineup.
  • Click Save Lineup button to save current lineup.
  • Click Fill Down button to fill down Seat 1's profile.
  • Click Undo button to undo last fill.
  • Click Come and Go Setup button to setup <come and go> players (see below).
• Select Real-Time Chart check box to see the stats (bb/hr) while simulation is running.
• Select how many times to run from # Runs combo box (500 to 10 million).
• Click Run to start the simulation.
• It takes about 35 minutes to run 1 million hands on P4 2.53GHz.
• The simulation runs on a separate thread, so you can still "watch" the game while it's running.
• You cannot create/edit profiles while simulation is running.
• The simulator generates three types of reports:
  • Starting Hands -- shows stats for starting hands (Green = double-suited, Blue = single-suited, Red = Offsuit)
  • Winning Hands -- shows stats for winning hands (summary and details)
  • Players -- shows stats and line chart for sim players
  • Click the Copy Stats button to copy all stats to system clipboard. You can then paste it into Excel or any text programs in tab-delimited format.
• To see point count distribution for preflop, flop, turn, and river, right-click on any of the report buttons:
  • Preflop Point Count Distribution
  • Flop Point Count Distribution
  • Turn Point Count Distribution
  • River Point Count Distribution

"Come and Go" Player

• Comandgo = "Come and Go".
• You can use comandgo players to simulate a live game where different types of players "come and go" at random times.
• In Sim Players dialog, select <come and go> from Seat combo box.
• To setup comandgo player, click Come and Go Setup button.
• Click Add or Add All button to add comandgo profiles.
• Click Remove or Remove All button to remove comandgo profiles.
• Comandgo profiles are limited to 100 profiles max.
• Comandgo players "come and go" at random times between # hands selected in Plays at least and But no more than combo boxes.
• Comandgo players' profiles are randomly selected from Come and Go Profiles.
• To give more weight to a particular profile, clone that profile and add it to Come and Go Profiles.
• In Simulation tab, the comandgo players are displayed in yellow; others in white.

History Tab

• The history page automatically keeps track of hands you've played.
• Time -- date and time the hand was saved to history file (history.dat).
• Site
  • PT = Party/Empire Poker
  • PS = Poker Stars
  • FT = Full Tilt Poker
  • AP = Absolute Poker
  • IN = InterPoker
  • LW = Littlewoods Poker
  • PX = Poker Plex
  • SP = Sun Poker
  • WH = William Hill Poker
• BBlind -- big blind amount in fixed limit ring game, PL = Pot Limit, NL = No Limit, Tour = Tournament, Play = Play Money
• Hand -- your first four cards
• Flop -- flop cards
• Turn -- turn card
• River -- river card
• The bold text indicates that you saw the card (you did not fold)
  The plain text indicates that you did not see the card (you folded before the card was dealt).
• "??" indicates that the board card wasn't dealt (everyone folded). It can also mean that the Inspector failed to capture the card.
• To delete history, select an item and press <Backspace> or <Delete> key.
• Double-click on history item to stack the deck (to card boxes at the top).
• Click the Copy Stats button to copy histories to system clipboard. You can then paste it into Excel or any text programs in tab-delimited format.

History Setup

• Use History Setup dialog to auto-prune history file.
• If the history file gets too big (about 5000 hands or so), it will start to slow down the program. To improve program performance, we recommend that you setup the program to only keep last n number of hands. The default is to keep last 500 hands.
• Clear after each session -- all your hand history is removed after each session (when you exit the program).
• Keep last 100 hands -- the program only keeps last 100 hands.
• Keep last 500 hands -- the program only keeps last 500 hands
• Keep last 1000 hands -- the program only keeps last 1000 hands
• Keep last 3000 hands -- the program only keeps last 3000 hands
• Keep all hands -- the program keeps all your hand history. This option is not recommended because it will eventually effect the program performance. If so, you can select any of the options above or click the Clear History Now button.
• Click Clear History Now button to remove all your history hands.
• # of hands shows number history hands you currently have.
• If you'd like to retain all your hand history, you can click the Copy Stats button and paste your history to Excel or any text programs. You can then click Clear History Now button to clear the history file.
• Alternatively, you can rename "history.dat" to something like "history (9-2-08).dat", and the program will create a new empty history.dat file.

Profile Management

• New Profile
• Select New Profile from Setup menu (or right-click on traffic light) to bring up the dialog.
• If None radio button is selected, the new profile starts with 0 starting hand and always folds.
• If Cloned Profile is selected, the new profile starts with exact copy of the selected profile.
• If Hybrid Profile is selected, the new profile starts with strategies copied from multiple profiles.
• Click Fill Down button to quickly fill down hybrid sections.
• Click Undo button to undo last fill down.
• The profile names are limited to 15 chars max.
• The profile name cannot contain any of the following invalid chars:   \ / : * ? " < > | "
• All profile names starting with a single quote are reserved by Poker Inspector, Inc.
• Edit Profile
• To delete a profile, click on Delete button and confirm.
• To rename a profile, click on Rename button.
• You cannot Rename or Delete seven default profiles included in the program (Fish, Maniac, Typical, Rock, Solid, Random, Showdown).
• Load Profile
• Use Load Profile dialog to set current profile.
• The names of all available profiles are listed including their Flop % and PFR %.
• Please regularly backup your profiles. There's nothing we can do once you lose your profiles.

Create/Edit Profiles

• Preflop Count
  • Overview -- shows point count value for starting hands.
    • Filter -- select which of the 28 types of starting hands to show.
    • Quads
    • Trips
    • Trips, Offsuit
    • Trips, Single-Suited
    • Two Pairs
    • Two Pairs, Offsuit
    • Two Pairs, Single-Suited
    • Two Pairs, Double-Suited
    • One Pair
    • One Pair, Offsuit
    • One Pair, Single-Suited
    • One Pair, Triple-Suited
    • One Pair, Double-Suited
    • No Pair
    • No Pair, Offsuit
    • No Pair, Single-Suited
    • No Pair, Triple-Suited
    • No Pair, Quad-Suited
    • No Pair, Double-Suited
    • Offsuit
    • Single-Suited
    • Triple-Suited
    • Quad-Suited
    • Double-Suited
    • 4-Card Straight
    • 3-Card Straight
    • 2-Card Straight
    • All Hands
    • Count Distribution -- shows how many of the starting hands add up to each of the point count (0 to 100).
      • If the count is over 100, it's counted as 100.
      • For flop, turn, and river count distributions, right-click on any of the report button in Simulator page.
    • Copy Stats -- copy stats to system clipboard. You can then paste it into Excel or any text programs in tab-delimited format.
  • Pairs, High Cards -- enter a value between 0 and 50 to setup point count value for starting hands.
  • Suited Cards -- enter a value between 0 and 50 to setup point count value for starting hands.
  • 4-Card Straight -- enter a value between 0 and 50 to setup point count value for starting hands.
  • 3-Card Straight -- enter a value between 0 and 50 to setup point count value for starting hands.
  • 2-Card Straight -- enter a value between 0 and 50 to setup point count value for starting hands.
  • To copy point count values from another profile, click Copy From button.
  • Tip: To quickly enter point count values, use the Tab key and Number Keypad.


• Flop, Turn, River Count
  • Count Groups
    • At this time, there are 111 flop count groups, 183 turn count groups, and 169 river count groups (or 463 total postflop groups).
    • For each group, select a base value and deduction percentages.
    • Base Value (rainbow) -- select a point count value from 0 to 100.
    • Board 3-Card Straight (deduct) -- select a percentage value which will be deducted from the base value.
    • Board 4-Card Straight (deduct) -- turn and river only.
    • Board 5-Card Straight (deduct) -- river only.
    • Board 2-Card Flush (deduct) -- flop and turn only.
    • Board 3-Card Flush (deduct) -- flop, turn, and river.
    • Board 4-Card Flush (deduct) -- turn and river only.
    • Board 5-Card Flush (deduct) -- river only.
    • Total Point Count = base value + total bonus - total penalty - total deduction
      • bv = base value
      • Total Bonus = (bv * bonus1%) + (bv * bonus2%) + ... + (bv * bonusN%) (see Bonus below)
      • Total Penalty = (bv * penalty1%) + (bv * penalty2%) + ... + (bv * penaltyN%) (see Penalty below)
      • Total Deduction = (bv * 3straight%) + (bv * 4straight%) + (bv * 5straight%) + (bv * 2flush%) + (bv * 3flush%) + (bv * 4flush%) + (bv * 5flush%)
  • To quickly fill base counts and deductions, you can Copy/Paste the data from Excel or any text editor.
    • Press the <Shift> key and right-click on grid for Import Text menu:
      • Import Base Count -- # of lines in text must be 111 for flop, 183 for turn, and 169 for river.
      • Import 3-Card Straight Deduction -- flop, turn, and river.
      • Import 4-Card Straight Deduction -- turn and river only.
      • Import 5-Card Straight Deduction -- river only.
      • Import 2-Card Flush Deduction -- flop and turn only.
      • Import 3-Card Flush Deduction -- flop, turn, and river.
      • Import 4-Card Flush Deduction -- turn and river only.
      • Import 5-Card Flush Deduction -- river only.
      • Undo Import -- undo last import.
  • Use the Quick Fill Buttons to quickly fill predefined point count and deduction values.
    • There are eight Quick Fill buttons and each of those buttons are labeled with its base value.
    • To edit Quick Fill buttons, click on Setup button to bring up Quick Fill Button Setup dialog.
      • Select No Fill if you do not want particular values to be quick filled (useful after importing text).
      • No Fill quick fill buttons are labeled as "NF".
      • To quickly copy quick fill values from current or another profile, Click the Copy From button.
    • To quickly change base value only, right-click on quick fill button.
  • The hand examples are shown for each of the count groups.
    The hand examples for each of the deduction types are shown when its combo boxes are in focus (by default shows rainbow example).
  • To quickly copy count/deduction values from adjacent groups, right-click on group item and select Copy Previous or Copy Next from menu.
  • To quickly copy a count/deduction value from current or another profile, Click the Copy From button.
    • To copy all groups from another profile, type "all" into Copy From dialog.
  • Define Pocket Pairs (please see below).


• Preflop, Flop, Turn, River Action
  • The individual strategies (or combo boxes) is defined as "strats".
  • There are 29 total # of preflop strats.
  • There are 25 total # of postflop strats (please see below for complete list of Strat Actions).
  • The Fold % column displays (total fold strats + total check-fold strats) / # total strats.
  • The Call % column displays (total call strats + total check-call strats) / # total strats.
  • The BR % column displays (total bet strats + total raise strats + total reraise strats) / # total strats.
  • The percentage actions, such as "Call 50%, Fold 50%", are proportionally added to fold strats and call strats.
  • There are total 101 action groups (0 to 100).
  • For each group, select a strat action based on your Position and Pot Status.
  • Pot Status is based on how many bets you have to call in order to stay in:
    • No Callers -- no callers or blinds only (on preflop).
    • No Action -- 0 bet to call (on postflop).
    • Called Pot -- 1 bet to call.
    • Raised Back -- 1 more bet to call because someone behind you raised after you've already bet/called/raised.
    • Raised Pot
      • Fixed limit -- 2 bets to call.
      • Pot Limit -- 2-5bb to call.
      • No Limit -- 2-5bb to call.
    • Reraised Pot
      • Fixed limit -- 3 or more bets to call.
      • Pot Limit -- over 5bb to call.
      • No Limit -- over 5bb to call.
    • Note: On preflop, if you haven't acted yet in BB and someone raises, it's a Raised Pot (not Raised Back) since you haven't yet bet/called/raised.
  • To quickly fill NL/PL Bets, you can Copy/Paste the data from Excel or any text editor.
    • Press the <Shift> key and right-click on grid for Import Text menu:
      • Import Call Up To -- # of lines in text must be 101.
      • Import Bet Range -- from and to range must be separated by a Tab, Space, or Comma.
      • Import Raise Range -- from and to range must be separated by a Tab, Space, or Comma.
      • Import Reraise Range -- from and to range must be separated by a Tab, Space, or Comma.
      • Copy Flop Actions -- turn and river only, and copies all strat actions, including NL/PL Bets (unless "Don't fill NL/PL Bets" is enabled).
      • Copy Turn Actions -- flop and river only, and copies all strat actions, including NL/PL Bets (unless "Don't fill NL/PL Bets" is enabled).
      • Copy river Actions -- flop and turn only, and copies all strat actions, including NL/PL Bets (unless "Don't fill NL/PL Bets" is enabled).
  • To quickly copy strat actions from adjacent groups, right-click on group item and select Copy Previous or Copy Next from menu.
  • Use the Quick Fill Buttons to quickly fill predefined strategies.
    • There are nine Quick Fill Buttons -- Fold, Call, Raise, Weak, Okay, Good, Strong, User1, User2.
    • To edit Quick Fill buttons, click on Setup button to bring up Quick Fill Button Setup dialog.
    • Don't fill NL/PL Bets -- if enabled, the program does not fill NL/PL Bets for selected quick fill button (useful after importing text).
  • To quickly fill range of action groups, right-click any one of the quick fill buttons and select Fill Range.
    • Fill Range -- select the group range to fill from combo boxes.
    • With -- select what to fill (Quick Fill button or Current Actions).
  • To quickly fill down top most strat, click on Pot Status column header.
  • Select Copy From dialog to copy an action group from current or another profile.
    • To copy all action groups from existing profile, type "all" into Copy From dialog.
  • To Undo your last quick fill, copy, or import text, right-click on grid and select Undo Last Fill from popup menu.
  • Select Auto Select Group On/Off from the popup menu to allow program to auto-select current action group.


• Point Count
  • Bonus/Penalty
    • For each additional out for a better made hand -- select how many bonus% to add to base point count.
    • For each one less out for a drawing hand -- select how many penalty% to deduct from base point count.
  • Opponent Respect Level (Flop, Turn, River)
    • Respect lead bettor (check and call) if -- select which point count value should be used to respect lead bettor for each betting round.
    • Lead Bettor is defined as a player who shows strength (by betting or raising) on current or previous betting round.
    • Note: If a lead bettor Check to you, you no longer have a respect for that player and the hand is played according to current profile.


• Special
  • Select which point count value should be used to protect or resteal from small blind or big blind.
    • Reraise as count -- preflop action point count to get Reraise Range.
  • Select which point count value should be used to steal blinds from late/button position.
    • Raise as count -- preflop action point count to get Raise Range.
  • Bet Again (please see below).
    • Bet as count -- preflop action point count to get Bet Range.
  • If Check pot odds before folding is selected and the profile decides to "Fold", it will check if the pot odds is big enough to draw to a nut hand. If so, it will change the final action to "Call".
  • The pot odds are increased by various amounts (0.00 to 2.00) to adjust for implied odds.
  • Define "3-card straight" (please see below).


• About
  • The About page displays various stats for the profile.
  • After creating/editing profile, Run Quick Sim to update Flop% and PFR% in Load Profile dialog.
  • The action stats (Fold, Check, Call, Bet/Raise) for all betting rounds are shown.
  • Please see Preflop Positions for short-handed options.


• A complete well thought out profile can take several hours or more (it's a tedious process and you'll need lots of patience). For this reason, we highly recommend that you backup your profiles regularly. There's nothing we can do once you lose your profiles.
• You cannot Edit/Save seven default profiles included in the program.

Strat Actions

• Always Actions
  • Fold -- always Folds.
  • Check -- always Checks.
  • Call -- always Calls.
  • Bet -- always Bets.
  • Raise -- always Raises.


• Percentage Actions
  • C25%, F75% -- Calls 25% and Folds 75% of the time.
  • C50%, F50% -- Calls 50% and Folds 50% of the time.
  • C75%, F25% -- Calls 75% and Folds 25% of the time.
  • B25%, C75% -- Bets 25% and Calls 75% of the time.
  • B50%, C50% -- Bets 50% and Calls 50% of the time.
  • B75%, C25% -- Bets 75% and Calls 25% of the time.
  • R25%, F75% -- Raises 25% and Fold 75% of the time.
  • R50%, F50% -- Raises 50% and Fold 50% of the time.
  • R75%, F25% -- Raises 75% and Fold 25% of the time.
  • R25%, C75% -- If Action Pot, Raises 25% and Calls 75% of the time.
    If Big Blind Called Pot, Raises 25% and Checks 75% of the time.
  • R50%, C50% -- If Action Pot, Raises 50% and Calls 50% of the time.
    If Big Blind Called Pot, Raises 50% and Checks 50% of the time.
  • R75%, C25% -- If Action Pot, Raises 75% and Calls 25% of the time.
    If Big Blind Called Pot, Raises 75% and Checks 25% of the time.
  • Random -- If No Action Pot, Checks 50% and Bets 50% of the time.
    If Big Blind Called Pot, Checks 50% and Raises 50% of the time.
    If Action Pot, Fold 33%, Calls 33%, and Raises 34% of the time.


• N Player Actions
  • On preflop, if you haven't acted yet, N = number of callers.
  • On preflop, if there's a raise and action goes past big blind, N = number of active players - yourself.
  • On postflop, N = number of active players - yourself.
  • C1!, Fold -- Calls if and only if N = 1, else Folds.
  • C2-, Fold -- Calls if N <= 2, else Folds.
  • C3-, Fold -- Calls if N <= 3, else Folds.
  • C2+, Fold -- Calls if N >= 2, else Folds.
  • C3+, Fold -- Calls if N >= 3, else Folds.
  • C4+, Fold -- Calls if N >= 4, else Folds.
  • C5+, Fold -- Calls if N >= 5, else Folds.
  • B1!, Check -- Bets if and only if N = 1, else Checks.
  • B2-, Check -- Bets if N <= 2, else Checks.
  • B3-, Check -- Bets if N <= 3, else Checks.
  • B4-, Check -- Bets if N <= 4, else Checks.
  • B5-, Check -- Bets if N <= 5, else Checks.
  • B2+, Check -- Bets if N >= 2, else Checks.
  • B3+, Check -- Bets if N >= 3, else Checks.
  • B4+, Check -- Bets if N >= 4, else Checks.
  • B5+, Check -- Bets if N >= 5, else Checks.
  • R1!, Check -- Raises if and only if N = 1, else Checks.
  • R2-, Check -- Raises if N <= 2, else Checks.
  • R3-, Check -- Raises if N <= 3, else Checks.
  • R2+, Check -- Raises if N >= 2, else Checks.
  • R3+, Check -- Raises if N >= 3, else Checks.
  • R4+, Check -- Raises if N >= 4, else Checks.
  • R5+, Check -- Raises if N >= 5, else Checks.
  • R1!, Call -- Raises if and only if N = 1, else Calls.
  • R2-, Call -- Raises if N <= 2, else Calls.
  • R3-, Call -- Raises if N <= 3, else Calls.
  • R2+, Call -- Raises if N >= 2, else Calls.
  • R3+, Call -- Raises if N >= 3, else Calls.
  • R4+, Call -- Raises if N >= 4, else Calls.
  • R5+, Call -- Raises if N >= 5, else Calls.
  • R1!, Fold -- Raises if and only if N = 1, else Folds.
  • R2-, Fold -- Raises if N <= 2, else Folds.
  • R3-, Fold -- Raises if N <= 3, else Folds.

Bet Again

• BAF = Bet Again Frequency.
• In Profile Special page, you can setup various Bet Again options to allow profile to bet again if you've bet/raised on previous betting round.
• Click on Setup buttons to setup Bet Again options for flop, turn, and river.
• Bet Again Frequencies are based on position and number of opponents (# OPP).
• Use Don't Bet Again If options to prevent profile from betting again in special situations:
• On preflop raised with N point count or less -- flop only.
• [A-2] or higher card on board
• 3-card straight on board
• 3+ flushes on board
• 4-card straight on board -- turn and river only.
• 5-card straight on board -- river only.
• Always apply BAF if # OPP is [1-9] or less -- if enabled and triggered, ignores all of the above Don't Bet Again options.
• Always apply BAF if position is [First-Last] or later -- if enabled and triggered, ignores all of the above Don't Bet Again options.
• Bet Again Avg is displayed in Special page for your reference; it doesn't directly effect profile decisions.
• You can choose which of the BAF to include in the average by selecting # OPP and Position.
• To see BAF area included in the average, go across selected position and then go down from selected # OPP.
• Click Copy From button to copy Bet Again option from current or another profile.
• Click on col/row header to quickly fill down/right BAF.
• Click Undo button to undo last fill, including fills by Copy From and Default buttons.
• Please note that on river, the program does not trigger Bet Again if you have a calling hand; it does not bluff bet with a calling hand on the river. It will however apply BAF with missed draws (folding hands).

Define Pocket Pair

• In Profile/Flop, Turn, or River Count page, click the Define Pocket Pair button to define pocket pairs types:
• Overpair
• High midpair
• Midpair -- pair on flop only
• Low midpair
• Underpair
• There are six Define Pocket Pair dialogs:
• Flop - Define Pocket Pair - No Pair on Board
• Flop - Define Pocket Pair - Pair on Board
• Turn - Define Pocket Pair - No Pair on Board
• Turn - Define Pocket Pair - Pair on Board
• River - Define Pocket Pair - No Pair on Board
• River - Define Pocket Pair - Pair on Board
• Some definitions:
• x -- 3rd min (or max) odd card on board on river; not used in defining pocket pairs.
• y -- 2nd min odd card on board; not used in defining pocket pairs.
• z -- min odd card on board.
• xx -- any pair on board.
• n/a -- not applicable because it's impossible.
• At most three cards on board is used to define a pocket pair:
• Max odd card on board -- always used.
• 2nd max odd card on board -- all, except pair on board on flop.
• Min odd card on board -- all, except pair on board on flop and turn.
• To define pocket pairs, select a Pocket Pair Tool and click-drag inside pocket pair area.
• "low" midpair is automatically defined as "under"pair if the pocket pair rank is lower than min odd card on board.
• Note that when defining pocket pairs, it doesn't matter which pair is on board. To adjust strategies based on which pair is on board, do so from Profile/Flop, Turn, and River Count pages (ex. FlopCount-71, "Overpair (my pair < board pair)").

Define "3-card straight"

• In Profile/Special page, click Define "3-card straight" button to select which of the 64 possible 3-card board cards should be matched as "3-card straight".
• There are four types of 3-card board cards:
• Red -- Possible straight with any two broadways (A-T).
• Yellow -- Possible straight with no gap connectors.
• Blue -- Possible straight with one gap connectors.
• Green -- Possible straight with two gap connectors.
• Click Copy From button to copy "3-card straight" definition from another profile.
• You can enable following two options to match all 64 board cards when no one raised preflop and blinds are active::
• Match all if no raise preflop and SB is still active
• Match all if no raise preflop and BB is still active

Preflop Positions

• The preflop positions are based on # of seats off dealer button.
• Late = 1 to 2 seats off dealer button.
• Middle = 3 to 4 seats off dealer button.
• Early = 5 to 7 seats off dealer button.

• *For profiles designed specifically for short-handed games, you can select following options from Profile/About page:
  • Include preflop Middle position in 5 handed games -- (SB, BB, Middle, Late, Button)
  • Include preflop Early position in 6 handed games -- (SB, BB, Early, Middle, Late, Button)
  • Include preflop Early position in 7 handed games -- (SB, BB, Early, Middle, Middle, Late, Button)
  
  Note: These options are not recommended for full game profiles. It's mainly because if a full game becomes short-handed, those profiles would play too tight and too passive from Early and Middle positions.

Show Mucked Hands

• Select Show Mucked Hand from Setup menu to bring up Mucked Hands window.
• Mucked Hands window displays showdown hands that were shown, as well as hands that were not shown.
• The mucked hands that were not shown are enclosed by parenthesis.
• The winner(s) of the hand are selected and hilighted.
• The total number of players at showdown is shown on Seat column header.
• The Game# and board cards are displayed on the titlebar.
• At this time, Show Mucked Hands feature is only available for following poker sites:
  • Party Poker
  • Empire Poker
  • Poker Stars
  • Full Tilt Poker
  • InterPoker
  • Poker Plex
  • Sun Poker
  • Littlewoods
  • William Hill Poker

Mucked Hands Setup

• Use Mucked Hands Setup dialog to setup various options for Mucked Hands window.
  • Show my hand -- select to see your hand at showdown.
  • Show winning hand -- select to show winning hand at showdown.
  • Show hands that were shown -- select to show mucked hands at showdown that were shown.
  • Show hands that were not shown -- select to show mucked hands at showdown that were not shown.
  • Open at startup -- select to automatically open Mucked Hands window when you start the program.
• If the program location for a poker site is not found, click the Browse button and locate ".exe" file for that poker site (ex. PartyPoker.exe).

Traffic Lights

• The traffic light is used to indicate profile's final decision (fold, check, call, bet, raise).
• The Red light means you have a weak hand and you should Fold in most situations.
• The Yellow light means you have an okay hand and you should Check and Call in most situations.
• The Blue light means you have a good hand and you should Bet or Raise in most situations.
• The Green light means you have a strong hand and you should Bet or Reraise in most situations.
• The name of the current profile is shown below the traffic light.

Deception Icons

• The deception icons (poker faces) are displayed above the traffic light.
• The deception icons are activated when current profile decides to protect small/big blind, steal raise, resteal, and follow-through.
  
• The Blue deception icon indicates that the profile suspects a steal raise from late/button player and you should protect your blind by calling.
• The Green deception icon indicates that you have a weak hand but should play it strong. These types of deception plays include steal raise, resteal, and follow-through bets
• To simplify, if you see a deception icon the profile is suggesting that you should play your weak hands strong, and your strong hands weak.

Dealing Random Hands

• In offline mode (click Stop Watching, if not already), click Deal Random button to deal random hands.
• Click the Deal Random button again to cycle thru each betting round.
• You can also press the <Spacebar> or <Enter> to deal next card (if the button has the focus).
• To deal random cards continuously, enable the Auto Random Deal option from Settings dialog. To stop dealing, click the Stop Dealing button.
• When dealing random hands, the program uses random # of players, position, and pot odds.

Deck Stacking

• In offline mode (click Stop Watching, if not already), right-click on card boxes at the top to stack the deck.
• Select a rank and a suit from popup menu.
• The stacked cards have yellow background.
• To cycle thru each betting round, click Deal Random button.
• To unstack a stacked card, right-click the card and select Clear.
• To unstack all stacked card, right-click any card and select Clear All.
• All stacked cards are cleared when you Start Watching a game window.

Settings

• Use Settings dialog to customize various options for the program.
  • 4-Color Deck -- uncheck for normal deck, and check for 4-color deck.
  • Auto Random Deal -- uncheck to deal random cards one at a time; otherwise, the program will continue to deal the cards until Stop Deal button is pressed.
  • Manual Capture Mode -- this option makes it easier to play on unsupported sites. On this mode, the stats are automatically calculated as you enter (or stack) the cards on each betting round. After the hand is over, select Clear All to unstack all cards (or press <Ctrl-Shift-A>).
  • Show Stats After Folding -- if disabled the program does not show any stats after you fold.
  • # Hands per Simulation -- how many hands to simulate for expected win rate.
  • Time Delay Between Deals -- how many seconds to pause before dealing next random card (for Auto Random Deal).
  • Time Delay Between Captures -- how many seconds to pause before capturing next game state.

Action Sounds

• The program plays an action sound when it's your turn to act.
• To enable/disable the sound, select Sound On/Off from Setup menu. It's enabled by default.
• You can customize action sounds via Setup menu -> Sound Setup.
• There are six action sounds:
• Fold
• Check
• Call
• Bet
• Raise
• Nut Hand
• Select the check box next to the action name to enable/disable that sound.
• Select your preferred sound from combo boxes.
• Click the Play button next to the combo box to sample the sound.
• You can add your own sounds by adding .wav files into "snd" folder inside OmahaHighInspector folder.
• The action sound is based on current profile's final action.
• The recommended final action is also displayed in the Action Box (next to the About button).
• Note: Since you have much more information available than Inspector, such as betting history, who's on tilt, etc., you should use the recommended action only as a general guideline. You make the final decision.

Tips

• To Copy current stats in tab-delimited format to system clipboard select Copy Stats from Setup menu. You can then Paste it into Excel or any text programs.
• To watch two or more tables at the same time, open another instance of Hold'em Inspector.
  • You can then click the Select Table button and choose which game to watch.
  • You might also want to change the sound for each instance so you don't get confused. You can do that via Setup menu -> Sound Setup.
  • We recommend that you install the 2nd copy of the program on another folder so that you can keep the hand history and your settings separate (ex. action sounds, window position, etc.)
• To change height of the window, drag top/bottom edge of the window. The width of the window is preset and cannot be changed.
• To see the matched action group for your current hand, double-click the traffic light.
• To quickly enter Preflop Point Count values, use the Tab key and Number Keypad.
• To allow program to automatically select matched action groups while you're playing, press <Shift> and double-click the traffic light. You can also right-click any part of the grid and select Auto Select Group (in Profile/Preflop, Flop, Turn, or River page).
• Although we recommend at least 1024x768 screen resolution, the bigger the better; ideally you want to see both the game window and Inspector window.
  • Here are some tips for small screens:
    • If your computer allows, increase the screen resolution via Control Panel->Display->Settings.
    • Re-arrange the windows so at least your seat area and board cards are fully visible. (you can drag the top/bottom edge of Inspector window to make it smaller)
    • You can Minimize Inspector window and you'll be able to hear the recommended action...but obviously you won't be able to see stats, etc.
    • You can just get a bigger monitor, or have a dual monitor setup by attaching second monitor to your computer.
• Please regularly backup your profiles. There's nothing we can do once you lose your profiles.

Support

• Please email your questions or comments to support@pokerinspector.com.
• You may also visit our forum and post your questions there.
• If you think you've found a bug in our program:
• Please send a screenshot of the problem along w/ brief description to support@pokerinspector.com.
  Here's how to get a screenshot:
1. Press <Print Screen>
   (located at top-right corner of keyboard, on some computers it's labeled as "PrtSc", "PrtScr", or similar).
2. Open any paint program.
   (one included with Windows is at Start->All Programs->Accessories->Paint)
3. Press <Ctrl-V> to paste the screenshot.
4. Save the document as jpg or gif.
   (if sending bmp file, please zip the file first since bmp files are quite large)
5. Attach it to email and send.
• Otherwise, please provide detailed description of the problem so we can reproduce it on our computer.
• If you don't get a reply within 12 hours, please check your Spam/Junk/Bulk folder.

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