WPT, WSOP & Stacked, any of these any good?

[FreakDaddy]

I have a best buy gift card for a small amount and was thinking of getting one of these for fun. Mostly for my wife and cousins who like to play, but don't play for real money very often (my wife, although she's a solid small stakes player). Any of these games worth spending 20-30 bucks? If so which and why?

[mongoose51]

WPT and WSOP both are pretty bad. One one you can hardly tell where the button is , it is so small. They spent alot on making players look real, but they don't play well. Call all in with bottom pair , etc. Overall a huge disappointment

[js13_tps]

I got the PC version of WSOP to play on my laptop since I don't own a PS/Xbox. Not real fond of it. It's ok, but not as good as Donohoe digital or poker academy for 30 bucks.

[68Mustang]

I can't see spending pc time playing a video game of poker when that time could be spent grinding ps or pp.

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I can't see spending pc time playing a video game of poker when that time could be spent grinding ps or pp.

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Me too, but for PSP it is cool /images/graemlins/smile.gif

I bought WSOP for my PC for when I feel like playing but not thinking. Great way to play and not lose more money when I'm tired, except for the $20 on the game. Plus, doesnt this game simulate how Chris Ferguson and all the other pros play? I beat them all the time, I'm ready to go pro for sure right? LMAO Just kidding, dont want to see posts encouraging me since I'm stupid and believe everything I see and read and trust everyone.

[js13_tps]

LOL. Yeah. Chris Ferguson holding T3o reraises my 3xBB raise preflop all in and me with pocket AA's call. He hits TT3 on the flop.

I just found out that WSOP (for the PSP) is waiting for me when I get home (had to import it from Canada). Can't wait to give it a whirl.

Ian

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I bought WSOP for my PC for when I feel like playing but not thinking. Great way to play and not lose more money when I'm tired,

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use the playmoney tables, they are free. and no matter if you play tired like a donk /images/graemlins/wink.gif

But at least with an AI, (no matter how bad it is) at least it's trying to play half decent poker???

Surely someone will learn more about poker by playing computer games than play money tables???

[krimson]

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But at least with an AI, (no matter how bad it is) at least it's trying to play half decent poker???

Surely someone will learn more about poker by playing computer games than play money tables???

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I think you're overestimating the quality of AI on these games.

What about having them play in freeroll tournaments? Usually you get those first couple hands where people just go all-in till they bust out, but after that people play semi-seriously.

A site like PokerPages allows you to win "bonus points" off freeroll tournaments and you can then play in games that use them like cash (similar to the points games on UB). People play a bit more seriously since they earned their points.

The AI sucks for the most part. I have poker academy as well, but I like to play seriously on that since I use it to tweak my game and experiement some as well.

[Wolffink]

I got the Poker Academy Pro (there's also a $17 regular game version out). I've been very pleased. I've found other software poker games to be too tight. Basically if you just bet out on the flop, you'll win. If anything, Poker Academy will play too loose. That's not bad, but raising and UTG raiser with junk is not good--then when the UTG goes all-in, the player will call, with say, T-9offsuit. Crazy. I'm used to folding pocket jacks on the flop when its raised and re-raised. But here, you shouldnt do that since one player is raising with inadequate values. Plus if you get the pro version you get the heads up bots and they really are pretty good and it's a struggle to get the better of them. I think stacked will use the same AI modeling but with a lot more bells & whistles which sound like fun....