Turbo Texas vs. AceSpace vs. Poki's Academy

[vandar]

Hi,

I am planning on purchasing a poker training tool. It seems to me that the 3 choices are Turbo Texas Hold'em (by Wilson), AceSpace's Texas Hold'em suite, and the new Poki's Poker Academy.

I have downloaded the demos for both Poki and Turbo. I think turbo has a good advice feature, but I think that advice can only go so far, since it doesn't adapt to the game play of your opponents. Apparently "Mike" (the hardest player for Turbo) does not employ an adaptive algorithm. The program costs $90. Also they have this add-on called Sidewinder Sid (for an addition $15). Has anyone used this add-on? If so, is it worth it?

Poki seems to have the most advanced AI features -- adaptive algorithms, random game-theoretic optimal strategies, etc. But the drawback i see is it lacks the training/advice needed to defeat the bot(s). It costs $70

I have no idea about AceSpace's suite because they don't offer a downloadable demo. They do say that their advice and AI is superior Turbo's, but I dont' think I can trust their self-promotion. I also noticed that their suite costs $120. Has anyone used this software?

I invite people to reply to this thread so we can all get an idea of all the different products out there!