Holdem Genius Reviews

First Look: Windows Phone 7 Mango

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7  Mango update is still months away. There is no confirmed date from Microsoft only the promise that it will be some time this "Fall" (that's Autumn for our British readers), and there are still features to turn on, fine tuning and tweaks to be done.

Still Pocket-lint was one of just four UK publications to be given access to Mango ahead of the official launch later this year to see what we thought.

Seven days later, and we have extended an overview of what to expect if you should be happy with the upgrade and if it will make you want to move from the iPhone, BlackBerry, or Android device you got now.

It is important to stress that what follows is based on our game with a beta version of the new operating system. The features are not fully locked, some things may change, and there is still at least four months at the time of writing which Microsoft could change things or improve performance. This is clearly a work in progress, but that said it is enough of a work in progress that Microsoft is happy to let us loose on our own.  

We tested the new Mango update first on the rather clunky Asus developer phone for 24 hours and after that an HTC 7 Trophy . We've lived with the phone as if it is our only device, ditching our Samsung Galaxy S II and the Apple iPhone 4 with iOS 5 that we've been using recently. The build is stable and with that out of the way, here's what we think.

It would be easy to say that design-wise nothing has changed. That's wrong of course, but to those unfamiliar with Windows Phone 7, showing you a Windows Phone 7.5 (as listed on the phone) or Windows Phone 7.1 (as listed in Windows Phone 7 Connector on the Mac) Mango device you aren't going to notice a massive difference.

The operating system's core Metro UI is still two panes - the home screen with the interactive tiles, and a list of apps (alphabetical) that you can scroll down to find what's what. Within the apps themselves the ethos is still about scrolling through panoramic vistas of information. It's very different to Android. It's very different to iOS 4 or 5.It is very different from any phone OS out there right now and grid applications.

Look a little closer and there are some changes though. The tiles home have become more interactive with developers more control over what information and how often this information can be displayed. This new application of BA is a good example with the tile you live in is providing information and other bits and bobs as simply a corporate logo that users get WP7 currently.

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Holdem Genius is a poker odds calculator with pretty much all possible poker odds. The program attaches to your poker table and gives advice on how to play your hand. Perfect program for beginning players who wants to learn poker.

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Holdem Genius does much more than just calculating pot odds and outs. The program can help you with solid advice – based on the style you want to play.

Holdem Genius will automatically attach to your table as you can see on the picture above. The program supports more than 250 poker rooms so it is likely to fit your needs. As you can see there are different sections around the poker table. Below is an explanation to the different sections:

This section will show the possible hands that you can hold at the river and also your chance of getting the hand. The calculator will also show the different hands that your opponent is likely to hit.

The next card section will show you your outs for a better hand at the next street. This is a great feature when drawing for a better hand as you can see the possible hands quickly and there is no need to calculate your outs – the program will do this for you!

Top hands section is the one to the left of the poker room. This feature will show you the best hands and also your hand ranking out of all the possible hands. Great to see what hands you have to fear and how good your hand is.

The last section is possible the most useful section. This is where the program will tell you your pot odds, chance of winning at the river, pot odds vs outs and this section is also where the program will tell you to raise, call or fold.

Now lets look at the features in Holdem Genius. Here is a list of some of the features:

The program will give you advice based on your preferred style. You can change if you want to play tight or loose, or even something in between – the choice is yours. Holdem Genius will show whether the program recommeds you to fold/check, raise or call and it will trigger an alarm if you are holding the nuts. (The best hand possible)

Holdem Genius is a great program and for beginning poker players this might be a very useful tool. The program does more than just calculate odds and it supports most poker rooms.

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