Poker Crusher is the newest poker software. Developed by Mutatum Solutions Ltd., it is designed to arm its users with information about current tables and the styles of the players present at them.

Poker Crusher is updated every five minutes. It records and analyzes hand histories and betting patterns of over one million poker players. Users of this software can view this information and learn of their opponents’ strengths, weaknesses, and strategies. Is their opponent an aggressive player or cautious? With what hands will they raise a bet, and by what amount. What hands will they fold? What are the opponents’ stats? These are just a few of the questions that Poker Crusher answers for their users.

Poker Crusher not only reveals the playing styles of one’s opponents, but also helps a user to choose a table to play at. Upon logging on, this software will inform which tables are most profitable and which have the highest losing players. This way, the poker player can choose a table with the certainty that his/her skill level will exceed the other players.

On the surface, this software sounds exciting—as long as you’re the one with the software. It eliminates a large portion of the risk factor from the game. However, along with it goes skill. (I’ll bet that gamblers in the United States are cringing at this thought).

One of the defining traits of a “good” poker player is the ability to read an opponent’s tells. Studying other poker players is half the game. This process also helps you to learn of your own weaknesses and patterns, also resulting in the development of your own “poker face.” Remove the study element and what’s left is a dummied-down version of poker.

Poker players have no business using this software. It’s a cheap trick, and it will be quite the surprise if it dodges any consideration of cheating. For all the advanced players that have discovered Poker Crusher…do they dare still call themselves pros? Why would anyone with real talent feel the need to use this crutch, and how could anyone possibly be proud of a great success rate?

By Victoria Maro