Poker Journal

Here’s a list of what I believe to be my most useful tools (some are downloadable applications, others are web based services)

In no particular order:

Poker Academy
Poker Academy is a download application which enables you to develop your game offline. You can pick you game (hold’em, omaha etc) your table type (tournament,ring games) and level of opponent. The level of AI is what makes this piece of software better than the rest. Give their 6 hour trial a run for no cost. Only downside to this tool is the 47mb download and relatively slow loading times.
http://www.poker-academy.com

Poker Hand
PokerHand.org allows you to save your gameplay so you can see how much you have lost/won over a period of time. It also allows you to share your hands with people on other forums
http://www.pokerhand.org also try http://www.pokertracker.com/

Poker Stove
Poker Stove is a great piece of software, it analyses your hand to give you accurate odds.
http://www.pokerstove.com/

Shark Scope
This site allows you to learn more about your opponent, find out their ROI and their general gameplay methods. Free version gives you 5 searches a day
http://www.sharkscope.com/

Poker Forums!!
An invaluable source of advice and a great way to pick up recommendations to improve your game. Popular forums include http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/ and http://www.pokerjunkie.com/

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