Welcome to the Overcards Wiki!
This is a site for poker players by poker players. There are a number of articles on poker and statistics; feel free to add your own or embellish those that are here.
We've also grown into a home for poker-related AHK - that is, AutoHotKey automation which makes online poker more convenient.
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Commonly Sought
AutoHotKey Scripts
There is a thriving collection of poker-related scripts collected on the AutoHotKey page.
Poker Grapher
Looking for the graphing tool that works with PokerTracker? You want PokerGrapher.
Party Planner
Looking for the tool for managing your PartyPoker tables? Check out PartyPlanner.
Poker Mods: Sidebet/Blackjack icon removal, etc.
Instructions for removing the Blackjack and Sidebet buttons, as well as links to other poker mods: VisualPokerMods
Poker Software
Thorough (and growing) listing of various software programs in common use by poker players on the PokerSoftware page.
Good Reading
If you find a page you really like or which helped you, post it here; if you think some of these pages stink, take them off this list.
The LuckCalculator
FreeYourMind: Online poker is actually better for your psyche than real-life poker!
AggressionFactor: what it is and when it doesn't mean what you think
PostingIn: Grinder's SIM project looking at the results of Posting In prompted Mogobu to dig up his own simulation results to analyze the question: when to post in, and when to wait for the blinds?
PlayByNumbers: An answer to all those people asking if their stats are correct.
DifferentLevels: Why is the advice for playing higher-limit games different than low-limit?
General Words of advice
Poker is all about context and subtlety. There is never a simple answer to a simple question without knowing the context. StraightforwardPlay is usually correct, but there are subtle conditions which will influence the most profitable play. Each condition will nudge you towards one play or another. Generally, many of the subtle conditions must all push you in the same direction before you can deviate from straightforward play.
If you learn to recognize the subtleties, you can greatly increase your poker profits. If you do not, and you still deviate from straightforward play frequently, you may be afflicted with FancyPlaySyndrome. That, or, maybe you're just a donk.
Don't get frustrated by short-term results. . . and believe me, the short-term in poker is quite a long time. Strangely enough, bad players WinMore, but don't let that make you play like them.