UPDATE: As of early 2009, PokerManager appears to have ceased operation. Their website has been down for several weeks and there’s been no update on the status of the software from anyone associated with the company.
With so many niche tools being developed for online poker, it was only a matter of time before someone got the idea to create an umbrella program that would group a large number of tools under one banner. After all, it doesn’t make much sense to jump from web site to web site when most everything you’re looking for can (more or less) be housed in one location. That’s the basic idea behind PokerManager, a new piece of poker software that aims to serve all of your poker-related needs in-house.
Overview
Poker Manager is an application that looks to serve as, well, the manager of your online poker life. It’s a downloadable, standalone application that offers a wide variety of services related to online poker. Poker Manager provides a tournament listing service, a customizable tournament calendar, a buddy list feature with PM and IM capability, a resource center with links to a variety of poker sources, a suite of basic poker tools such as odds calculators, and several other features.
Pros
First and foremost, the software is absolutely free, and not just ‘free if you jump through these hoops and sign up at these rooms’, but actually free.
This is a smartly designed, well-executed program. The navigation and layout both make sense from a user perspective. There’s a rich layer to individual features as well; the tournament listing service, for example, has multiple methods for sorting data.
None of the individual features will be all that surprising to people, but the ability to access them all in one place is unique.
Cons
As a relatively new program, it’s not surprising that some of the sections feel like they’re a little underdeveloped. Also, the lack of inclusion of Full Tilt (along with a few smaller rooms) in the tournament listings is a drag. Finally, like any community-driven product, the strength of this software will be in part determined by those who use it, and Poker Manager’s community is still growing.
Overall
It’s risk-free, so unless a couple of minutes of your life are really worth that much, this is worth a download and a trial run at minimum.
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