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Yes, the full version will be available next week.

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You can buy an annual license for $39 or choose the monthly plan for $3.99/mo

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FWIW, spadeeye is 20$ flat fee and finds the best tables to sit at. i really don't think you need to be playing vs a specific person to make a lot of $.

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Hey tried to download it again and i Get an error message saying: "C:\Documents and Settings\owner\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\X0S8HK6L\SmartBuddy[1].exe is not a valid Win32 application."

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I didn't have any problem with the installation on my desktop. However, I experienced the same issue on my laptop.
I downloaded it again and reinstalled the problem went away. It might have something to do with the internet connection.


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Yes, the full version will be available next week.

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Could you post an update when you add a new site(s)?

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

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Hey,

Could you e-mail Pokerstars and then paste the correspondence with them explicitly allowing your program?

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Still waiting...

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

We'll post it when we have it.

We will post an update with the new sites as soon as they are ready.

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

Will it support PartyPoker?

Will I be able to see buddies that hide from search?

Will the program open tables for me? Or will I have to browse the lobby for the tablenumbers myself?

Looks very interesting, but these are key issues for me.

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

Yes, Smart Buddy will have support for Party Poker tables shortly. We do capture all players from all real money ring games including razz, ho, horse, Omaha, etc. We will also be working on opening tables but that is not currently implemented.

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

is the final version going to be dockable to a side of the screen like AIM?

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Will I be able to see buddies that hide from search?

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Will I be able to see buddies that hide from search?

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I checked it out again, you definitely can find people hiding from search. There was a huge fish running at like 90/60 last night hiding from search and it found him at every table

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

This software looks like it could possibly be amazing. I'm still going to wait until some other people try it out before I do, though. The RBCalc incident still lingers in my mind.

For those of you complaining about the price, I don't understand why. I personally see more of a move towards subscription fees rather than single purchase products for poker software. So many people complain about product X not getting many major improvements, but you can't expect a developer to keep working their ass off if you're only paying for it once.

With a monthly subscription fee, we now have more voting power in regards to what gets added to the product, and the developer has incentive to meet our demands. Plus, many of us are making, what? Anywhere from $20 to a few $100 an hour. Paying $3-4/month to increase our average hourly rate by even $1 (it will likely be much more) is a great deal.

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

How do you import a list of names?
Can you group by tables?

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

The Smart Buddy full version is now available at www.pokerprolabs.com

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

Can I purchase via pokerstars?

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How do you import a list of names?
Can you group by tables?

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From where do you want to import the names?
How do you want to group by tables?

So sick bro : Send me a PM regarding Stars.

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From where do you want to import the names?

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A text file (tab or comma deliminated) ie. screenname|site whatever you need I'll make. One at a time sucks.

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How do you want to group by tables?

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Instead of seeing what table a buddy is at, show tables with qty of buddies at them (and how many waiting if it's easy).

How many waiting isn't critical.

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

We will add it to the feature list. I don’t see any issues in implementing a comma delimited import! We will take a look and see whether to implement the table view in the Smart Buddy interface or the Table Shark interface.

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Hey,

Could you e-mail Pokerstars and then paste the correspondence with them explicitly allowing your program?

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Still waiting...

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You are telling me they haven't got back to you in what, two weeks now?

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is this going to be dockable to a side of the screen like AIM?

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We have not looked into making the Smart Buddy window dockable but that does seem like a cool feature we should add to our list.

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

is there any way to verify that there's nothing malicious in this application?

does anyone with a high post count know these guys and vouch for them?

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Hey,

Could you e-mail Pokerstars and then paste the correspondence with them explicitly allowing your program?

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Still waiting...

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You are telling me they haven't got back to you in what, two weeks now?

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It seems obvious that OP wants to avoid this topic.

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

Ryan, we are a well established company and have been in the poker industry for many years. We work directly with or provide services to many of the poker sites, poker publications and poker t.v. shows all over the world. You can be rest assured that there is nothing malicious in any of our applications. Feel free to do additional research on your own about our company.

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

Poker Pro,

With all due respect, you haven't answered TheProdigy's question. I believe Poker Stars has a very strict rule on what is allowed and what is not when using their site. It appears TheProdigy is asking for something concrete from Stars saying, "Smart Buddy is OK for Poker Stars". Not trying to bust your chops, but I'd like to know also. Please advise.

CB

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

Orange, Cudjoebill,

Poker stars has specific rules for products it allows and does not allow.

1. Any program that shares hole card data with other players or programs is colluding, and is prohibited.

2. Any program that works off of a central database of player profiles is prohibited.

3. Any program that plays without human intervention (a "bot") or reduces the requirement of a human playing. For instance, an "auto-folder" is prohibited.

4. Any program that collects hand histories and player information from hands in which you are not a participant is prohibited.

Our products do not contain any of the prohibited items.

-Poker Pro

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

Sixth Sense is doing basically the same (and more) as Smart Buddy and falls in the same categories as it.

They are banned from Poker Stars. So in my humble opinion Smart Buddy would has to be banned as well or Sixth Sense has to be unbanned.

Keep the farts alive,
FireFarter

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Sixth Sense is doing basically the same (and more) as Smart Buddy and falls in the same categories as it.

They are banned from Poker Stars. So in my humble opinion Smart Buddy would has to be banned as well or Sixth Sense has to be unbanned.

Keep the farts alive,
FireFarter

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Sixth Sense was on their prohibited list when we didn't even support PokerStars, so it was really in error. We designed the SS PokerStars support to be in compliance with their TOS, see here for more details:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...=1#Post10393507

-Ben

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

Yes,

I will pay for this program and would love to use it. This, or sixthsense, but since it is scanning my own tables using my own PT databases, I wouldn't expect a monthly fee? I remember PTS(Poker Table Scan) was just like this and cost a one time fee as it wasn't like they were keeping things on their server and running up bandwith.

But once again, I would like to see some proof, and you have handled it very unprofessionally as it was easy to get an e-mail from Pokerstars. Also, you simply ignored the fact until you couldn't anymore, which is also unprofessional. That said, if sixthsense releases something and it is one time fee for Stars only, then I will most definitely be using it as he has handled most situations with much more professionalism.

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We will add it to the feature list. I don’t see any issues in implementing a comma delimited import! We will take a look and see whether to implement the table view in the Smart Buddy interface or the Table Shark interface.

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Any idea how long this will take to implement? What's Table Shark?

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

I am not sure where it is on the feature list but it should not take very long to implement. We will be releasing additional site support next week and will start on some of the requested features at that time. Table Shark provides a table centric view of all the tables and the players from your buddy list.

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

We did contact PokerStars and are now waiting for their reply. We will post it as soon as we have it. Thank you for your patience.

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Software looks nice.
Do you have any plans in making the network protocol public?
I would like to have an easy to parse text oriented protocol so
I can write my own apps.
Like I would write a miranda plugin and a tool that notifies
me via sms if a very big fish goes online etc..

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

Is it possible to launch the tables through thi program like on Ultimate Buddy or a player search on FTP or PS? For me, this is a must have feature.

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'fo sho

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Dakra, we have made API’s available for our other products in the past so we will definitely explore it for this product as well.

Ace0fspades, we will be making it possible to launch the tables via Smart Buddy. Can you let me know why you want a player search? We can add it but not sure if players need it. We already check to see it the name is valid when you add a player to your buddy list.

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Can you let me know why you want a player search? We can add it but not sure if players need it. We already check to see it the name is valid when you add a player to your buddy list.

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uhh, reading comprehension ftw

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We did contact PokerStars and are now waiting for their reply. We will post it as soon as we have it. Thank you for your patience.

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As of Saturday noon, a search of our incoming Email did not turn up the phrase "Smart Buddy" or "SmartBuddy" in any Email from 5/17 through today.

Such requests would normally be forwarded to me, and I am not in receipt of such a request.

It is not completely clear whether Smart Buddy would be permitted on PokerStars. There are aspects of the software which will be of concern (notably, its reliance on an external database maintained by Poker Pro Labs of who is seated where; its ability to circumvent the "Hide From Search" feature will also be reviewed).

I have opened an internal discussion with key personnel at PokerStars to discuss whether your software would be permitted. I cannot predict when that discussion will conclude, but will post here the results when it has.

Until the management discussion has concluded, the software is not expressly prohibited nor has it been added to the "list of permitted applications". It may be used temporarily pending the outcome of the discussion.

Best Regards,

Jeff
PokerStars Game Security

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

Hi Jeff,
You should have received an email for Len *. He is out of town but should be back in the office on Monday. Please PM me your contact info and we will address any questions you may have.

Thank you,

Re: New Software Announcement – Smart Buddy,the universal poker buddy
 

When you add the names to be buddy list are they case sensitive?

Some names I add from the table and they show up immediately on the list, some from the table do not.

On Absolute I have a list of buddies in the find player list. When I go to enter them I am told they are not in the db. I have records on all of them.

How long should the names stay on the list at a table after the buddy has departed?

Please advise