New Technology Guides Texas Holdem Players to Greater Success

CardShark2 does what no other software tool has accomplished – provide the true winning percentage of a poker hand. CardShark2 uses a breakthrough technology to accurately determine the winning percentage of a given hand, and then adjusts that percentage based on other critical factors such as table position and number of opponents. With very little input from the player, CardShark2 provides immediate feedback and guidance.

March 27, 2007 (FPRC) -- CardShark2, a new and innovative software tool, does what no other has accomplished – provide the true winning percentage of a poker hand. With 52 cards and 9 opponents there are over 9 billion, billion hand combinations possible. Over 200,000 online players anguish over those combinations every day. Since the French-Canadians introduced “Poque” in New Orleans in the early 17th century, man has been searching for the passport to winning poker.

Texas Holdem, the “Royal Flush” of Poker, began in the 1970’s and saw an explosion in popularity once the World Series of Poker became an annual TV mainstay. Just a few years ago only a few hundred players put up the $10,000 entrance fee to play in the World Series. In 2007 over 10,000 players are expected to participate.

The challenge for the beginner or moderately experienced player is to understand the basics - when the odds are in his favor, or against. A number of critical factors are at play. CardShark2 uses a breakthrough technology to accurately determine the winning percentage of a given hand, and then adjusts that percentage based on other critical factors such as table position and number of opponents. With very little input from the player, CardShark2 provides immediate feedback and guidance.

“I was a pretty good Holdem player when I first began to test CardShark2, but it really helped me understand the impact that table position has on my play – not to mention the affect of the number of opponents”, said Paul Pusey, software tester for New Millenium Software. “I use CardShark2 along with Texas Holdem tournament software. My current favorite is ‘World Championship Poker 2’. This allows me to do battle with really strong computer opponents where I can test different techniques, all under CardShark2’s guidance.”

CardShark2 is available at www.cardshark2.com where a free trial version may be downloaded for preview. This 15-day trial provides most of the functionality of the full retail version, with the exception that play is restricted past the Flop. CardShark2 is designed to support tournament and cash games, No Limit, Table Limit and Pot Limit. There is a special Tourney Module that provides an opportunity for the risk-taker to play a particularly exciting style of tournament play. Lots of going all-in with this approach! Also included with CardShark2 is the Custom Report Generator. As the player hones his skills working with poker simulation software, he may track his progress through custom reports that are built on the fly. This detailed reporting tool will clearly indicate opportunities for growth, as well as strengths. The player can determine if he plays better from a given position, or if there is a holecard combination that causes particular challenges. Hundreds of combinations of statistics are available through the CardShark2 Custom Report tool.

The New Millenium Software Team is proud to deliver this innovative approach to learning Texas Holdem. “The feedback we’ve received tells us that CardShark2 provides an incredible value to the beginning and moderate player. But we think there are opportunities to do even more with CardShark2, and we are dedicated to use player feedback to drive enhancements that will be provided as free future updates”, said Steve Krieger, Executive Producer for New Millenium Software. “Our team is also working on ‘TourneyPro’, which is a free, web-based tool that will assist players in setting up home tournaments.” TourneyPro will permit the user to input the number of players, chip denominations and other information, and will provide a printable blinds schedule complete with blind amounts, minutes per level, antes, and more. TourneyPro is expected to be available at www.cardshark2.com in mid-April 2007.

About New Millenium Software: Based near San Diego, CA, New Millenium Software was founded in 2001 to focus on PC gaming. The thoroughbred racing simulation “Run for the Roses” was released in 2004. Currently in development is TourneyPro, a free software system designed to assist in planning home poker tournaments, and Dark Stream, a first-person adventure game for the vision-impaired. TourneyPro is scheduled for release in April 2007, and Dark Stream in 2008.


For more information contact Steve Krieger of New Millenium Software (http://www.cardshark2.com)
760-822-8448

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