So what about bots? For the tiny sum of just $199, you can get your hands on a program that will earn you a "risk free $750-$1500 every day". And, it's tax free apparently. I don't think this can be true in the USA though, since gambling is tax deductable. Lie #1. They promise 100% guaranteed success (lie #2), no more losing days (lie #3)... blah blah blah.

Of course, it's all a bit dodgy. The "screenshots" page shows only one capture, and it looks entirely unconvincing. Before I part with almost $200, I want good hard proof that what I'm buying isn't junk. Anyway.. I just thought I'd have a rant about these bots. It's another example of the get rich quick hype that I talked about in a previous post. I'm not going to give out the URL for the bot, but I'm sure you can search for "poker bot" and find it. Not that you'd want to.

Seeing as I've found a bad bit of software, I should probably talk about a good bit as well... Yes, I know, shocking as it might sound, there is beneficial software out there that will do what it says on the tin. It's not all bad! Dear reader, read on.

So wait. Stop the press, and check this out for a second. I finally gave in and actually got some poker software the other day, and it worked out well.

PokerOffice is the be all and end all in real time analysis for your online poker play. It's the de factor industry standard, and online pros are rarely seen without it. It does so much, I've been using it for a week, and I'm wondering how I ever played without it.

PokerOffice allows you to track all of your opponents actions as well as your own game, while you are playing, without any need for hand histories or user input. It stores all the collected data and brings you summarized statistics reports, spreadsheets, and graphs of you own and your opponents play.

It does all this...

• Live Game Tracking
• Real Time Heads Up Display
• Hand Replayer
• Extended Statistical Graphs
• Shows Mucked Hands
• Track Tourneys And Cash Games
• And More...

And now you can get it for free!

I was so impressed with it I've done a deal with PokerOffice, so our readers can get it for free, instead of the usual price of $79. All you have to do is sign up with one of 6 different sites (PartyPoker, PokerRoom, Titan, TowerGaming, PokerLoco, NoblePoker), and deposit some money. On top of that, you get a special deposit bonus!

So - free software, plus a huge deposit bonus of up to $500. Get PokerOffice - what are you waiting for?

The important thing is that there are no promises of thousands of $$ extra profit every day, there's no 100% risk free money back guarantee that it will make you a millionaire overnight, there's no crappy 20 page long sales letter. It's just good software that takes some of the work out of tracking your play and your opponents. Not rocket science :)