I was perusing the various poker message boards this week and saw a topic I found intriguing. A new player asked the following question: "Honestly: is it wrong to play without Holdem Manager or PokerTracker?" Both are fantastic tools. They help you get reads on your opponents during the game, plug leaks in between sessions, and can assist you in tracking your bankroll. Many players swear by them, so the use of the word "wrong" in the subject line of the thread was interesting to me. Is it wrong to play without any sort of hand tracker software? Of course not. While I am all for hand tracking software, it is completely understandable that it wouldn't necessarily be very useful to everyone. I don't feel there is any real reason why a casual player should feel obligated to spend money on a software package that is not really going to enhance his poker playing experience. Many of us who are dialed into the poker community are serious about our poker. We multi-table almost every day. We want to win as much money as we can to buy fun things and treat ourselves to nice vacations. And, of course, many people play for a ...