Poker Shortcuts: Deal Me Tab

Deal Me Tab

 

Note to previous users of FT Shortcuts: Deal Me Mode now works differently from the way it worked in FT Shortcuts. Please read the following page to learn about the changes.
Deal Me Mode requires that your tables to be visible to detect the buttons and checkboxes on the tables. All of the features of Deal Me Mode will work with tiled tables. Some features of Deal Me Mode will not work with cascaded or stacked tables. Changing the state of Deal Me Mode (to In, Out, or Off) may not work on the tables that are buried, because the software can not see the state of the checkboxes to be able to change the state of these checkboxes. Once you have the state of Deal Me Mode set, the tables will pop to the top of the stack (if enabled on the Table 1 tab), and the software will be able to see the buttons, and consequently can click on the PostBlinds and WaitForBigBlind buttons as needed.
On Poker Stars "Fast" tables the software will NOT post your small blind in "Deal Me Out" mode. It will sit you out instead. If you happen to change to "Deal Me Out' mode when you are currently in the big blind, the software is not able to recognize this and it will sit you out on the next hand when you would be in the small blind. This only occurs on "Fast" tables on Poker Stars.
Trouble Shooting Tips for Deal Me Mode are here.

'Deal Me' mode helps automate your play at cash games, particularly if you multi-table. Each table that you are seated at will (always) be in one of three modes:

  1. Deal Me "In" mode: In this mode the software will post your blind for your automatically when the big blind comes around to you.
  2. Deal Me "Out" mode: In this mode the software will sit you out when the big blind comes around to you.
  3. Deal Me "Off" mode: In this mode the software will not do anything when you are in the big or small blind.

When you want to sit out, change the mode to "Deal Me Out". This mode will sit you out when the big blind comes to you. When you want to sit in, change the mode to "Deal Me In". This mode will wait for the big blind to come to you and then post your blinds for you. You can change from one mode to another by pressing a special key/mouse button (1-3 times).

Quick Setup:

  1. Check the three checkboxes that are highlighted in "blue" on the Deal Me tab.
  2. On the Dialogs tab, check the checkbox "Close "Auto-Post Blinds" Dialog box.
  3. Sit down at a ring game table. The software will set the Deal Me mode to "In".
  4. When the big blind gets around to you, the software will post your blind.
  5. When you want to sit out on a table, put your mouse over that table and press Alt-t (or whatever key you have defined) TWICE quickly (holding down the alt key and pressing t twice).
  6. When you want to sit back in, put your mouse over the table and press Alt-t (or whatever key you have defined) ONCE.
NOTE: Deal Me Mode does not work with stacked or cascaded tables. In order for Deal Me Mode to work reliably, your tables need to be visible so the software can "see" the status of various buttons and checkboxes.
NOTE: On Poker Stars "Fast" tables the software will NOT post your small blind in "Deal Me Out" mode. It will sit you out instead. If you happen to change to "Deal Me Out' mode when you are currently in the big blind, the software is not able to recognize this and it will sit you out on the next hand when you would be in the small blind. This only occurs on "Fast" tables on Poker Stars.

For more detailed instructions, read the following information. Additionally there are troubleshooting tips here, if you have any problems.

See the section called "List of keys/buttons that will temporarily disable many features" on the Misc Tab for some tips on defining Shift and Alt modifier keys. These modifier keys can be used to temporarily disable Shortcuts while you are pressing keys on a particular table.

When you want to sit out on ONE table:

  1. Put your mouse over the table you want to sit out on.
  2. Press the key that you have defined for "Active Table Mode Toggle" TWICE.
  3. You will see the status information on the table change to "Deal Me Out".
  4. When the big blind gets to you the software will sit you out.

When you want to sit out on ALL tables:

  1. Put your mouse over any table.
  2. Press the key that you have defined for "All Tables Mode Toggle" TWICE.
  3. You will see the status information on the tables change to "Deal Me Out".
  4. When the big blind gets to you the software will sit you out on each table

When you want to sit in on ONE table:

  1. Put your mouse over the table you want to sit in on.
  2. Press the key that you have defined for "Active Table Mode Toggle" ONCE.
  3. You will see the status information on the table change to "Deal Me In".
  4. When the big blind gets to you the software will post the big blind for you.

When you want to sit in on ALL tables:

  1. Put your mouse over any table.
  2. Press the key that you have defined for "All Tables Mode Toggle" ONCE.
  3. You will see the status information on the table change to "Deal Me In".
  4. When the big blind gets to you the software will post the big blind for you on each table.

When you want the software to turn off Deal Me Mode on ONE table:

  1. Put your mouse over the table.
  2. Press the key that you have defined for "Active Table Mode Toggle" THREE TIMES.
  3. You will see the status information on the table change to "Deal Me Off".
  4. The software will then not do anything with regard to this feature on this table.

When you want the software to turn off Deal Me Mode on ALL tables:

  1. Put your mouse over any table.
  2. Press the key that you have defined for "All Tables Mode Toggle" THREE TIMES.
  3. You will see the status information on the table change to "Deal Me Off".
  4. The software will then not do anything with regard to this feature on all tables.

Set Deal Me Mode to "in" with initial chip buy-in:

Check this checkbox if you want the software to automatically set the Deal Me mode to "In" whenever you sit down at a new table and buy chips. Using this feature saves you from having to change the mode manually when you sit down at a new table. If you are NOT using the features of Deal Me Mode, then leave this checkbox unchecked.

Automatically Check "Auto-Post Blinds" Checkbox after Sitting Down at Table (Full Tilt Poker ONLY):

Check this checkbox if you want the software to automatically check the Auto-Post Blinds checkbox on the Full Tilt Poker tables. This can be useful whether or not you are using the features of Deal Me Mode.

Disable the above features on all Heads Up Tables:

Checking this box will disable the Deal Me Mode features when you are at a Heads Up ring game tables. Often times, heads up players will want to see who their opponent is before committing to playing with them. If the Deal Me mode is enabled, then the blinds will be posted before you have a chance to decide if you want to play with the new opponent.

Deal Me mode Status Displays:

There are two ways that you can see the status of the Deal Me Mode on a table.

  1. If you check the checkbox "Enable Deal Me status tooltip", then when the Deal Me Mode status changes on a table, you will see a tooltip display show on the title bar for the table for 10 seconds.
  2. You can enable the OSD1, 3, or 4 on screen display to show the status of the Deal Me Mode, by putting the code for the Deal Me Mode into the Custom Text box for one of these displays on the Displays tab. See the Displays tab documentation for more information. With the OSD3-4 displays, the Deal Me mode status will be displayed on each table at all times.

Active Table Mode Toggle:

In this box you can define the key/mouse button that you want to use for this feature. Pressing this key once will change the Deal Me Mode on the active table to "In". Pressing this key twice (quickly) will change the Deal Me Mode on the active table to "Out". Pressing this key three times (quickly) will change the Deal Me Mode on the active table to "Off". In the "Off" mode, Shortcuts will not perform any function with regard to posting your blinds or sitting you out.

All Tables Mode Toggle:

In this box you can define the key/mouse button that you want to use for this feature. Pressing this key once will change the Deal Me Mode on all tables to "In". Pressing this key twice (quickly) will change the Deal Me Mode on all tables to "Out". Pressing this key three times (quickly) will change the Deal Me Mode on all tables to "Off". In the "Off" mode, Shortcuts will not perform any function with regard to posting your blinds or sitting you out.

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