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Configuring Your Poker Room
Configuring Your Poker Room
You may need to change some configuration options for your poker client software in order for Poker Copilot to function properly with your favourite online poker room. Follow the directions below for your poker software. PokerStars Full Tilt Poker Merge…
Configuring the Poker HUD
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » Configuring the Poker HUD
You can customise the HUD using the Preferences. Read more here.
Configuring the Poker HUD while playing
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » Configuring the Poker HUD while playing
When you are playing at the poker table you can configure the HUD without having to switch to the preferences. Click on the cog wheel in the table’s HUD panel. Many HUD options can be set directly from this menu.
888 Poker
Configuring Your Poker Room » 888 Poker
Configuring 888 Poker Notes & Limitations Configuring 888 Poker This section shows you how to configure 888 Poker. The instructions are relevant for all 888 country-specific software such as 888poker.es and 888poker.pt. Make sure 888 Poker is running in…
Poker Rooms
Settings » Poker Rooms
The Poker Rooms preference panel gathers together settings you might need to alter in Poker Copilot for specific poker rooms. Currently there are two settings: Winamax Poker: The preferred seat you set here must correspond with your setting in Winamax poker.…
Revolution Poker
Configuring Your Poker Room » Revolution Poker
Configuring Revolution Poker Notes & Limitations Configuring Revolution Poker This section shows you how to configure Juicy Stakes. Other Revolution Poker rooms such as Intertops have the same configuration procedure. Enable hand histories In Juicy Stakes,…
Does Poker Copilot work with Zoom Poker?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Does Poker Copilot work with Zoom Poker?
Yes. As of Poker Copilot 6.13 (released April 2018), Zoom tables have a fully working HUD. You’ll need to make sure you’ve followed Poker Copilot’s prompts to configure PokerStars for the Zoom HUD. We don’t currently support “Fast…
Supported Poker Rooms
Supported Poker Rooms
Poker Copilot currently supports the following poker rooms. Note that some poker rooms are only available on Mac or Windows, not…
Full Tilt Poker
Configuring Your Poker Room » Full Tilt Poker
Configuring Full Tilt Poker Notes & Limitations Configuring Full Tilt Poker Enable hand history From the Full Tilt Poker menu bar, choose Options -> Hand History… Check the box labelled Save My Hand Histories Ensure Hand History Language Selection is set…
Poker HUD Statistics
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » Poker HUD Statistics
The HUD tracks a variety of statistics. Below is an explanation of the different statistics available in the HUD. Once you are familiar with the meaning of the statistics and abbreviations, you can use them as a tool in your game. Hands Played (#) This is the total…
Using Poker Copilot
Using Poker Copilot
Poker Copilot is a database of hands played and related statistics. Poker Copilot is designed so that each of the different screens in the main window function in the same way. The main window uses the same layout for each screen, and the three concepts of filtering,…
Understanding the Poker HUD
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » Understanding the Poker HUD
The HUD appears on top of poker room tables while you play. You don’t need to do anything to turn on the HUD. While Poker Copilot is running, the HUD automatically appears on tables on all supported poker rooms. Here is an example of a poker table with the HUD…
Poker Copilot system requirements
Installation » Poker Copilot system requirements
Poker Copilot runs on any desktop or laptop computer with at least: OS: Windows 7, 8 or 10, macOS 10.11 or higher RAM: 4 GB (recommended 8GB) CPU speed: 2 GHz processor Free disk space: A minimum of 1GB of free disk space AFTER installing Poker Copilot (for…
Video: Poker HUD introduction
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » Video: Poker HUD introduction
Before reading about the poker HUD, you may like to see a video demo showing what Poker Copilot’s HUD is. You’ll learn how you can customise the HUD without leaving the poker table. *Tip: Watch the video in HD and full-screen if you…
Downloading and Installing Poker Copilot
Installation » Downloading and Installing Poker Copilot
The latest version of Poker Copilot can be downloaded from https://pokercopilot.com/. If you have any trouble with the download, please try using a different browser and check your download destination folder. Installing on Mac Open the .dmg package and drag Poker…
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display)
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display)
The Head-up Display is usually referred to as the HUD. It is a critical tool for online poker players. It ensures you know as much as possible about your opponents, and about own table image. Video: Poker HUD introduction Understanding the Poker HUD Poker HUD…
Buying and Activating Poker Copilot
Installation » Buying and Activating Poker Copilot
Trial Version Licence Key Activating Poker Copilot Using copy and paste to enter information Troubleshooting Trial Version Poker Copilot is free to use for 30 days starting from the first time you run it. The trial version is a fully functional one. The first…
macOS Catalina and Poker Copilot
Known Problems » macOS Catalina and Poker Copilot
Configuring Catalina Older Versions of Poker Copilot Troubleshooting Configuring Catalina Catalina is fussier than earlier versions of macOS. It wants you to explicitly grant permission to apps to do some things they could do by default in earlier versions of…
Moving Poker Copilot from Mac to Windows
Advanced Features » Backing up your database » Moving Poker Copilot from Mac to Windows
This article describes how to move your Poker Copilot database and preferences from Mac to a Windows computer. Important note: We will move the Poker Copilot database so it doesn’t need to be built again. However, it is highly recommended that you move all of…
Moving Poker Copilot from Windows to Mac
Advanced Features » Backing up your database » Moving Poker Copilot from Windows to Mac
This article describes how to move your Poker Copilot database and preferences from a Windows computer to a Mac. Important note: We will move the Poker Copilot database so it doesn’t need to be built again. However, it is highly recommended that you move all…
Which Omaha variants does Poker Copilot support?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Which Omaha variants does Poker Copilot support?
Poker Copilot DOES support: Omaha Hi Poker Copilot does NOT support: 5 cards Omaha Mixed NLH/PLO Omaha Omaha Hi/Lo PLO 8 You can add a suggestion for adding support for other Omaha variants to our feedback page. This allows other users the chance to comment…
Moving Poker Copilot to a new Mac
Advanced Features » Backing up your database » Moving Poker Copilot to a new Mac
You can manually backup and restore your Poker Copilot database as follows: Important note: We will move the Poker Copilot database so it doesn’t need to be built again. However, it is highly recommended that you move all of your hand history files too. If…
Moving Poker Copilot to a new Windows computer
Advanced Features » Backing up your database » Moving Poker Copilot to a new Windows computer
This article describes how to move your Poker Copilot database and settings from one Windows computer to another. Important note: We will move the Poker Copilot database so it doesn’t need to be built again. However, it is highly recommended that you move all…
Winning Poker Network (America’s Cardroom, etc)
Configuring Your Poker Room » Winning Poker Network (America’s Cardroom, etc)
Configuring Winning Poker Network Notes & Limitations Configuring Winning Poker Network This section shows you how to configure America’s Cardroom. All other Winning Poker Network poker rooms have the same configuration procedure. Enable hand history…
Resetting your database
Advanced Features » Resetting your database
Resetting the database is intimately linked with the Ignore hand history file before settings, which is found in Tools -> Preferences -> General. Why would you want to reset the Poker Copilot database? Let’s try to answer the question with an example. Suppose…
List of compatible software
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » List of compatible software
Some of our users like to use multiple programs that enhance their online poker experience at once. Poker Copilot can be run alongside of the following tools. Windows Hold’em Manager 2 Poker Tracker 4 TableNinja 2 Table…
How can I keep Poker Copilot in sync on both my computers?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » How can I keep Poker Copilot in sync on both my computers?
Some Poker Copilot users use DropBox to store their hand history folders and share them between multiple computers. Get yourself a free DropBox account, make a “poker” folder in your DropBox, set PokerStars, etc to save your hand histories to the DropBox and your…
Backing up your database
Advanced Features » Backing up your database
Moving Poker Copilot to a new Mac Moving Poker Copilot to a new Windows computer Moving Poker Copilot from Mac to Windows Moving Poker Copilot from Windows to Mac
Poker Copilot crashes when I click on HUD panels. How do I fix this?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Poker Copilot crashes when I click on HUD panels. How do I fix this?
Since updating to macOS High Sierra (10.13), a few Mac users have reported that Poker Copilot’s HUD crashes sometimes when they click on HUD panels. Unfortunately, we don’t have a solution that works for everybody and ultimately the best solution would be…
Why does Poker Copilot refer to Cut-off, Cut-off-1, etc instead of Middle Position, Under the Gun, etc?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Why does Poker Copilot refer to Cut-off, Cut-off-1, etc instead of Middle Position, Under the Gun, etc?
To make things clear, we’ve chosen to refer to seats relative to the Cut-off. MP (middle position) refers to a different seat in 6-max than it does in full ring. Your database could have data from different table sizes, so it would be confusing data from…
Hands not imported if your Windows username is in Greek, Hebrew, etc
Known Problems » Hands not imported if your Windows username is in Greek, Hebrew, etc
If your Windows username contains characters that are not in the Roman alphabet, our automatic hand history detection might not work. For example, if your username uses the Greek or Hebrew alphabet. Work-around The best solution is to change your username to only use…
The “Star” menu: Marking hands for later review
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » The “Star” menu: Marking hands for later review
If you want to mark a hand for future analysis, you can press the star button. This opens a menu showing the five most recent hands you’ve played on this table. Click on the star icon next to a hand to flag it for later review. You can quickly access…
Installation
Installation
Downloading and Installing Poker Copilot Buying and Activating Poker Copilot Updating Poker Copilot Poker Copilot system requirements
Merge Network
Configuring Your Poker Room » Merge Network
Configuring Merge Network Notes & Limitations Configuring Merge Network This section shows you how to configure CarbonPoker. All other Merge Network poker rooms have the same configuration procedure. Enable hand history saving in CarbonPoker From the…
PokerStars
Configuring Your Poker Room » PokerStars
Configuring PokerStars Notes & Limitations Configuring PokerStars Enable hand history Enable tournament saving Set preferred seat Poker Copilot can automatically import the hands you play at PokerStars. To enable this feature, the PokerStars client has to…
Winamax
Configuring Your Poker Room » Winamax
Configuring Winamax Notes & Limitations Configuring Winamax Set preferred seat in Winamax In the Winamax software, from the main lobby’s menu, select Tools -> Options In the list of options, select Game -> Options Set your preferred seat to Top, Right,…
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
List of compatible software Requesting and saving hand histories from PokerStars Requesting and saving tournament summaries from PokerStars Can I use one license key on two computers? Does Poker Copilot work with Zoom Poker? How can I keep Poker Copilot in sync…
Getting Started
Getting Started
Portuguese German Spanish Italian French Russian Welcome to Poker Copilot Poker Copilot is a software tool for online poker players. Features include: online poker HUD poker hand…
iPoker
Configuring Your Poker Room » iPoker
Configuring iPoker Notes & Limitations Configuring iPoker This section shows you how to configure Coral Poker. All other iPoker poker rooms have the same configuration procedure. Use local time In Coral Poker, locate the time on the bottom left-hand corner of…
Advanced Features
Advanced Features
Exporting Data Resetting your database Backing up your database Database Console Adding PokerStars tournament rebuys and add-ons Player Notes Record multiple hands as a video
Settings
Settings
You can customise many aspects of Poker Copilot in the preferences. To set your preferences, click on Preferences… in the Tools menu. Hand History Folders Currency Language Other HUD Poker Rooms SharkScope Import / Export Preferences
Leak Detectors
Leak Detectors
The leak detectors are an advisory service to help improve your game. It is important to note that your results may vary depending on your overall strategy and skill level. The leak detectors work best with full table No-Limit Hold’em. The leak detectors work best…
PartyPoker
Configuring Your Poker Room » PartyPoker
Important update for PartyPoker users !Due to PartyPoker’s restrictions, we provide only limited functionality for PartyPoker. This section shows you how to configure PartyPoker. All other PartyPoker skins, such as PMU and bwin have the same configuration…
Why are some tournaments missing from my charts?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Why are some tournaments missing from my charts?
You might notice that you have, say, 1000 tournaments in Poker Copilot, but only 800 are showing in your tournament Bankroll chart or your Tournament Finishes chart. This is most likely because some of your tournaments have no result in Poker Copilot. Only tournaments…
HUD Troubleshooting
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » HUD Troubleshooting
!No HUD on all Zoom (Ante) tables when multi-tabling? After a recent PokerStars update, the HUD is available on one Zoom (Ante) table at a time. The HUD will still show on multiple tables for regular Zoom games. Are you always seeing the “HUD shows after first…
Known Problems
Known Problems
Hands not imported if your Windows username is in Greek, Hebrew, etc Hero filter shows too many options macOS Catalina and Poker Copilot
Why do tournaments have no results?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Why do tournaments have no results?
Poker Copilot will show tournament results for PokerStars, Winamax, Full Tilt Poker, Winning poker Network, and 888poker. This should happen automatically. PokerStars If you are using PokerStars and your tournament results are not showing, you need to: choose from…
Manual Update
Installation » Updating Poker Copilot » Manual Update
You can also update Poker Copilot manually by downloading the latest version on Poker Copilot’s website and by following the same installation steps. On Mac, when asked if you want to replace Poker Copilot with a more recent version confirm by clicking on…
Screen Reference
Screen Reference
Combined Bankroll Session Overview Basic Statistics Detailed Statistics Tournaments by Date Tournaments by Type Recent Tournaments Recent Hands Hand Types Players Stake Level Position Bankroll All-in Equity Tournament Finishes Custom…
SharkScope
Settings » SharkScope
The SharkScope preferences panel lets you connect a SharkScope account to Poker Copilot. You’ll need a paid SharkScope subscription (Silver or higher) to use these features. Click on Add SharkScope Account to be able to enter your SharkScope username and…
HUD (Head-up Display)
Settings » HUD (Head-up Display)
The HUD configuration dialog contains four sections. You can navigate between the sections by clicking on the menu for General, Layouts, Colours, and Player Icons. General Layouts Colours Player Icons General The general section allows you to configure…
Tournaments by Type
Screen Reference » Tournaments by Type
The types of tournaments offered by poker rooms continues to grow. It is important to analyse your poker performance in different types of tournament to determine if you are doing better in some types of tournaments than in others. The Tournaments by Type summary…
Using the Diagnostics
Configuring Your Poker Room » Using the Diagnostics
You can check that you have correctly configured your poker room with the help of Poker Copilot’s Diagnostics window. To start the diagnostics, select from the menu Window -> Diagnostics Now start your poker room The Diagnostics window will detect your…
Reporting a calculation error
Using Poker Copilot » Reporting a calculation error
If you have found an error in Poker Copilot’s calculation for a hand or tournament, here’s how to report it to us. First, make sure you are running the latest update of Poker Copilot. Your problem might have already been reported by other users and fixed…
How do I delete a specific hand from the database?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » How do I delete a specific hand from the database?
At the moment, the only way to delete a specific hand is to find it in your hand history folder, completely delete it and then reset your database (in Poker Copilot’s menu -> File -> Reset Database). WARNING: resetting the database means that Poker Copilot will…
Requesting and saving hand histories from PokerStars
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Requesting and saving hand histories from PokerStars
PokerStars offers the possibility to request hand history data for recent hands per email. This can be useful if you did not save the hand history, for example because you were playing on a mobile device or because you are new to Poker Copilot and have not had the Save…
How to make the HUD work properly on iPoker MTTs?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » How to make the HUD work properly on iPoker MTTs?
Poker Copilot can’t always correctly detect when you’ve been moved to a new table in an iPoker MTT. This is due to an error in iPoker hand history files. Until iPoker can fix this, we’ve added a work-around: 1. After moving to a new table in the same…
Tournaments by Date
Screen Reference » Tournaments by Date
The Tournaments by Date summary helps you analyse your poker history in several ways. The time unit used to dissect your poker activity can be: Day, which is the default option, Week Month Week Day. This lets you see if playing on Fridays in the last six…
Do you support play money?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Do you support play money?
Play money is supported for the following poker rooms: PokerStars (except for PokerStars.net) Winamax Americas Cardroom (and Winning Poker Network) 888 iPoker Revolution Merge Network Play money is not supported on PartyPoker. That’s because PartyPoker…
Exporting Data
Advanced Features » Exporting Data
You can export data by choosing File -> Export… from the menu. When you click on the Export… button, you will be prompted to choose a location and filename for your exported data. Hand history files If you choose to export as hand history files, the…
Why no Bovada support?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Why no Bovada support?
Poker Copilot doesn’t work with Bovada. We’d love to change this but Bovada doesn’t allow a poker tracker to keep statistics of any players. On Bovada, tables are anonymous. Your opponents can’t have a unique screen name, and so we can’t…
Requesting and saving tournament summaries from PokerStars
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Requesting and saving tournament summaries from PokerStars
PokerStars offers the possibility to request tournaments per email. Poker Copilot has a tool that lets you save the contents of the email PokerStars sends you as a tournament summary file on your hard drive. Here’s how: Requesting tournament summaries from…
SharkScope Filters
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » SharkScope Filters
You can change your SharkScope filter directly from the HUD. Just click on the filter icon you see in this picture: The icon’s colour changes as follows: White: No filter applied. Blue: Default filter applied (the one you have set in Poker Copilot’s…
How can I stop the HUD lagging?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » How can I stop the HUD lagging?
If your database is very large, you may find that the HUD sometimes “lags”, that is, it takes a long time to update with new data after a hand. The problem is caused by having the main window open to a screen that takes a long time to update. Whenever…
Recent Hands
Screen Reference » Recent Hands
The Recent Hands summary displays your most recent hands. You can drill down and watch a replay for each of the hands. The Recent Hands screen can be very useful when you want to review a session. Because you can sort on any of the columns you can quickly find the…
Hands by Date
Screen Reference » Hands by Date
The Hands by Date summary helps you analyse your poker history in several ways. The time unit used to dissect your poker activity can be: Day, which is the default option, Week Month Week Day. This lets you see if playing on Fridays in the last six months has…
Combined Bankroll
Screen Reference » Combined Bankroll
The Combined Bankroll chart combines your ring games and tournament games to show your total profit. The x-axis is chronological order: older hands or tournaments are shown first. This screen is a summary of your poker playing performance. You can easily see if you…
Basic Statistics
Screen Reference » Basic Statistics
The Basic Statistics screen shows a few important things. First, the column on the left, titled Today, will show you the most important statistics for your play today. The title of the right column depends on the period selected with the “Date Range”…
Hand History Folders
Settings » Hand History Folders
This lists all the folders that are scanned for hand history files and tournament summary files. The folders are scanned recursively, up to three folders deep. You can manually add or remove folders by clicking the + and – buttons. *Note: don’t add too…
Why is the text so small?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Why is the text so small?
Some of our users on Windows find that Poker Copilot uses very small text in the main window. Pre Windows 10 Users: This happens if you are using a “High DPI” display. The problem is caused by a third-party component we rely upon. The producer of the…
Other
Settings » Other
My playing day starts at Enter the time you typically begin your poker sessions on each day. This is the time used to group your hands into days. This is very important if your poker sessions continue past midnight, as you don’t want hands played past midnight…
Automatic Update
Installation » Updating Poker Copilot » Automatic Update
Poker Copilot automatically checks for updates at startup and informs you when a new version is available. A window appears and gives the number of the latest version and the main changes to Poker Copilot. An update can take time especially when the database is…
Adding PokerStars tournament rebuys and add-ons
Advanced Features » Adding PokerStars tournament rebuys and add-ons
PokerStars does not automatically save detailed information on rebuys and add-ons you’ve made in tournaments. To import this data: 1. In PokerStars choose Tools -> History & Stats -> Playing History Audit. 2. Make sure to select Text (CSV) as the report…
Language
Settings » Language
By default your system language is used; however, many online poker players prefer to work in English. So you can set the language to use here. Choose a language in the dropdown menu and restart the application for it take effect.
Currency
Settings » Currency
If you want Poker Copilot to use a different currency symbol, you can enter it here. Starting bankroll In order for the charts on the Bankroll and Detailed Bankroll to be accurate, you need to enter your starting bankroll sum here. It is possible to enter a…
Player Icons
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » Player Icons
Note: Player icons are no longer available in the HUD when using PokerStars or Full Tilt Poker, due to their updated third-party tools and services policy. Icons appear on top of each player’s statistics panel to help you easily identify each player’s playing…
Installation problem: Java ™ VM error
Known Problems » Installation problem: Java ™ VM error
If you get a Java ™ VM error message, please completely uninstall Poker Copilot, restart your computer and try again installing this version.
Record multiple hands as a video
Advanced Features » Record multiple hands as a video
You can record multiple hands into one video. You can even record a whole tournament at once, to share with your poker coach. Here’s how it works: Either: View a table of hands in Poker Copilot. For example, Recent Hands, or drill down into a Recent…
Can I use one license key on two computers?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Can I use one license key on two computers?
You can use one Poker Copilot license on two computers, as long as you are the main user of Poker Copilot on both systems.
Position
Screen Reference » Position
The Positions summary shows your hands grouped by position. You can get detailed information in the top panel on any of the positions by left-clicking. You can also drill down to individual hands by double-clicking. Because Poker is a game of position this screen can…
Why do I get a Zoom configuration error?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Does Poker Copilot work with Zoom Poker? » Why do I get a Zoom configuration error?
If going through the Zoom configuration steps you get this error message please drag PokerStars to the Trash, empty the Trash and restart your computer. Redownload and install PokerStars. Finally, open Poker Copilot and try setting the Zoom HUD…
SharkScope Icons
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » SharkScope Icons
After Poker Copilot has requested player information form the SharkScope website, it will display an icon in each player HUD panel to indicate the status of this player. There are a couple of different icons that you might see after the request has completed.…
Session Overview
Screen Reference » Session Overview
The Session Overview screen shows how are you performing in the current session. This is a useful summary to have on-screen while you are playing. The Reset Session button is useful if you like to leave Poker Copilot running between sessions, but would like to reset…
What do BB, SB, BTN, CO, MP, EP mean?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » What do BB, SB, BTN, CO, MP, EP mean?
Poker Copilot tracks some statistics by position. For example, you can see “VPIP” by position: The positions are defined as follows for 10-player tables: BB – big blind SB – small blind BTN – button CO – cut-off (the seat to…
Hand Replayer
Hand Replayer
Reviewing a specific hand in the hand replayer can help find your mistakes and improve your game. From the Recent Hands screen, you can open the hand replayer in several ways: Double click on a hand Right-click on a hand and select View in Hand Replayer Select a…
Filtering hands
Using Poker Copilot » Filtering hands
Poker Copilot offers powerful hand filtering. You can use the filters to find specific hands, track-down problems, or separate out certain types of hands from others. The filter bar appears on any screen where it is applicable. Here are the default filter options: …
How can I manually enter tournament results if I’m missing the tournament summary file?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » How can I manually enter tournament results if I’m missing the tournament summary file?
Go to Poker Copilot’s “Recent Tournaments” summary Select the tournament for which you want to manually enter results Right-click and select “Get Info”. Alternatively, press ⌘+i on OS X, Ctrl+i on Windows, or select “File” -> “Get Info” A…
Error while reporting an Issue
Known Problems » Error while reporting an Issue
If you get this message “java.net.UnknownHostException: bonobo.barbarysoftware.com” while trying to send an issue report, you are using an obsolete version of Poker Copilot. Please make sure you download the most recent update from our webpage.
Why do some iPoker hands show the wrong winnings?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Why do some iPoker hands show the wrong winnings?
Hand history files created by iPoker poker rooms sometimes have errors in them. We’ve reported this to iPoker and hope that they’ll eventually fix this. For now, we try to detect these errors and automatically correct them. Sometimes these problems are…
Hero filter shows too many options
Known Problems » Hero filter shows too many options
If you play on PokerStars, you might see additional players in the “Hero” filter. This happens due to an anomaly in the tournament summaries created by PokerStars. Sometimes there are mistakes in the tournament results file produced by PokerStars, which…
Custom Chart
Screen Reference » Custom Chart
The Custom Chart screen allows you to create and save custom charts. A custom chart can show any of the supported statistics and their change through time. With Custom Chart you can even plot two variables on the same chart. In the upper part of the main window you…
All-in Equity
Screen Reference » All-in Equity
To use the all-in equity chart you first need to understand the concept of “equity value.” What is “Equity Value”? To help explain what equity value is, imagine the following scenario: You are playing a hand of No Limit Texas Hold’em. You have…
HUD Statistics (SharkScope)
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » HUD Statistics (SharkScope)
These statistics are fetched from SharkScope’s website while you play. Ability The Ability rating is a rating that goes up to 100 and shows a player’s ability based on an assessment of all the other statistics we have compiled for that player. Active…
Hand Types
Screen Reference » Hand Types
The Hand Types screen shows your game based on your hole cards. The screen shows a list of all the possible hands you’ve been dealt with. The Hand Types screen helps you improve your play for specific starting hands. You can quickly see which hands have been…
Stake Level
Screen Reference » Stake Level
This summary only appears for ring games. The Stake Level summary shows your profit based on the stake level you play. Select a specific stake level in the table, and you’ll see detailed information for that stake level appear in the top panel. If you drill down…
Pocket Pairs
Leak Detectors » Pocket Pairs
You should have a VPiP of at least 85% for pocket pairs from AA to 88. Each pocket pair should have a positive return in the long run. In addition, your total pre-flop raise (PFR) divided by your VPiP for pocket pairs should be at least 1/3.
Bankroll
Screen Reference » Bankroll
The Bankroll chart shows your total profit based on your current filter settings. The X-axis is chronological order: older hands or tournaments are shown first. Tournaments: The X-axis is the number of tournaments played. Ring Games: The X-axis is the number of…
Adjusting Post-flop Play
Poker HUD (Head-Up Display) » Adjusting Post-flop Play
Adjusting post-flop play comes down to exploiting your opponent’s play. Various statistics can help you with this. The article on pre-flop play shows how to determine if a player is tight or loose and passive or aggressive. On the flop you can continue this…
Do you support PokerStars Home Games?
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) » Do you support PokerStars Home Games?
PokerStars Home Games are supported (except for PokerStars.net because PokerStars.net doesn’t save your hand history files).