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Hi,

I've been keeping track of my winnings/losses by using a simple spreadsheet but id like to keep a more accurate record and have been told theres some decent free tracking programs availiable online.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend any of these..

Thanks In Advance

Ry

Personally, I can't help RyG, but I wouild like to welcome you to the Poker 425 blonde Forum.

Keep the posts coiming please.

I am sure one of our folks will respond within the day.

Poker Tracker's demo is free for the first 1000 hands you import into it - after that you'll have to purchase it ($55 last time I looked).

Its worth its weight in gold and will pay for itself many, many times over.

Basically, it uses the hand histories from your games to give you a complete database of your hands and opponents.  The information is overwhelming at times but it'll give you everything you require to start plugging those leaks.  It works on most of the main sites and is frequently being updated to add more.

Best recommendation I can give is to download the demo from www.pokertracker.com and see how you get on with it.  I'm fairly confident you'll feel the need to purchase it once you're familiar with it.

Sheriff

Agree with fatman... fantastic application and great support

agree with splash and fatman

poker tracker is very beneficial not only to poker but to seeing how much your making, or losing!

also i find it handy in finding how much rake ive donated so i see what rake im going to get at the end of the month.

If you know how to use pokertracker properly your play will get so much better

trust me its worth the $55

Just downloaded it to have a gander.

I'm having trouble taking in all the info at the moment, but my gut feeling here is that an intense examination of the results will help shine some light on different parts of my game.

I look forward to analysing how bad I am at poker.  :P

I can't seem to get the tracker to work with Ladbrokes. Has anyone else encountered such a problem? Works fine with Party.

Working fine for me with ring games at laddies.

Have you got the latest patch?

What problem are you having?

How long did it take to import your hand history? I have 2500.

Quite a while the first time, i'd venture it will depend on the speed of you CPU and HDD though.

I get this message:

Import Finished With Errors - The import finished but there were errors. The error messages were written to a file named c:\utilities\poker\poker tracker\poker tracker v2\PRIMA_ErrorFile_20050722_000639.txt - 0 hand(s) were imported.

What errors are in the file?

Have you got the latest patch? I had a problem before I grabbed the patch.

Duplicate seats and unknown action - all greek to me

I don't fully understand the timer.

What's the difference between setting it to 1 min or 5. The hands still get imported don't they.

Please excuse me - I have a very basic knowledge of computers.

The timer is how often it reads the database, you can use this so it updates in (almost) "real time" so you'll always have up to date data.

http://www.pokertracker.com/patch.html

grab the latest patch from there as well - see if that sorts you out :)

thx for the help.

I'm pretty sure I have the latest patch.

I downloaded it onto my desktop and then installed it into the same folder that I put my poker tracker in. Is that all you have to do with patches?

Yes.

What version does it say in the title bar at the top of the screen?

2.07.03

It said that be4 I put the patch in.

Also, with this timer thingy, does it just add on hands that you played since it last checked your database?

I appreciate the help by the way. Many thanks.

Will fold aces to you one day :-)

That's the version I have.

It reads all the hands and only imports the new ones.

edit: is it still not working?

I dont have it but I think I read in the blurb that you have to tell it not to read the old hands over and over

Well. I have hands in my database so I guess it's working.

Also, the 0 hands were imported at the end of the error message simply means that I haven't played any hands since I last read the database? Am I right by that?

It says errors, but when I looked, there were only 4 which I wouldn't say ruins much.

Am I right in assuming that this doesn't work with comps.

Thx again.

Yeah. I think I've noticed that it does that. Will have to work that 1 out soon.  :)

Lots of interesting info on here RED.

Cheers for your assistance Bongo. I think I should play some hands tomorrow and see if it updates them okay.

I'm concerned about my computer slowing down from all these hands, but I'll read through the help files about that.

Nice one Cyril. I won't fold those aces actually, maybe kings tho.  ;)

i couldn't get it to import, what folder for say crypto do you point it at?

Probably when I've got aces!  ;)

hmmm it's not letting import my crypto stuff  ???

Doesn't support Crypto tournament history, so I'll just wait until it does before buying.

my version says it does

Last time i checked it supports Crypto ring games but not tournies.  

With the import hands feature you need to point it at the directory below your Log directory something like....
C:\program files\BetFair Poker\Log\XB003212304

If ur using hills etc then the path should be more or less the same apart from the Betfair!! The XB number changes from PC to PC there should only be one directory in there.

On the import feature it's worth setting a directory up to move the files to once its been read. This speeds things up.

The timer option should be used while playing in game. As someone mentioned this updates the stats in game and means you dont have to spend time loading files periodically. If you are importing a lrage number of files it's worth turning the 'autorate' feature offf as this slows things down in import.

One thing to look out for is that if PT finds an error file... usually happens when u quit a game half way through and do not complete the hand history, then it will create an error file and leave the bad hand file in the original directory... this means that it keeps getting read and keeps creating an error file each time you import. After youve imported, clear the whole directory out once every few days to stop this slowing down the import process/clogging up you directory.

If you use different poker sites its worth noting that there is a seperate import button on the toolbar for each site. This is because eash site has different file formats/directories etc.

A must for anyone using PT is GameTime+ , this is free and theres a link on the main PT page. Its an application that overlays player stats onto your actual game screen!!  Keep an eye all these slowing ur Pc down if you have an old PC and if u are playing multi tables.

Downloaded the trial version today.  Saved me money on two fronts. 

1 - Found loads of leaks I didn't know about.

2- Spent whole day analyzing my stats so only played for an hour, therefore didn't leak all day!  Woohoo!!!!

Will definately be buying full product.

Every file imported has errors but am getting all the info'.  ???

Gametime+ is brilliant too.  Love all those fish icons in low limit games.  ;D

illegal

Get your hand in your pocket and pay for the product RFC u tight sod!!   This is two guys in a back bedroom who developed this, not Microsoft!!   

They offer fantastic support and regular upgrades and patches.... the least you can do is dip in your pocket for a few $

 >:(

Also, if you do need support in the future you might be on a the back foot with a dodgy keycode.

I'm all for free stuff but this product is fantastic value for $55!  Worth it to keep future development going.

lol i always try the full version for free first on any software then i buy the real version of it

the trouble with keeping a downloaded cracked one is the people that do the keygens

usualy put a bit of there own stuff in like spyware or a trojan

so sorry wasnt saying keep it for free just try before you buy

anyway i thought us scots was ment to be misrable gits lol

Fair enough... note the official version lets u load 1000 hands for free before u need the key.

Seems to be spyware free.

The problem with that is that if they have put that stuff in there it won't be removed when you remove the program.

What games does PokerTracker work with? I don't want to go and buy the thing and find out it only handles ring HE when I mostly play PLO8, and if I do play HE it's tournaments...

There are seperate omaha and hold em versions.

Take a look at the site - you can try before you buy, just limited to 1000 hands, which is enough to see what it does.

thought this should be bumped up again.

I have just lost about 6 hours of my life to this but i reckon it's worth it.

if your serious about making money at online poker this is essential.