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dcoles11 · Straight Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 111

Hey guys I was just looking for some information on poker tracker from those that have it.

I am strickly a cash game player and i've heard that poker tracker is a pretty good tool im just pretty ignorant on what it does exactly.

So if anyone could tell me:

1.) how it will help me

2.) how much it cost and is it worth it

3.) is it going to slow down my computer

4.) if i'm already doing well without and have been for over 2 years now do I really need it?

5.) if it is something that would benefit me where do I get it?

Thanks guys.

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01baz · Message Board Junkie Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 1904

seeing that i hijacked your last thread i thought id give a little serious input here

poker tracker will track all your data, profit/loss, hands u played and how well u did with them etc

it costs in the region of $50-55 i believe

it depends how fast/slow your computer is

depends how well you're doing but it sure will be useful to track everything

www.pokertracker.com

dcoles11 · Straight Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 111

01baz · Message Board Junkie Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 1904

oh sorry i cant help u there, i havent used poker tracker yet, ive just used the information from what ive read other posts say about it

relaxedriley · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:12 pm Post subject:

I dont know about poker traker, but Poker Office tracks all players that you have played against. it stores their data for every hand you play against them. yes, the data includes their win/loss but more importantly it tracks the % go to flop, preflop raise % etc. I assume poker tracker is pretty much the same.

griffinlord · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:21 pm Post subject:

I tried the 1000 hand free trial for poker tracker and it kept track of everyone at the table while I was playing. I know that at one time you could open additional tables and poker tracker would datamine those for you--I've heard that at least one site has rigged things so poker traker only works if you are playing at the table. Don't know how this was done.

It is my view that the better you get the more pokertracker (or pokeroffice) is likely to help you. If you have major holes in your game a bit of reading and some moderately honest self evaluation will help you find them pretty quickly.

But once you've closed the big leaks you have to start hunting for the small leaks and those are harder to see without lots of data--which is what PT/PO do for you.

Maybe you like playing QJo and think it is a winning hand for you. PT will tell you how much you've won/lost with QJo over time (the time you've had PT running).

If you are purely a recreational player who is beating the micros and has no interest in moving up you probably don't care about this level of detail and study and can probably pass. But if you are a more serious player who has dreams of growing the roll and playing the bigger games then PT is worth it.

I haven't tried PO because it just recently added support for FT and I haven't had a chance to download the updated version. But I think you should download both and take advantage of the 1000 hand trial period each offers (at least I think PO offers a 1000 hand trial).

1000 hands won't actually give you enough data to make any changes, but it will give you a taste.

01baz · Message Board Junkie Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 1904

this is a stupid question but how do u run poker tracker, i have the 1000 hand trial thing but i dont know how 2 use it.. can any1 please explain how or point me into the direction that i can, thanks

bigwheell

bigwheell · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:30 pm Post subject:

[quote="dcoles11

does it track other players or just me? Like will it be able to tell me if the players i'm sitting with are winning players or losing players?[/quote]

It data mines all of the stats of the players that you are playing with...

There are free programs like Game Time + that you can use in conjunction with Poker tracker to overlay a players stats on the poker screen...

For my overlay I have:
VP$IP
PFR%
WTSD%
BB/100

Gives you a heck of an idea of how a player plays at the table...

bigwheell · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject:

jjpregler · Forum Pro Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 1449

jjpregler · Forum Pro Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 1449

dcoles,

You can download it and try it for free before you have to register it. It will let you store 1000 ring game hands or 30 tournaments for free. After that, you need to purchase a registry key to unlock it.

01baz · Message Board Junkie Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 1904

thanks jj ill try it when i get a chance

fixing tires · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:55 am Post subject:

I think it's a great tool. I've had it for about a month now, and I'm really noticing a difference in the way I play. The key is to use the stats and analyze your play. This definetly requires some reading, but the "help" section is pretty useful. So, if you are willing to learn how to use Poker Tracker, it's going to help.

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