I have this desktop.ini file that got added to my startup and opens as text when I start my computer (ldo), also happens in my laptop, not 100% sure that it's from pokertracker but it happened when I installed on both.

Why is this?

This is the text:



[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell 32.dll,-21787

If you add a filter for "High Card" that will return only unpaired hands. This is under Hand Values > Made Hands in the More Filters window.
You can eliminate starting hands with an ace under Hand Values > Hole Cards Range Selection.
You can also filter out draws in the Hand Values section. There are "no straight draw" and "no flush draw" options.


I'm pretty sure that isn't anything to do with PokerTracker - we don't put any files on the Desktop other than a shortcut, as far as I'm aware, and certainly not anything that runs automatically when you boot up.


--WhiteRider

I know that the importing speeds are slow, but now it's taking more than ever, in 4 hours just imported 15888 hands, same speed in my desktop.

I noticed that every 1k hands the import status says "Adjusting session stakes" and then "Updating the cache"

Is this normal?

where can I find exactly what each HUD stat represents.
Like for instance, what does "probe bet turn" mean.
I'm looking for a stat that means, lead turn vs missed flop cbet.

That means you likely have "Automatically Apply Treat As" enabled - that does slow down import, as it means we test each hand to see if we can figure out what kind of table it is (6max, 9max, heads up). You can turn this off in Configure --> Sites & Import Options --> Preferences. Turning this off then restarting your import will result in considerably improved performance - but where we cannot detect seat size directly from the hand history, everything will be treated as full ring.

If you click Configure --> Statistics you can see the detailed description on every stat fromt he window that appears.

Probe Bet Turn is the stat you want for the situation you describe though.

Merge network,and im pretty sure im not using preferred seating for pokertracker,Though for the site i am always in the same seat if thats what you mean. where is this option at if there is one?

Click Configure --> Sites & Import Options. Choose the Site Configuration page and click on Merge Network on the left. Preferred Seating is the third box down on the right.

From the PT4 help:
At least in the win2day client (using Boss Software) there is a preferred seat option for normal tables, idk about other Boss Media sites. A preferred seat option for Boss in PT4 would be nice anyway.

Also, HUD is complaining that tournament tables do not have unique window names on boss. I understand this is a real problem for SnGs, but not so much for MTTs. Would be great if HUD works if there is only 1 window with matching name, and only disable the hud for tournaments with actual name conflicts.

Huge fan of the PT4 Beta btw, great work!

Boss recently added preferred seating, IIRC it was added just last week or the week prior. Unfortunately we are currently busy focusing our development on PokerTracker 4 so it will be some time before we can allocate resources to address the new preferred seating options on IPN (Boss)

You may wonder why I am typing IPN instead of Boss. The network is called IPN, the software is Boss. IPN told us that the use of the name Boss is incorrect, but since it is still so common we continue to say Boss in parenthesis.

Actually it is a HUGE problem for MTTs, Boss has been told that this is an issue however they are just now getting around to some fixes that have been standard with their competition for years - like preferred seating. Problem with MTTs is that we cannot determine which table number the player is at, and when the player moves or when a table is observed this breaks the HUD placement system. Hate to say it, but this issue lands in Boss' lap... we can add a solution as soon as they add the minimun requirements needed, until then Boss will unfortunately remain a site we cannot support as well as the other 18 live sites we support.

- TT

It has definitely been a few months with preferred seating on win2day, but maybe they were just running a beta test on us

Re: MTT/SnG, obviously full support is extremely difficult until IPN fixes the naming issue. But a simple heuristic of "only one open tourney window & only one active tourney table import = match" would fix the situation for all cash players adding the occasional single MTT. HM1 HUD works fine for this scenario fwiw.

Anyway, thanks for the reply. I am aware that these are pretty low priority issues at this point.

Somethings up with the Zoom HUD again. There's a couple of guys who don't appear on the HUD

This is a known issue that affects some players, we think it only occurs if you are 4 tabling zoom. Let us know if your results say otherwise. We have a fix that is in alpha that we are testing tight now, if it works we will be able to release it as part of the PT4 beta program shortly.


Gtech G2 Poker 8.0 for IPN, developed by Boss Media (I know I know... ridiculous name issues here) was announced a few weeks ago, I believe the fully implimented preferred seating was included in this update. Anyone can feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

Unfortunately the PT4 table manager does not work the way you described above. There are two problems:

1) In a MTT the table manager is not told when the player changes tables, therefore we cannot assign a HUD to the new table

2) Even if we were able to incorporate single MTT support this would benefit some users, while creating a tremendous amount of confusion for other users who do not understand why only 1 table could be supported. We try our best to avoid this type of situation which only results in confusion and angry customers - in situations such as this we prefer to wait until the poker room solves the problem rather than apply a bandaid. As I said earlier Boss is aware of this issue, but this is not part of their development priority yet. Given time, I expect to see a change eventually - the question is how long? I do not know the answer to that question though.. it could be weeks, or it could be years; Boss does not share its development schedule.

PS: You are right, dev for this a low priority right now due to PT4 but explaining why will always remain a high priority for us. You asked a really good question, you deserve a truthful answer!

- TT

thank you thank you

I have a problem with my HUD, 4-tabling Zoom. I have now 35k hands in my DB and now the HUD appears with a delay of about 3 seconds. My hardware:

AMD Phenom II 4x3.2GHz
8GB RAM
Seagate Barracuda 250GB (this HDD i only use for PT4 and Postgresql)

Is there anything i can do for that? Housekeeping and rebuiling cache improves the responsiveness, but only for about 1-2k hands.

There is a known issue with ocasional missing players when 4 tabling Zoom, are you also experiencing this? The issue you describe above appears to be unique to your setup, most users are not seeing delays. We need to see your logs to determine what the cause may be, please follow these instructions to submit a support ticket - https://www.pokertracker.com/guides/...support-ticket

I'm having the hud zoom issues in pt3, and pt4. I just started a new fresh db for pt4 and the same problems are occuring(Inconsistent hud for players). I am 6 tabling rush full ring in pt4, and was 4 tabling in pt3.

Ive sent two tickets for the pt3 issue, do you guys need more for pt4?

What about a Note Caddy like feature ?

My mind is to buy many hands from PTR and then analyze them in a program like Note Caddy. The problem is that this program is now a part of HEM2 so why bother buying PT4 and then HEM2 since I could buy just HEM2 and Note Caddy at once ?...
You must have this feature which is crucial to me !

Second, if you are gonna make it then I want to give to you some advices too:
I think even Note Caddy it is not perfect to me. I need a program which can add various custom made reports/features.
For example, Note Caddy can automatically make a note on a player like:
"He plays draws aggressively."
But that is it.
I want to define custom notes like:
"On a draw with X outs he enter all-in against Y kind of player (where Y could be TAG, LAG, loose passive, calling station and so on)."
Another one:
"With the NUTS he makes min bets/min raises so you should NOT re-raise him !"

I think you get the point of what I want and I am not gonna pay someone to make to me another program for doing this analysis or buy PT 4 and the HEM2 with NoteCaddy while you could do it for all of us. I bet many people buy hand histories from PTR so this could be a real advantage for you to implement this feature as I said above (with the option to create custom notes - read above what I wanna say).

Thank you !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwrsfXWN1DQ

tercet - We're currently testing a fix for the missing players, as has been mentioned in recent posts.

KohINoor - PT4 already has NoteTracker built in, which will take automated notes for you. There are built-in rules for cash (tournament rules to follow), or you can add your own rules. Check it out under the Tools menu.

--WhiteRider

How do I create a new rule for NoteTracker for minraising (3betting) pf?I want to know what hands get 3bet pf for less than 6bb. Where can I specify the amount bet/raised (in bb)?

Actions & Opportunities - > Preflop -> Preflob Bet Sizing

I made some screen captures for you below. Since a minraise is 2x, It might be best to choose a range of 2x - 2.5x so there is some flexibility, for example player A opens 4bb, player B 4bets to 10bb.





- TT

Coming from a long time user of HEM and now HEM2, the PT4 beta is missing a vpp and vpp/hand stat. Also, this 'My C Won', its poor labelling. Why not just use Won $USD or Won £UKP, rather than some obscure label that I had to look up.

What s vpp?

VPP calculation changes virtually every year, and not all of our users need it (we support 22 different networks, 18 for live imports) therefore VPP calculation is provided to the users who need it as a custom stat. Virtually all sites calculate rakeback or point systems differently, and they can also be different based on your current level. On PokerStars the Contributed Rake stat will get you started as that uses the same distribution method - you should just need to duplicate it and add a multiplier to get the number of points based on the weighted contributed rake you generate.

Our competitor includes VPPs by default because they don't have a custom stat interface like PokerTracker has, with PT4 you have the flexibility of downloading any stat you need that is not included by default from our custom stat "warehouse". The warehouse is launching soon, we were hoping for next week but the person in charge of that project just had his first baby today (congratulations!).

As for the currency question, the PokerTracker currency management system is the most advanced on the market - nobody else has the flexibility we have included to convert all of the world's currencies on the fly so you don't have to think about it. Not only do we convert the game currency into your preferred "My Currency" for native bankroll management, but we are the only company to do so using the daily bank conversion rate rather than a fixed rate which is never accurate. My C Won stands for My Currency Won, this represents your winnings in any currency that you assigned as your native "My Currency". We did not include fixed stats like our competitor does, Won $USD does not help players in Russia or Thailand, they need to know their native "my currency" at all times. This way the Game Currency can be played using one type of monies, and the My Currency is always represented in your own native format.

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http://www.pokerstars.com/vip/rewards/benefits/

- TT

I'm in the states ... :-/

Is there a way i can view a whole game with the hand replayer,instead of just an individual hand?