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Originally Posted by lagtight
Hi, Bobo. Thanks for your response.
My problem isn't disingenuousness, but is rather ignorance and laziness. I really don't know anything about HUD's to speak of. I never made the HUD/hand history connection for some dumb reason, even though I now recollect some posters in this forum who have in fact noted that connection.
Well said.
HUDs provide you with a tremendous amount of information about your opponents. Their habits, style of play, etc...very skilled HUD users can virtually play using only the stats offered/found on your HUD. If you want to see a good example of the difference in using them vs not using them, look at the cash games here or other anonymous user sites vs the play at WPN, for instance. On WPN, grinding 4 BB/he is a very solid winrate. You're playing against players that almost all have a tremendous amount of information available to them about you and the rest of the table.
On Global, no real information is available and that is a big drawback for the regards on sites like WPN. The fish would dry up quick and they'd all call it a scam, likely, if they never won. Global is a gold mine of fish and clueless players; where, most games are akin to a freeroll. GP's fear is the hand histories could be used to create HUDs and that would dry the pool up. GP also makes a ton of money from the almost endless supply of new blood depositing.
What they could/should do is allow for anonymous play and then hand histories would really be a non-threat to the noobs. It could be sold to them as a tool to learn and increase their skill level, also. I think one of their issues would be the social aspect where avatars and contests come into play. If every user was totally random, announcing on their Facebook page that user 2874DJ6-2 just won the Sunday Special would have little purpose. Their model is set up to attract non poker players with the hopes of riches and also achievable goals like some goofy ass avatar or something.
HH help every poker player, but a fair amount of the target base could never be considered as poker players. It's more like PP in 2006 where showdowns had 4-6 players and then a round of congrats for the player that won with mid-pair. Most of the player pool, certainly at the lower stakes, views the 'fold' button as something to do with laundry. "I can't win a single hand I fold" is their mantra.