Sorry, I had read that but only just realised that you have to click start new thread or reply first.

The 'go advanced' button under the quick reply box works too.

It seems that after the latest Stars' client update the HH converter no longer works with fresh hand histories as saved by the client.

I found out the reason.

Short version: the new HH header file looks like this:
and the old one looks like this:
Simply moving the part in brackets to replace the non-ET timezone part and removing the bracketed part from the end is enough.

Long version:

Either the proxyload.pl script at forumserver or the DC end of the connection does some pretty strict checks. Whatever the reason, the new format for Stars' HH entries is considered invalid. Could be the proxy script, could be DC service, could be both. I don't know. But somewhere along the line a completely valid, new format Stars hand history is rejected.

This may be observed by using for example Firefox's FireBug extension and enabling it's network module for these forums. Trying to convert a new Stars HH block results in (roughly) 800ms round-trip for proxyload.pl, but its return value is shown as simply '?' - so the browser receives an empty response, even if the request itself is sent as normal.

Manually editing the first line of the HH entry to match the old format allows to convert the hand properly. I have tried this a couple of times today, and it's consistent.

The most baffling part is the completely empty result - at least with broken newlines the converter used to barf with an error at the message editing area. So a user simply sees this as the converter not working at all. It is even more baffling when other users clearly can use it.

But why are some posters running the converter succesfully even with their latest hands at Stars? Either they have older client version, or they are pasting generated HH text from their tracker software.

Hope this helps. Fixing the converter check should be pretty easy.

i try to convert hands from poker office :

Starting a new hand (#1273318336)
Texas Holdem NL $0.05/$0.10 - 2008-11-16 20:20:15 Server
Table Lathyrus
Seat 2: zgpwns ( $10.76 )
Seat 4: RG400 ( $14.10 )
Seat 5: matpasom ( $16.87 )
Seat 6: Wasske ( $7.99 )
Seat 7: Buz1klorth ( $9.90 )
Seat 8: michi911 ( $15.94 )
Seat 9: kacskaman ( $0.30 )
Seat 10: MauriCabo ( $9.65 )
zgpwns posts Small Blind $0.05
RG400 posts Big Blind $0.10
Dealing cards
Your cards Kc Qc [zgpwns]
matpasom folds
Wasske folds
Buz1klorth calls $0.10
michi911 calls $0.10
kacskaman folds
MauriCabo raises $0.55
zgpwns calls $0.50
RG400 folds
Buz1klorth calls $0.45
michi911 calls $0.45
Dealing Flop 5c 9c 6d
zgpwns bets $1
Buz1klorth calls $1
michi911 folds
MauriCabo folds
Dealing Turn 5c 9c 6d 2c
zgpwns checks
Buz1klorth bets $2.10
zgpwns calls $2.10
Dealing River 5c 9c 6d 2c 6h
zgpwns bets $7.11
Buz1klorth goes All-in $6.25
Buz1klorth shows 5h 5d
Winner is zgpwns $0.86
Winner is Buz1klorth $20
#EOG.


and i get error msg ... am i doin something wrong ???

Hi Bostik,

You obviously know your code, and I very much appreciated the detailed bug breakdown. The reason Stars hands are working for many is I believe Stars client did not change the default timestamp but rather creating the CET option in their options menu. If I am wrong then they are using some simple geo-locator or the country on your account to set the option automatically - anyway the point is, myself and other US players have the same HH format we always did, though I can manually change my option to use CET time instead of EST and get the error you have pointed out.

I'm unsure why its not spitting out an error message, I believe its because its actually getting a valid header but then choking on an internal reg ex. where I break down the timestamp portion of the header and I didn't put in a proper error message, so its just returning null or something. Anyway, I'll have a simple fix for this up this week, but for now you can either remove the brackets and one of the timestamps as you recommended, or change the option in your Stars client to use EST.

Thanks again..

Hi zgpwns,

What site is that hand history from? If its from one of the major sites than Poker Office has its own format that I currently don't support. If that is the case, can you get the original HH text out of Poker Office and convert using that?

i play on ipoker

i dont think i can get the original HH from PO
and the problem is also with ipoker network .. it does not save HH by each hand but by session and it is virtually impossible to find the hand that ur looking for in their history

Ok thanks, I understand the problem. I do support PokerTracker's iPoker format since its quite popular, I'll consider writing some code to handle the pokeroffice format. Man I wish some of these sites would standardize with each other!

or if the developers of the poker office and poker tracker would implement HH converter in their software for major forums
i mean all the ppl that use PT or PO use some poker forum :-/

sorry ot bother
i play ongame and i use PT3

it says No valid hand data could be detected

thanks


TEXAS_HOLDEM, NO_LIMIT, P4-82077016-584
played at "Augsburg" for USD RM from 2008-11-26 13:22 until 2008-11-26 13:24



Seat 1: angygg1 ($117.35 in chips)
Seat 2: YOOOOR ($110.85 in chips)
Seat 3: cupibonus ($113.45 in chips)
Seat 4: TheKooba1 ($43.30 in chips)
Seat 5: wihtori ($88.20 in chips)
Seat 6: Zerzes_007 ($21.50 in chips)
Seat 7: derrogo ($34.65 in chips)
Seat 8: rohant60 ($97 in chips)
Seat 9: Sputnik73- ($21.50 in chips)
Seat 10: PassThisOn ($97.50 in chips)



ANTES/BLINDS
PassThisOn posts small blind ($0.50), angygg1 posts big blind ($1).

PRE-FLOP
YOOOOR bets $3.50, cupibonus folds, TheKooba1 folds, wihtori calls $3.50, Zerzes_007 folds, derrogo folds, rohant60 calls $3.50, Sputnik73- folds, PassThisOn folds, angygg1 folds.

FLOP [board cards: AS,2D,JD ]
YOOOOR bets $2.50, wihtori calls $2.50, rohant60 bets $17, YOOOOR calls $14.50, wihtori folds.

TURN [board cards: AS,2D,JD,8D ]
YOOOOR bets $15, rohant60 bets $45, YOOOOR bets $60, rohant60 calls $30.

RIVER [board cards: AS,2D,JD,8D,KS ]
YOOOOR bets $1.50, rohant60 calls $1.50 and is all-in.

SHOWDOWN
YOOOOR shows [ QD,AD ]
rohant60 mucks cards [ JH,JC ]
YOOOOR wins $198.50.



SUMMARY
Dealer: Sputnik73-
Pot: $201.50, (including rake: $3)
angygg1, loses $1
YOOOOR, bets $97, collects $198.50, net $101.50
cupibonus, loses $0
TheKooba1, loses $0
wihtori, loses $6
Zerzes_007, loses $0
derrogo, loses $0
rohant60, loses $97
Sputnik73-, loses $0
PassThisOn, loses $0.50

Im having problems in some hands with the converter. There are 4 players in the hand but when I do convert the hand there are only 3 players or stuff like that. I´m the only one?

Just happened to me. When I copied the HH I only wanted part of it, and the converter didn't work right (went from 7 to 5 players). So I copied the entire HH, then deleted what I didn't want, then did the conversion, and it worked fine.

It happens the same again..

Post the raw hand history please.

Full Tilt Poker Game #9212462081: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (70450391), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:00:33 ET - 2008/11/28
Seat 1: alexeiv (2,505)
Seat 3: cidcamp (2,440)
Seat 4: Slippery Jim (2,080)
Seat 5: falco67 (1,975)
Slippery Jim posts the small blind of 50
falco67 posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to cidcamp [Ad Th]
alexeiv raises to 300
cidcamp folds
Slippery Jim folds
falco67 calls 200
*** FLOP *** [2d Ah 3c]
falco67 bets 200
alexeiv calls 200
*** TURN *** [2d Ah 3c] [3s]
falco67 bets 400
alexeiv calls 400
*** RIVER *** [2d Ah 3c 3s] [Ac]
falco67 has 15 seconds left to act
falco67 checks
alexeiv checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
falco67 shows [Qc 7s] two pair, Aces and Threes
alexeiv shows [4s 4d] two pair, Aces and Fours
alexeiv wins the pot (1,850) with two pair, Aces and Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,850 | Rake 0
Board: [2d Ah 3c 3s Ac]
Seat 1: alexeiv showed [4s 4d] and won (1,850) with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 3: cidcamp (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Slippery Jim (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: falco67 (big blind) showed [Qc 7s] and lost with two pair, Aces and Threes

Hey R7, I copied the HH you just put in this thread and converted it and I get the following: it appears completely normal. If you get something else can you paste what converted output you get?
Thanks..

Full Tilt Poker $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 4 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

alexeiv (CO): t2505
Hero (BTN): t2440
Slippery Jim (SB): t2080
falco67 (BB): t1975

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN with A T
alexeiv raises to t300, 2 folds, falco67 calls t200

Flop: (t650) 2 A 3 (2 players)
falco67 bets t200, alexeiv calls t200

Turn: (t1050) 3 (2 players)
falco67 bets t400, alexeiv calls t400

River: (t1850) A (2 players)
falco67 checks, alexeiv checks

Final Pot: t1850
alexeiv shows 4 4 (two pair, Aces and Fours)
falco67 shows Q 7 (two pair, Aces and Threes)
alexeiv wins t1850

Full Tilt Poker $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 3 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

BTN: t2505
SB: t2080
BB: t1975

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is with A T
BTN raises to t300

hi, no one can help for my ongame HH a little up?

have a nice day

I think the problem comes when I cut some part os the hand...

Hey R7,

Yeah I think you'll have to convert the whole thing then cut out what you want to cut off from the output before you submit the post.

Rohan, I'm sorry but ongame is not very well supported at this point, but I've saved that hand history you pasted as a good example to add when I am able to.

Will ipoker hands convert? I tried 3 or 4 with zero success. I use HEM and thought maybe it altered the format somehow.

thanks for ongame deathdonkey

have a nice day

Hey DD,

PokerStars recently added a new feature in which you can select your own timezone. The first line of the hand history is different if you do, as below. Think you can update the converter to work with these hand histories?

PokerStars Game #22640407609: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/12/05 15:04:36 CET [2008/12/05 9:04:36 ET]
Table 'Dejanira IV' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: mclean1000 ($64.75 in chips)
Seat 2: billy biggs ($101.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Riff'goON ($119.60 in chips)
Seat 4: Jigsaws ($111.75 in chips)
Seat 5: Makhnus ($102.70 in chips)
Seat 6: Fortunus ($120.30 in chips)
Makhnus: posts small blind $0.50
Fortunus: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Jigsaws [Ac Ah]
mclean1000: folds
billy biggs: folds
Riff'goON: raises $3 to $4
Jigsaws: raises $10 to $14
Makhnus: folds
Fortunus: folds
Riff'goON: calls $10
*** FLOP *** [2d Kd 8s]
Riff'goON: checks
Jigsaws: bets $14
Riff'goON: raises $24 to $38
Jigsaws: raises $59.75 to $97.75 and is all-in
Riff'goON: calls $59.75
*** TURN *** [2d Kd 8s] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [2d Kd 8s 3h] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Riff'goON: shows [Qh Tc] (high card King)
Jigsaws: shows [Ac Ah] (a pair of Aces)
Jigsaws collected $222 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $225 | Rake $3
Board [2d Kd 8s 3h 4s]
Seat 1: mclean1000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: billy biggs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Riff'goON showed [Qh Tc] and lost with high card King
Seat 4: Jigsaws (button) showed [Ac Ah] and won ($222) with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: Makhnus (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Fortunus (big blind) folded before Flop

OK I tried to convert this hand, each time, nothing happens when i press convert. Tried cutting off the top three lines. Can someone tell me I'm stupid and how to do this. Could i just clean it up myself if it doesn't work?

Thanks

Transcript for game #22643143094 requested by Cinismo1 (hislasthope@yahoo.com)
*********** # 1 **************
PokerStars Game #22643143094: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/12/05 17:27:54 CET [2008/12/05 11:27:54 ET]
Table 'Hormuthia V' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: bobboyd ($32 in chips)
Seat 2: ruffy1972 ($25 in chips)
Seat 3: asbo100 ($9.45 in chips)
Seat 4: Partyfreaxxx ($33.90 in chips)
Seat 5: Kryckz00r ($9.40 in chips)
Seat 6: Cinismo1 ($124.80 in chips)
bobboyd: posts small blind $0.10
ruffy1972: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Cinismo1 [7h Th 9c Qc]
asbo100: folds
Partyfreaxxx: folds
Kryckz00r: folds
Cinismo1: raises $0.60 to $0.85
bobboyd: calls $0.75
ruffy1972: folds
*** FLOP *** [8h Ac Jc]
bobboyd: checks
Cinismo1: bets $1.90
bobboyd: folds
Uncalled bet ($1.90) returned to Cinismo1
Cinismo1 collected $1.90 from pot
Cinismo1: shows [7h Th 9c Qc] (high card Ace)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1.95 | Rake $0.05
Board [8h Ac Jc]
Seat 1: bobboyd (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: ruffy1972 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: asbo100 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Partyfreaxxx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Kryckz00r folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Cinismo1 (button) collected ($1.90)

I think your answer is in the post above you.