The 5 Best Uses for PokerTracker

1. Instant stats during game-play

One of the most instantly useful applications of using PokerTracker is the ability to use an HUD to give you real-time statistics on the opponents you are currently facing. When you consider how much of advantage paying attention at the tables is -to your opponent’s style of play and tendencies-you can see what a powerful combination using PokerTracker as well as your own insights can be.

2. Stats on recurring opponents

Another option that will have an immediate impact at the tables is the library of archived information on your recurring opponents that PokerTracker can store. You can simply sit down at an Online Poker table, punch in a few screen-names, and PokerTracker will tell you not only if you have faced them in the past, but also what type of opponent they are. This is also tremendously useful when you are looking for a good game: Making table selection that much easier.

3. A way to see the profitability of different hands

PokerTracker gives you the ability to study different hands, or groups of hands, that you may have questions about. For instance, you can create a sub-group of suited Aces from A2-A9 and see your profit/loss, frequency of play, and so on. In this respect, PokerTracker gives players the capability to either confirm some of their own strategies, or prove them wrong. It can also be used to pinpoint precise leaks in your game, such as cold-calling raises too much, or perhaps you are too loose from early positions.

PokerTracker is able to store data in every conceivable way, and the more you look at and study these numbers, the better your long-term results will be.

4. Calculating your win rate

PokerTracker can not only tell you how much you are winning in BB/100, but also in BB/hour, $/hour, and can even figure out your hourly win rate when multi-tabling! All of these are very useful statistics, but they can be made even more valuable by players who compare all the different games they play, and different number of tables they play. PokerTracker can spot your top win-rate based not only on the poker game and structure -6-max, full ring, heads-up-but can also identify the perfect number of tables for you to be playing at that will give you the highest possible win-rate!

5. Tracking your overall results

PokerTracker is far from necessary to keep track of your results, but it will save you a lot of time and effort in doing so. And more importantly, your bottom line results are just a mouse click away at any time: Always updated, and with numerous filters available for use.