Poker Copilot for OS X - User Guide version 4.15

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Installation.......................................................................................................................5
Downloading and Installing Poker Copilot ...........................................................................5
Trial Version .............................................................................................................................5
Licence Key .............................................................................................................................6
Activating Poker Copilot.........................................................................................................7
Updating Poker Copilot ..........................................................................................................7
Automatic Update ..................................................................................................................7
Manual Update ......................................................................................................................9
Configuration ...............................................................................................................10
Foreword ................................................................................................................................10
Configuring your Poker software for Poker Copilot ..........................................................10
PokerStars ...........................................................................................................................10
FullTilt ..................................................................................................................................12
Merge network affiliated Poker room: CarbonPoker ...........................................................13
Ongame network affiliated Poker room: heypoker ..............................................................14
Check ..................................................................................................................................15
Setting up your preferred seat in Poker Copilot ................................................................15
Check configuration of Poker software ..............................................................................17
Poker Copilot general configuration ...................................................................................19
Enabling Access for Assistive Devices ...............................................................................22
Using Poker Copilot .....................................................................................................23
The Concepts.........................................................................................................................23
Poker Copilot Main Window Layout ....................................................................................23
Filtering ................................................................................................................................24
Getting Detailed Information ................................................................................................25
Drilling Down .......................................................................................................................25
Example Problems ..............................................................................................................27
Available Filter Options........................................................................................................27
Filter Summary Box .............................................................................................................30
Using the Head-Up Display..........................................................................................31
Understanding the HUD ........................................................................................................32
HUD Player Stats ................................................................................................................32
Players Icons .......................................................................................................................32
HUD Table Stats ..................................................................................................................34
Starring Hands ....................................................................................................................34
Explanation of the HUD Statistics .......................................................................................35
Hands Played (#) .................................................................................................................35
Big Blinds Won / 100 Hands (TBB) .....................................................................................35
Flops Seen (FS) ..................................................................................................................35
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Voluntarily Put $ in Pot (VPiP) .............................................................................................35
Preflop Raise (PFR) ............................................................................................................35
Called Preflop Raise (CPFR) ..............................................................................................35
Three-bet Pre-flop (3B) .......................................................................................................36
Folded to Three-Bet Preflop (F3B) ......................................................................................36
Four-bet Preflop (4B) ...........................................................................................................36
Folded to Four-bet Preflop (F4B) ........................................................................................36
Squeeze Bet (Sq) ................................................................................................................36
Blind Stealing Attempts (BSA) .............................................................................................37
Folded Big Blind to Steal Attempt (FBB) .............................................................................37
Postflop Agression Frequency (Agg) ...................................................................................37
Postflop Aggression Factor (AF) .........................................................................................38
Check-raised (CR) ...............................................................................................................38
Check-raised Flop (CR_F) ..................................................................................................38
Check-raised Turn (CR_T) ..................................................................................................38
Check-raised River (CR_R) .................................................................................................38
Continuation Bet (CBET) .....................................................................................................38
Folded to Continuation Bet (FCB) .......................................................................................39
Continuation Bet on Turn (TCBET) .....................................................................................39
Folded to Continuation Bet on Turn (FCB_T) ......................................................................39
Donk Bet on Flop (DB_F) ....................................................................................................39
Donk Bet on Turn (DB_T) ....................................................................................................39
Donk Bet on river (DB_R) ....................................................................................................40
Went to Showdown (WtS) ...................................................................................................40
Won at Showdown (WaS) ...................................................................................................40
Won Without Showdown (WwS)..........................................................................................40
M-ratio (M) ...........................................................................................................................41
Big Blinds Remaining (BB) ..................................................................................................41
Configuring the HUD .............................................................................................................42
General ................................................................................................................................42
Layouts ................................................................................................................................44
Colours ................................................................................................................................48
Player Icons .........................................................................................................................49
Configuring HUD when playing at the table .......................................................................51
Replaying Hands in Poker Copilot.......................................................................................51
Adjusting Pre-flop Play .........................................................................................................55
Adjusting Post-flop Play .......................................................................................................58
Poker Copilot Screen Reference .................................................................................59
Basic Statistics ......................................................................................................................59
Advanced Statistics ..............................................................................................................59
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Tournaments ..........................................................................................................................60
Tournaments by Date ..........................................................................................................61
Tournaments by Type ..........................................................................................................65
Recent Tournaments ...........................................................................................................66
Recent Hands ........................................................................................................................68
Hand Types ............................................................................................................................68
Players....................................................................................................................................71
Stake Level.............................................................................................................................74
Positions ................................................................................................................................74
Charts .....................................................................................................................................75
Custom Chart.........................................................................................................................75
Bankroll ..................................................................................................................................77
Detailed Bankroll ...................................................................................................................77
Tournament Finishes ............................................................................................................78
All-in Equity ...........................................................................................................................79
What is “Equity Value”? .......................................................................................................79
What is "Equity Value Difference"? ......................................................................................79
How do I read the All-in Equity chart? .................................................................................80
Mucked Cards ........................................................................................................................80
Leak Detectors.......................................................................................................................82
Preflop Agression ................................................................................................................82
Positional Awareness ..........................................................................................................82
Blind Stealing ......................................................................................................................83
Pocket Pairs ........................................................................................................................83
Suited Connectors ...............................................................................................................84
Advanced Poker Copilot Settings ...............................................................................85
Exporting Data from Poker Copilot .....................................................................................85
Resetting your Poker Copilot Database ..............................................................................85
Database Console .................................................................................................................86
Adding PokerStars Tournament Rebuy and Add-on Details .............................................86
Other Points ..................................................................................................................87
Data Backup...........................................................................................................................87
Poker Copilot Forum .............................................................................................................88
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Installation
Downloading and Installing Poker Copilot
The latest version of Poker Copilot can be downloaded from the download page at: http://
www.pokercopilot.com/download.html. Once on the download page of Poker Copilot's
website, a click on the "Click to Download" button starts the dowloading of the last version.
The number of the latest version is shown on the page (see the red arrow pointing to "4.11"
on the screen dump below). The different Poker sites compatible with Poker Copilot are
also listed on the page.
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Once downloaded, drag and drop Poker Copilot's icon into your "Applications" folder.
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Trial Version
Poker Copilot is free to use for 30 days starting from the first time you run it. The trial
version is a fully functional one. The first time you run the trial version you see the following
message:
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When the trial period is over, Poker Copilot will ask for a valid licence number. You must
buy Poker Copilot to get a licence key.
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Licence Key
Once you've paid for Poker Copilot, you will receive from Poker Copilot's online shop your
licence key and user name via email. See below a copy of such a message to a new user
called "John Smith":
"Hi John Smith
Thank you for buying Poker Copilot 4. Here is your license key:
User name: John Smith
License key:
YP768E2cKSMWkDpspkzge0
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K/Lt2Spla7HNBwEH99x772
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bpki/m6S1X06hXSKvOyQ==
You need to enter the user name and license key into Poker Copilot 2 EXACTLY as written
here. The easiest way to do this is using copy and paste."
To avoid mistakes when typing the licence key and user name, the message suggests
copying and pasting directly these items into Poker Copilot.
Activating Poker Copilot
When the activation dialog appears, paste your user name and licence key and click OK.
Poker Copilot is now registered.
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Updating Poker Copilot
Automatic Update
Poker Copilot offers frequents updates on its website. Posts on Poker Copilot's blog (http://
blog.pokercopilot.com/) will inform you of the latest version and the different changes to the
software. Click on Update now to launch the update process.
Poker Copilot automatically checks for updates at startup and informs you when a new
version is available. A window appears and gives the number of the latest version and the
main changes to Poker Copilot.
An update can take time especially when the database is restructured.You can pass on the
upgrade by clicking on Update later. The next time you launch Poker Copilot it will ask you
to update.
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An update can take time especially when the database is restructured.You can pass on the
upgrade by clicking on Update later. The next time you launch Poker Copilot it will ask you
to update.
You should always update when offered the opportunity. Bugs are regularly ironed out and
new features are very frequently added.
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Clicking on Update Now launches Poker Copilot Updater, a specialized application that will
take care of the whole updating process.
Update steps are notified with percentage of progression as the updating process moves
along (see "Downloading" below).
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The following icon appears in the dock during the whole updating process indicating that
Poker Copilot is on automatic update mode:
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Manual Update
You can also update Poker Copilot "manually" by downloading the latest version on Poker
Copilot's website and by following the same installation steps. When asked to replace
Poker Copilot with a more recent version confirm by clicking on Replace. Your Poker data
won't be affected by the upgrade.
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Some updates may trigger a reset of the whole Poker Copilot database. Poker Copilot will
inform you all along the data restructuration process (see picture below).
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Configuration
Foreword
You must set up both programs, the one for your Poker room and Poker Copilot.
Each Poker room has its own particular setup. It mainly consists of choosing your preferred
seat at the poker table. Poker Copilot will use this information to place a display zone, filled
with statistics, called an HUD (Head-Up Display) at the right location at the table, usually
under the player's name.
The setup procedure will vary according to how close the Poker room is working with Poker
Copilot.
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Configuring your Poker software for Poker Copilot
You may need to change some configuration options for your poker client software in order
for Poker Copilot to function properly with your favorite online poker room. Follow the
directions below for your poker software.
PokerStars
Poker Copilot can automatically import the hands you play at PokerStars. To enable this
feature, the PokerStars client has to be configured to save your hand history and Poker
Copilot must know where the hand history files are stored. Hand history saving is also
required for the Head-Up Display.
Configuring PokerStars requires three steps. All of the steps must be completed in order for
Poker Copilot to work with PokerStars.
1. Enable hand history saving in the PokerStars client
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From the PokerStars menu bar, choose Options/Instant Hand History
Options…
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Check the checkbox labeled Save My Hands History.
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Change Keep Hand Histories for…Days to 365.
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Ensure Language is set to English.
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2. Enable tournament saving in the PokerStars client
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From the PokerStars menu bar, chooose Options/Tournament Summary
Options…,
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Check the box labeled Save My Tournament summaries,
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Change Keep Tournament Summaries for…Days to 365.
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Ensure Language is set to "English".
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3. Set preferred seating for all table sizes (required for HUD)
• From the PokerStars menu bar, chooose Options/Preferred Seat…
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• In the Preferred Seat Setup part of this window, for each of the table sizes
listed in the local menu, select your preferred seat by clicking on it.
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• Once done, click OK.
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• Validate both check boxes in the Auto-Center Settings.
FullTilt
1. Enabling hand history saving in the FullTilt client
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From the FullTilt menu bar, choose Options/Hand History…
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Check the box labeled Save My Hand Histories,
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Ensure Hand History Language Selection is set to "English".
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Change Days to Keep Hand Histories to 9999.
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Once done click OK.
2. Preferred seat setup in FullTilt
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From the FullTilt menu bar, choose Options/Table Options/Preferred Seat…
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In the Options/Preferred Seat window, choose your preferred seat for the 4
possible table sizes (9,8,6 and 2) and the 2 table views (Classic and
Racetrack).
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Click on Apply to save your choices and then OK. We advise you to check
the Auto Center option.
Merge network affiliated Poker room: CarbonPoker
1. Enabling hand history saving in CarbonPoker
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From the CarbonPoker menu bar, choose Settings/Hand History Settings…
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Check the box labeled Enable Hand History.
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Use the local drop-down menu and choose Forever for the Keep hand
history for: option. Once done, click OK.
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2. Preferred seat setup in CarbonPoker
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From the CarbonPoker menu bar, choose Settings/Enable Preferred
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From the same Settings menu, opt for Preferred Seating Settings…
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In the Preferred Seating Settings dialog, check the box Enable Preferred
Seating.
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For each possible table sizes (10, 9, 8, 6, 5 and 2) choose your seat Click OK
when done.
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Ongame network affiliated Poker room: heypoker
1. Hand history saving
It is automatic in heypoker, you don't have to set it up.
2. Preferred seat setup in heypoker
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Click on your username located in the upper right corner of the heypoker
window. If you hold the mouse a local menu appears.
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Choose Settings and go to the Preferred seat panel. Check the Enable
preferred seating box and choose your preferred seat at the table. Click
Save Settings once done.
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Check
To check if Poker Copilot has detected your Poker room, see the following section: Check
configuration of Poker software.
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Setting up your preferred seat in Poker Copilot
For the HUD to work properly and display the right statistics at the right place, Poker Copilot
needs information on the preferred seat for each Poker room you're playing at.
For some Poker rooms like heypoker(Ongame network) or PokerStars for instance, Poker
Copilot automatically imports the preferred seat options chosen by the user in the Poker
room client.
For other rooms like Winamax or CarbonPoker (Merge network), you have to set this option
up within Poker Copilot. Choose Preferences… in the Poker Copilot menu, and then click
on the Poker Rooms panel.
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For each Poker room listed in this window, choose your preferred seat.
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For all Merge Network affiliated Poker rooms for example, you have to chosse your
preferred seat for 4 table sizes (Heads UP,6 Players Max, 9 Players Max, 10 players
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Max). A click on one of the table sizes button allows you to choose your seat at the
corresponding table. Simply click to mark your preferred seat for this table configuration
(see the checkmark in the picture below for the 6 Max table size).
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Take notice that one mistake here and the players' statistics won't appear at the right places
at the Poker table. Check all preferred seat setups when HUDs are not located properly.
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Check configuration of Poker software
Poker Copilot can check to see if your poker software is installed and configured correctly.
To do so, choose Window in the Poker Copilot menu bar and then Diagnostics.
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Poker Copilot is going to check all the connected Poker rooms et make sure that for each
one, all setups are in place so that Poker Copilot can work properly.
In the following illustrated example, the HeyPoker room has been detected by Poker Copilot
and the setup is fine, all lights are green. Each Poker room configuration parameters are
listed in the left side of the window. If you click on one of those, you will get complementary
information and explanations in the right side of the window.
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If you click for example on Preferred seat set, you may notice a "yes" written under the
name of the setting and "Correct" in the Status field. Poker Copilot will also remind you of
how to set up the preferred seat in HeyPoker.
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In case one parameter has not been correctly set up and prevents Poker Copilot from
working properly, the light attached to that parameter changes to red. See below an
example where Poker Copilot could not find a connected Poker room.
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The indicator for Poker room running is red and "None" appears under the parameter
name instead of the name of a connected Poker room. The Status field displays a "No
supported poker room running" message. Do note that:
- Each connected Poker room has its own specific settings,
- If you play in more than one Poker room at the same time, Poker Copilot will only
show the settings for the first detected room.
In its main window, Poker Copilots always informs you whenever it has detected a
configuration problem. An alert message appears in a pink zone. A click on How to fix…
triggers the appearance of the Diagnostics window.
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Poker Copilot general configuration
Before you use Poker Copilot you may want to customize the software. To set your
preferences, click on Preferences… in the Poker Copilot menu.
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Hand History Folders: This frame lists all the folders that include hand history and
tournament summary files read by Poker Copilot at launch time. You can manually
add or remove folders by clicking the + and - buttons.
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Auto-detect hand history folders: Uncheck this box if you do not want Poker
Copilot to automatically find your hand history folders.
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Ignore hand history files before:
o By default, this field is set to January 1st 1970.
o Use the calendar if you want to enter another date. To get quickly to a recent
date, click on the blue-coloured sentence showing the date of the day in the
lower part of the calendar.
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o Hand history and tournament summary files that are older than the date you
enter in this field will be ignored by Poker Copilot as soon as you reset its
database by choosing Reset Database in the File menu.
o The ignored files are not erased by Poker Copilot and can be taken into
account again with the help of a subsequent database reset.
o Let's take an example. You would like to ignore all the hands you played
before July 15th 2013. Enter that date in the Ignore hand history files
before field and reset the database. The next time Poker Copilot is running, it
will only load in its database the hand history and tournament summar files
starting from July 15th 2013 and ignore older files. If you wish later on to have
those older files back, simply enter for instance the date December 31st 2012
in the field and launch another database reset. You will then recover all the
hands you played in 2013.
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Currency Symbol: If you want Poker Copilot to use a different currency symbol, you
can enter it here.
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Starting bankroll: In order for the charts on the Bankroll and Detailed Bankroll to
be accurate, you need to enter your starting bankroll sum here. It is now possible to
enter a negative amount in this field. My playing day starts at: Enter the time you
typically begin your poker sessions on each day. This is the time Poker Copilot uses
to group your hands into days. This is very important if your poker sessions continue
past midnight, as you don’t want Poker Copilot counting your hands played past
12:00 AM as a different day.
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Language: Poker Copilot uses the language specified in your system settings by
default; however, if you want to use Poker Copilot in a different language, you can
set the language to use here. Choose a language in the local menu and restart
Poker Copilot.
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Show in menu bar: Poker Copilot can show session winnings and/or the number of
hands played for the current session in the menu bar. Take notice that when you quit
Poker Copilot, the current session is over and the corresponding counters are reset
to 0. Session data appear in blue in the menu bar when you turn out a profit and in
red if you end up with a loss.
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In the following example, the current session result is a €3.00 loss for 62
and 1 tournament played.
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Note: When you modify fields like the language used, the session starting time and
the Ignore hand history file before, you need to restart Poker Copilot for the
changes to take effect. An alert messsage appears whenever you change one of
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Enabling Access for Assistive Devices
The Poker Copilot Head-up Display (HUD) requires you to enable access for assistive
devices in Mac OS X. This step only needs to be completed one time. To enable access for
assistive devices:
1. In the Apple menu on the left side of the menu bar,
2. Select System Preferences... (in OSX version 10.8),
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3. Open the Accessibility panel (see red arrow below),
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4. Make sure the box Enable access for assistive devices is checked.
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Using Poker Copilot
The Concepts
You must view Poker Copilot as a true database of hands played and related statistics.
Poker Copilot is designed so that each of the different screens in the main window function
in the same way. The main window uses the same layout for each screen, and the three
concepts of filtering, getting detailed information, and drilling down are used in the same
way on each screen.
Poker Copilot Main Window Layout
The Poker Copilot main window contains different elements. The filter bar is used to select
the data displayed. The sidebar is used to choose and navigate the different presentations
(tables, lists, charts…) of the selected data in the container, the central part of the window.
The filter summary zone reminds you of the currently used filters (current month, real
money tournaments on PokerStars in the illustration below).
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In the lower part of the window Poker Copilot displays the status bar and the selection
summary.
The status bar always displays the total number of hands and tournaments found by Poker
Copilot at launch time once it has checked all the available hand history and tournament
summary files. These files are located in the different folders listed in the General panel of
Poker Copilot Preferences window (by the way, you should frequently save those folders if
you value your Poker statistics). You can choose to hide the status bar by toggling it off the
View menu.
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The selection summary is one one the most interesting new feature of version 4. It is a
quick and easy way to get an idea of your Poker results once you have selected the
relevant data using the filters. Poker Copilot gives the totals for the Buy-in, Winnings and
Take columns. The following example displays the results of playing in 6 max €1.00 buy-in
NLHE tournaments on PokerStars for the current month (back to back dates), showing a
loss of €8.53.
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Filtering
Filtering is an important concept in Poker Copilot. What you see in the container is always
based on the current active filters.
Filters can be changed using the filter bar at the top of the Poker Copilot main window. You
can get detailed explanations on filters and filtering examples later on.
You can choose to hide the filter bar by toggling it off the View menu.
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Getting Detailed Information
The second Poker Copilot concept is getting detailed information. Poker Copilot
automatically collects statistics on your hand and your opponents’.
You can open a detailed information popup by right clicking on anything representing a
collection of hands (for example, a particular hand type, tournament, stake level, etc.) or by
using the Command + I hotkey. You may open as many information popups as you like. In
the following example, the user wants to get detailed information on AQs (suited) type
hands.
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Detailed information popups are useful for comparing various aspects of your game. By
comparing the statistics shown in detailed information popups, you can answer questions
such as whether you play AA differently from KK.
Take notice that when you want to get detailed information on a tournament in the Recent
Tournaments summary, you won't get a popup with all the usual statistics on that particular
tournament but only some basic bits of information (see below).
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Drilling Down
The third Poker Copilot concept is drilling down. Drilling down allows you to drill down, or
narrow your results, to a collection of hands, and even further to individual hands. To drill
down, start by selecting the type of data you want to investigate, for example positions.
Then select a data subset you're interested in, "button hands" for instance.
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Double-click on the "Button" line to show all hands played on the "button".
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You can get one level deeper by double-clicking on a specific hand and have a replay, for
example the AKo (outsuited) hand, 12th hand starting from the top.
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Drilling down enables you for example to analyse all hands played against a specific
opponent, in a particular tournament or on a certain day.
Filtering
The filter bar, located at the top of the Poker Copilot main window, is used to filter the hands
displayed and used on each of the screens. Each of Poker Copilot’s screens is dependent
on the filter settings. This means that if you activate a certain filter, that filter will affect all
the different screens. For example, if you select Big Blind from the Position filter, every
screen you view will only show data based on hands played from the big blind.
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You can mix and combine all the filters according to your needs. Filters are a very powerful
tool for analyzing every aspect of your game. You can find answers to simple questions;
such as How much money did I make playing limit hold‘em tournaments last week? to more
complex questions such as::
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How often do I check-raise with high pairs??
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How does that turn out?
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Which position is most profitable for this type of play?
Example Problems
Let’s use some filters to answer the example problems above. The question about limit
hold’em profit can be answered simply. First, select Limit Hold’em from the Game Type
filter and then select One week from the Date range filter. This will limit the screens to limit
hold’em hands played last week. Then choose the Recent Tournaments summary. Your
answer is given in the selection summary line at the botom of the screen.
Regarding the check-raise issue, select High pairs from the Hand type filter and select
Check-raised is True from the Advanced/Postflop filters. Now choose the Position
summary. The filters limit the screen to high pairs where you check-raised. In one glance,
you can see which position is the most profitable. You can drill down to any position to see
the individual hands and their outcome and use the replay function.
Available Filter Options
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Cash/Play: This filter switches between real money and play money games.
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Table Type: The table type filter switches between hands played in ring games and
hands played in tournaments.
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Date Range: The date range filter limits hands to a specific date range. You can
choose one of the predefined ranges (such as 1 Week, 1 Month or Year to date), or
use the Custom... option to choose a custom date range.
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The Custom… option uses a calendar to help you select a precise date range.
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Table Size: The Table Size filter limits hands to a specific table size, such as Heads
Up or 9 Player Max.
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Tournament players should make the distinction between table size, (the maximum
number of players at one poker table), and tournament size, (the n u m b e r o f p l a y e r s
taking part in a tournament), one of the options of the More array of filters. Some rooms
offer for example 15 "players max "
tournaments with a 5 "players max" table format.
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Game Type: The game type filter limits hands to a specific form of hold’em poker,
such as No Limit Hold’em or Pot Limit Hold’em.
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Position: The position filter limits hands to a specific position, such as Button or Big
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More: This local menu contains filters not used as often as the others but which can
be useful in certain situations.
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Poker Room selects hands played in a specific poker room.
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Stake Level/Buy-In filters hands played at a specific stake level (for ring
games, example: €0.02/€0.05) or buy in amount (for tournaments, example:
€5).
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Hand Type filters specific hand types, such as high pairs and suited
connectors.
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Hero filters hands based on the account you are playing under. If you play in
several Poker rooms, all your Poker user names will be listed in the local
menu followed by the room name in brackets.
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Starred hands filters hands starred by you. You can flag some hands while
playing at the table or reviewing game sessions. Flagged hands appear with a
yellow star.
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Last 10,000 hands limits hands to the last 10,000 hands you’ve played.
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Advanced contains filters for all the statistics collected by Poker Copilot,
groupeb by theme (Preflop, Steal, Postflop, Other).
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An example: Starting from the Recent Hands summary, you would like to
select all the hands you raised preflop with. Go to the More/Advanced filter
then choose Preflop/Raised Preflop/Is true. All the recent hands you have
raised preflop with will appear in the window. If you choose Is False you will
get all the recent hands you folded or limped with.
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Filter Summary Box
The filter summary box is shown at the top of the container, and shows all the currently
active filters. Because you can mix and combine all the available filters, it is sometimes
handy to have an overview of which filters are activated.
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The active filter box also contains the Reset Filter button, which will disable all activated
filters and reset to the default filter settings (Cash Games, Cash, 1 Month, All table sizes,
All Hold'em Hands and All Positions, all filters from the More menu are disabled).
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Using the Head-Up Display
The Head-Up Display (HUD) displays statistics for you and each of your opponents at the
table. Under each player's Poker name appears a rectangular display filled with statistics.
If your HUD is not placed correctly at the table, (for example it is located under another
player's name) review your preferred seat setup (see the section on preferred seat setup).
These statistics can be used to increase your edge – and your profit.
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Understanding the HUD
HUD Player Stats
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For each player at the table, the HUD shows a panel containing statistics and possibly an
icon (under certain conditions). You can configure the statistics displayed in this panel and
various other options in the HUD configuration panel (jump to the relevant section). If you
click on a panel and hold down the mouse button, you get a popup list of all the statistics
available for that player.
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Players Icons
Poker Copilot can display icons on the left side of each player’s statistics panel to help you
easily identify players whose play matches predefined rules. You can either use the rules
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predefined by Poker Copilot, or define your own rules (see the section about configuring the
HUD for details on using your own rules):
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: A rock is very tight pre-flop. If a rock puts money in the pot pre-flop, he
probably has a premium hand.
: A fish plays too many marginal hands. These players offer easy
money – like “shooting fish in a barrel.”.
: In poker, a whale is a big fish (whales are actually mammals, but this
is poker, not biology). A whale will play almost anything.
: A calling station limps/calls too much. They are hard to
bluff, as they like to see how the flop unfolds. Even if they don’t hit the flop, they’ll
keep putting money in the pot to see the next card.
: A gambler plays many types of hands. If a gambler reaches the
flop, he plays aggressively post-flop.
: A maniac doesn’t like to be out-bet pre-flop. You’ll need to be
prepared to commit a lot of chips against these players.
: An eagle plays a very solid all-round game, especially pre-flop.
: A book plays in a very predictable way. This is the type of player who
has read a poker book or two and follows them to the letter.
: These (Red Circle, Green Triangle, Blue Square, Yellow Star) are
extra symbols you can use with your own rules.
: This is a player whose playing style doesn’t fall into any other
category.
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In the Player Icons panel of the HUD options, a click on the question mark button
close to the profile name gives you a brief note on the profile.
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Important point: Icons will not appear right away in HUDs. You have to setup a
minimum number of hands starting from which icons will show in HUDs. The logic
behind this is that to be reliable most of Poker Copilot statistics need a certain
number of occurences. You setup this number of hands threshold in the # of hands
for colours and icons field in the General Panel of the HUD options. In the
following example, icons will appear in your opponents' HUDs as soons as you have
played at least 115 hands with them.
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HUD Table Stats
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The HUD system can also display a table stats panel in the top-right corner of the table.
The table stats panel contains the table average statistics for voluntarily put money in pot
(VPiP), pre-flop raise (PFR) and Post-flop aggression frequency (Agg). It also contains
controls to stop and configure the HUD, and flag a hand. The HUD Table statistics give you
the "room temperature" and can be useful to determine your general strategy.
Starring Hands
If you want to mark a hand for future analysis, you can press the star-shaped button. This
will flag the last completed hand (and not the current one) with a yellow star. You can
quickly access starred hands from the Recent Hands summary.
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Explanation of the HUD Statistics
The Poker Copilot HUD tracks a variety of statistics. Below is an explanation of the different
statistics measured by Poker Copilot. Once you are familiar with the meaning of the
statistics and abbreviations, you can use them as a tool in your game.
Hands Played (#)
This is the total number of hands you were in. In tournaments, this number includes hands
where you were sitting out, whereas these hands are not counted in ring games. In order
for the statistics measured by Poker Copilot to be trustworthy, they should be based on a
large number of hands. Ideally, you should play at least 10,000 hands to gain an accurate
picture of your playing style.
Big Blinds Won / 100 Hands (TBB)
Your winnings for each hand are expressed as a number of big blinds. For example, if you
win $2.30 on a table where the big blind is $0.10, then your winnings for that hand are 23
big blinds. Your wins and losses as a number of big blinds are averaged and multiplied by
100. This results in a normalized value useful for comparisons, regardless of the stake level
of each table.
Preflop Statistics
Flops Seen (FS)
This indicates in what percentage of hands you reached the flop without folding. This
statistic counts every hand, regardless of whether you reached the flop without betting (for
example, if you were in the big blind).
Voluntarily Put $ in Pot (VPiP)
This measures how often you voluntarily invested money into a hand. Paying the big blind,
the small blind, or the ante is not considered voluntary. Therefore this percentage indicates
how often you called, bet, or raised. The lower this value, the tighter your hand selection is.
The higher, the looser. Just how tight or loose depends on how many opponents you are
playing against. The formula for calculating VPiP is:
Voluntarily put $ in pot % = (times voluntarily put $ in pot)
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Preflop Raise (PFR)
The PFR statistic indicates how often you have raised before the flop is seen. A high value
is an indicator of an aggressive player. A low value indicates a passive player. The formula
for calculating PFR is:
Pre-flop raise % = (times pre-flop raised) * 100 / (pre-flop!
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Called Preflop Raise (CPFR)
This is a measure of how often you called another player's pre-flop raise, when you have
the opportunity to do so. The formula for calculating CPFR is:
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Called preflop raise % = (times called preflop raise) * 100 /!
(number of opportunities to call preflop raise)
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Unopened Preflop Raise (UOPFR)
This is a measure of how often you raised preflop when all players before you have
checked or folded. The formula for calculating UOPFR is:!
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Unopened preflop raise % = (times made an unopened preflop
raise) * 100 / (number of opportunities to make an unopened
preflop raise)
Three-bet Pre-flop (3B)
This is a measure of how often you three-bet pre-flop. In pre-flop betting, to three-bet is to
raise after at least one other player has raised. The formula for calculating 3B is:
Three-bet preflop % = (times three-bet preflop) * 100 / (number of
three-bet preflop opportunities)!
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Folded to Three-Bet Preflop (F3B)
This measures how often you folded to another player's three-bet pre-flop, when you have
the opportunity to do so. The formula for calculating F3B is:
Folded to three-bet preflop % = (times folded to three-bet preflop)
* 100 / (number of opportunities to fold to three-bet preflop)!
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Four-bet Preflop (4B)
This is a measure of how often you four-bet pre-flop. Four-betting is similar to three- betting,
except that you are re-raising after a player has already re-raised. The formula for
calculating 4B is:
Four-bet preflop % = (times Four-bet preflop) * 100 / (number of
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Folded to Four-bet Preflop (F4B)
This measures how often you folded to another player's four-bet preflop, when you have the
opportunity to do so. The formula for calculating F4B is:
Folded to four-bet preflop % = (times folded to four-bet preflop) *
100 / (number of opportunities to fold to four-bet preflop)!
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Squeeze Bet (Sq)
This is a measure of how often a player makes a squeeze bet preflop. A squeeze bet is
made by a player when all of the following occur:
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a) A villain raises,
b) One or more players call the raise before the action comes to the hero,
c) The hero re-raises the villain.
There must be at least one caller and no re-raise between villain and hero to define a
squeeze.
Squeeze bet % = (times made a squeeze bet) * 100 / (number of
squeeze bet opportunities)!
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Steal Statistics
Blind Stealing Attempts (BSA)
This indicates how often you attempt to steal the blinds when you had the opportunity to do
so. Poker Copilot considers that you have a blind-stealing opportunity when you are on the
button (last before the blinds to make an action), and every player so far has folded. An
attempt to steal the blinds is when you raised when given a blind-stealing opportunity. A
good player attempts to steal the blinds often, but not always. The formula for calculating
BSA is:
Blind stealing attempts % = (times blind stealing attempted) *!
100 /(number of blind stealing opportunities)
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Folded Big Blind to Steal Attempt (FBB)
This measures how often you are facing a blind steal attempt when on the big blind and you
fold. Either the button or the small may have made a blind steal attempt blind. Note that if
the button is trying to steal but the small blind has already called the bet, then you are not
facing a blind steal attempt. The formula for calculating FBB is:
Folded big blind to steal attempt % = (times folded big blind to
steal attempt) * 100 / (number of opportunities to fold the big
blind to a steal attempt)!
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Postflop Statistics
Postflop Agression Frequency (Agg)
This indicates how aggressive you are post-flop. It is calculated by counting the number of
hands in which you've either bet or raised, then dividing this by the number of hands in
which you've either bet, raised, called, or folded, and multiplying by 100. The higher this
number, the more aggressively you are playing. Note that this measure must be interpreted
in combination with Flops Seen. Players who see very few flops will naturally tend to have a
higher aggression percentage because they are only playing top-quality hole cards. The
formula for calculating Agg is:
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Aggression frequency % = (times bet or raised post-flop) * 100 /
(times bet, raised, called, or folded post-flop)!
Postflop Aggression Factor (AF)
This is calculated by counting the number of hands in which you've either bet or raised
post-flop, then dividing this by the number of hands in which you've called post-flop. This
value ranges from zero to infinity, which makes it awkward to use. Poker Copilot includes
this statistic for comparisons with Poker Tracker statistics. Post-flop aggression % is a
superior way of measuring aggression. The formula for calculating AF is:
Aggression factor = (times bet or raised post-flop) / (times!
called post-flop)
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Check-raised (CR)
A check-raise is when you check, let another player bet, then raise. It is a cunning play that
is best used seldom. Note that due to the typically very low check-raise percentage (2% or
lower) – and for the sake of meaningful comparisons – Poker Copilot shows this value to
two decimal places.The formula for calculating CR is:
Check-raise % = (times check-raised) * 100 / (number of checkraise opportunities)!
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Check-raised Flop (CR_F)
Mesures the frequency you check-raised at the flop.The formula is:
Check-raise flop % = (times check-raised on flop) * 100 / (number
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Check-raised Turn (CR_T)
Mesures the frequency you check-raised at the turn.The formula is:
Check-raise turn % = (times check-raised on turn) * 100 / (number
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Check-raised River (CR_R)
Mesures the frequency you check-raised at the river.The formula is:
Check-raise river % = (times check-raised on river) * 100 / (number
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Continuation Bet (CBET)
A continuation bet is when you were the last to raise preflop, and hence the aggressor, and
you continued that aggression on the flop by being the first to bet. The formula for
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Continuation bet % = (times made a continuation bet on the flop)*
100 / (number of opportunities to make a continuation bet on the
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Folded to Continuation Bet (FCB)
This indicates how you respond when you are facing a continuation bet on the flop. The
formula for calculating FCB is:!
Folded to continuation bet % = (times folded to continuation bet on
the flop) * 100 / (number of opportunities to fold to!
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Continuation Bet on Turn (TCBET)
This statistic is similar to CBET, but applies when making a continuation bet on the turn.
The formula for calculating TCBET is:
Continuation bet on turn % = (times made a continuation bet on!
the turn) * 100 / (number of opportunities to make a continuation
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Folded to Continuation Bet on Turn (FCB_T)
This indicates how you respond when you are facing a continuation bet on the turn. The
formula for calculating FCBT is:!
Folded to continuation bet on turn % = (times folded to!
continuation bet on the turn) * 100 / (number of opportunities to
fold to continuation bet on the turn)
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Donk Bet on Flop (DB_F)
Mesures how often a player makes a donk bet on the flop. A player makes a donk bet when
he was the caller pre-flop, yet opens with a bet on the flop.
An example: Player A was the last to raise pre-flop. Player B called Player A's raise pre-flop.
Now on the flop, before the action gets to Player A, Player B opened with a bet. B makes a
donk bet.
The formula for calculating DB_F is:
Donk bet on flop % = (times donk bet on flop) * 100 / (number of
donk bet on flop opportunities)!
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Donk Bet on Turn (DB_T)
Measures how often a player makes a donk bet on the turn. A donk bet on the turn is made
by a player when all of the following occur:
a) The player calls another player's pre-flop raise; and then
b) The player calls the pre-flop aggressor's continuation bet on the flop; and then
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c) The player opens with a bet on the turn before the pre-flop aggressor has the chance to
check or bet.
The formula for calculating DB_T is:
Donk bet on turn % = (times donk bet on turn) * 100 / (number of
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Donk Bet on river (DB_R)
Measures how often a player makes a donk bet on the river. A donk bet on the river is made
by a player when all of the following occur:
a) The player calls another player's pre-flop raise; and then
b) The player calls the pre-flop aggressor's continuation bet on the flop; and then
c) The player calls the pre-flop aggressor's continuation bet on the turn; and then
d) The player opens with a bet on the river before the pre-flop aggressor has the chance to
check or bet.
The formula for calculating DB_R is:
Donk bet on river % = (times donk bet on river) * 100 / (number of
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Went to Showdown (WtS)
This is a measure of how often you were still in the action when the hand went to
showdown. Showdown occurs when the final round of betting is complete and at least two
players are still in. The formula for calculating WtS is:
Went to showdown % = (times went to showdown) * 100 / (times flop
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Won at Showdown (WaS)
This indicates how often you won a hand in a showdown. It is calculated as a percentage of
all hands in which you went to showdown. The formula for calculating WaS is:
Won at showdown % = (times won at showdown) * 100 / (times went to
showdown)!
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Won Without Showdown (WwS)
This indicates how often you won a hand without going to showdown because all other
players folded. It is calculated as a percentage of hands where you saw the flop. The
formula for calculating WwS is:
Won without showdown % = (times won without showdown) * 100 /!
(times flop seen)
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Other Statistics
M-ratio (M)
This measures the health of your chip stack and represents the number of passes of the
dealer button (some talk of "orbits") you can survive without winning or losing any chips.
Your M-ratio is an important number to be aware of during tournament play. The formula for
calculating M is:
M-ratio = (Stack Size) / ((Small Blind) + (Big Blind) + (Total
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Example # 1: 9 players table, SB = 15, BB = 30, Stack = 900 chips,
M = 900/ (15+30) = 20!
Example # 2: 9 players table, SB = 100, BB = 200, Ante = 20, Statck
= 2880 chips, M = 2880/ (15+30+ (9 x 20)) = 6!
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Big Blinds Remaining (BB)
This is a measure of the amount of money you have expressed as a number of big blinds.
For example, if you have $3.00 at a table where the big blind is $0.10, then you have 30 big
blinds.
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Configuring the HUD
Poker Copilot’s HUD has various configuration options. To configure the HUD, choose
Head-up Display from the Poker Copilot menu, then select Head-up Display Options.
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You can also choose Preferences… from the Poker Copilot menu and click on the Headup Display panel.
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The HUD configuration dialog contains four sections. You can navigate between the
sections by clicking on the button for General, Layouts, Colours, and Player Icons.
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The general section allows you to configure various options for Poker Copilot’s HUD:
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HUD Type: choose Static - reliable… unless you play in Zoom/Rush mode in which
case you have to select Dynamic - experimental… . Prefer None - disable HUD if
you do not wish to use the HUD.
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Hero HUD: This option allows you to decide how Poker Copilot displays your own
statistics. You can choose whether you want to display your all-time statistics
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(starting from the oldest hand history file detected by Poker Copilot at launch time),
or only the statistics for your current session and tournament/table. The Current
session and tournament statistics option should be used when playing multi-table
tournament where you may frequently move to other tables as the event progresses.
The Current session and table statistics only show your statistics for the current
table. Choose Don’t show if you do not want Poker Copilot to display a panel for
your statistics.
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Opponent HUD: Similar to the Hero HUD option, this option allows you to decide if
you want Poker Copilot to display all-time statistics for your opponents or only the
statistics for the current session and tournament (see comments from last
section).
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Resize HUD panels: Enable this option to allow the statistics panels to scale down
with the window size of the table. Disable this option if the statistics panels become
too hard to read when you scale a table down.
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Show mucked cards: Enable this option if you want the HUD to briefly show a
player’s mucked cards, your own cards, and the community cards after a hand is
completed. If you want to see mucked cards you can also ask Poker Copilot to
display the mucked Cards window (jump to the mucked card window section).
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Show table stats: when this option is activated, a mini HUD with the table VPiP,
PFR and Agg statistics will be displayed in the upper right corner of the table window.
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# of hand for colours and icons: Move the slider to change the number of
observed hands required before a player’s statistics panel turns to a bright yellow. If
you have set the tab to 175 for example and your opponents' HUDs are set to All
time statistics, if the statistics if your HUD are turning to a bright yellow it means
that you have already played many hands with this player before. This number of
hands threshold is also used to trigger the appearance, in the HUD, of a player's icon
and the different colours attached to specific statistics values (see the section on the
Colours panel in the HUD options). The default value for this field is 25. In the
following example, the threshold of 110 hands has been reached for this player and
we can notice that:
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rather neutral display. Compare the illustration above with the one
below where the threshold is not yet reached (only 19 hands played).
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the HUD options ).
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the Colours panel in the HUD options.
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Layouts
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The layouts section allows you to configure which and how statistics are displayed in the
HUD panels. All the setup changes you make are instantly displayed in the preview zones.
It's in the upper part of the Layouts panel that you change the HUD's look and feel.
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Statistic labels: When this box is checked (which is the default option) you keep the
name of the statistics in the HUD (in their abbreviated form). If you have not used
Poker tracking software before, we strongly recommend keeping the statistics labels
in the HUD. A display filled with numbers only may be difficut to read if you are not
familiar with the statistics (see picture below).
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Show player names in HUD: Activated by default, this option creates an header
with the player's Poker name, "Hero" in the preview HUD, separated from the rest of
the HUD by a line (which plays an interesting part in tournaments). Sometimes,
especially in multi-table tournaments where players frequently switch tables, you can
easily get confused and having the player's name in the HUD helps you assign the
right profile to the right seat. We strongly advocate showing the player's name. This
name header is also used in note taking management (see the relevant section) and
M monitoring (see details on M).
Show player icons in HUD: Activated by default, this option places an icon on the
left side of the HUD. These symbols are used to profile opponents and sum up the
way they play at the table (see the section on icons and how to set them up). Icons
only appear when a certain number of hands is reached (see the # of hands for
colours and icons option).
HUD font: Click on Select... to choose which font Poker Copilot uses for the HUD.
Background and Opacity: You can change the HUD's background colour and
opacity. You should investigate the room's setup (felt colour, background colour,
style…) to avoid any colour mismatch that will render your HUD hardly readable.
In the main part of the Layouts panel, you select which pieces of information you would like
to be displayed on your HUD either in Ring games or Tournaments modes. For each
mode you can choose between 5 possibilities, 3 preset and 2 free slots (Custom1 et
Custom 2):
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You can show a maximum of 16 different statistics on the HUD panel. To change the
statistic shown in a particular cell, click on the cell and choose the statistic you would like
displayed in it, or click on None to leave the cell blank.
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As you build up your HUD, the Preview HUD will give you a faithful version of the one that
will appear under each player's name at the table. You can also make changes while
playing at the table.
About M: If you play in tournaments we strongly advise you to put M in your HUD panel.
Poker Copilot will assign different colours to the possible value of M, following the zone
system promoted notably by D. Harrington (in his famous trilogy "Harrington on Hold'em").
When M is equal or less than 5, its colour turns to red and when it is more than 20 it is
displayed in a comforting green. In one glance you have a precise idea of the players'
current stack situations at the table (see below for examples of HUDs with different M
colours)!
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In the same way, when you keep the player's name in the HUD, the separation line below
the name will also give you a visual feedback on M. In the first stage of a tournament, this
line will be mostly green (see below an example with an M of almost 27):
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When M falls between 10 and 20 the line colour turns to yellow then orange and pink in the
end when it is less than 5 (see the pictures below for examples). You may also notice that
as you're edging close to the end, the white part of the line is getting bigger.
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This player name zone is equally important in note taking management. If you have written
a note on a player, a small yellow pencil will appear at the right side of this zone (see
example below). Note taking is one of the new features brought by Poker Copilot version 4.
(see details on note taking).
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Finding the best HUD configuration is a matter of compromise and experience. On one
hand, you would like to have all the possible information under your eyes and on the other
hand available space to display all this information on the poker table is limited. Trying to fit
a fully charged and yet effective HUD on a 10 player Max table is not an easy task.
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Colours
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The Colours section allows you to configure the colours used for percentage-based
statistics. You can tell Poker Copilot to use different colours based on a particular statistic’s
value. For example, if you want to easily identify players likely to fold to your attempts to
steal the blinds, you might tell Poker Copilot to colour the FBB statistic green if a player has
a high FBB value. In the example illustrated below, FBB will be displayed in a hopeful green
if it has a value of 70% or more and in a pinkish red if it falls under 40% visually urging you
to be cautious (villain will defend his BB).
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To define a colour for Poker Copilot to use for a statistic, simply click on the slider track for
the statistic you want to define the range for. Poker Copilot will create a new slider for the
newly defined range. You can drag the slider to adjust the range used by Poker Copilot.
To change a colour, click on the slider you want to change. A popup of common colours will
appear. If you want to use a different color, click the arrow to bring up a colour selector. You
can use the colour selector to choose the color you wish to use.
To remove a range, click the slider you wish to use and drag it off of the slider track until the
cursor changes to a “poof”(white cloud effect) icon.
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Four colours themes are available, three preset and one custom. Pure Gold is the default
option.
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Take notice that colours will take effect only if you reach the minimum number of hands
indicated in the # of hands for colours and icons field of the General panel of the HUD
Options.
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Player Icons
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The Player Icons section allows you to define rules for displaying player icons in player
statistics panels.
The Rules for dropdown menu allows you to define different rule sets for different hold’em
variations and table sizes.
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Rule sets for 6 max tables apply to 4 max and 5 max ones. A 9 max table will use the 10
max one rule set.
Use the + and - buttons to add and remove rules. Use the drop-down menus to choose an
icon to display for players whose stats match the rule. Enter the criteria you wish to use for
the rule in the text box. The format for entering a criterion for a rule is:
(Statistic) (Comparison operator) (Number)!
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Statistic is the statistic you want to compare. Refer to the section on HUD statistics
for a full list of the statistics tracked by Poker Copilot.
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Comparison operator is one of the following operators:
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>=: Greater than or equal to,
Number is a constant value you wish to compare against the statistic.
If you want to define multiple criteria for a rule, use the word and to combine criteria. For
example, if you want to define a Gambler (see here the different possible icons) as a player
who raises pre-flop over 25% of the time and records an Agression Factor greater than
50, you would enter the rule for Gambler as (upper case caracters are automatically
lowered):
pfr > 25 and agg > 50
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Here is a typical Gambler HUD:
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Let's check that the HUD stats match the criterias; VPiP > 25 (30 for this player) and
Agression > 50 (52 for this player).
Take notice: Icons will only show if the minimum number of hands you entered in the # of
hands for colours and icons field is reached (see the General panel of the HUD options ).
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Configuring HUD when playing at the table
When you are playing at the Poker table you can configure the HUD without having to
switch to Poker Copilot by using the craned wheel in the table HUD. All the setup options
are available in the associated local menu (see options below).
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Replaying Hands in Poker Copilot
Replaying a specific hand is one of the major feature of Poker Copilot. Once you have
selected a hand (9s8s in the example below), a double click on the corresponding line
brings up the replay window.
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You can also use the Command-R keyboard shortcut once you have selected a hand in the
list. Finally, once on a line, a control-click combination opens a contextual menu, select the
View In Hand Replayer option.
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When you open the replayer window:
- HUDs at the start of the hand are displayed,
- Players are identified by their position instead of their Poker names. Stack counts are
displayed under position names. If there is a note on a player, a small pencil appears
- Hero's hand is face up (9s8s),
- In the lower part of the replayer, you have several pieces of information that identify
the hand; tournament number, blinds level, hand number…
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- In the lower right corner of the replayer, Poker Copilot gives the winning odds of your
hole cards at the start of the hand.
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You can change the appearance of the replayer window by:
- Turning off HUDs,
- Turning off the Odds corner,
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- Showing player names instead of positions (use the Anonymise box),
- Playing the hand backwards, starting from the result.
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To replay the hand, click on the play button .
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The replayer progresses from one player to another and highlights each player's move (a
raise to 80 from the cut-off player):
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You can click on pause anytime to freeze the action.
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You can also use the tab on the rail to move forward or backward in the hand. The F on the
rail marks the flop's appearance, T is for the turn card's and R for the river's. Note that odds
are updated as the hand progresses. Our hero's hand winning probability, in the example,
jumped to 59% at the flop from 23% preflop.
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If you are text inclined, you can ask for a text version of the replay by clicking on the Text
button in the replayer. Once you have selected a hand in a list, you can also use the
control-click combination and its associated contextual menu to choose View Hand History
Text (or Command-T).
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This transcription can be made in 3 different formats (see the following picture).
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Here is our hand in a formatted text transcription:
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With a simple copy and paste you can, via email, send to your Saturday night poker
buddies that famous hand where your AA lost against 76s. The 2+2 Format has become
the norm for sending hands to Poker forums.
The transcription is alway anonymous (even if you uncheck the Anonymise box).
And last but not least, by clicking on Record in the replayer window, you can save your
hand as a ".mov" file, playable by QuickTime, VLC and the likes. This file will be saved on
the desktop with the name of the Poker room and hand number included in the file name.
Take notice that the saved file is a stripped-down version of what you can see when
replaying the hand in Poker Copilot. HUDs, winning probabilities and other pieces of
information are lost in the conversion. You can also send this ".mov" file to your Poker
buddies via email. Here is how our hand appear in the Finder as a ".mov" file.
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Adjusting Pre-flop Play
In pre-flop play you want to focus on profiling players. When an opponent enters a pot, you
want to know if he represents a good hand or not. Once you have mastered this, you can
focus on exploiting the opponent's playing style.
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There are a few statistics that can help you to identify an opponent's style. The most
important are VPiP and PFR.
VPiP and PFR
The VPiP stat shows how often a player adds money to the pot pre-flop and determines if a
player is loose or tight. A value of 100 would mean that a player plays every hand and a
value of 0 means that a player doesn't play any hands.
The PFR stat shows how often a player raises before the flop and determines whether a
player is passive or aggressive. A value of 0 means that a player never raises pre-flop and
a value of 100 means that a player raises every hand pre-flop.
Against a tight player
The VPiP and PFR values give a rough estimate to the hole cards of a player. For example,
take a player who has a VPiP of 10 and a PFR of 10. This player only plays 10 percent of
his hands. Also, when he plays, he will raise before the flop. This player has a tightaggressive game.
This information helps you increase your edge in two ways. First, since this player only
plays 10 percent of the time (or 1 in 10 hands), we can assume that when he plays, he will
have a decent hand. You might want to avoid playing against this opponent or proceed with
caution. Second, since this player only plays 1 in 10 hands, he won't be playing the other 9,
so when he is in the big blind position you might want to try and steal the pot, because he
will fold about 90% of the time!
Against a loose player
A loose player will show a higher value for VPiP. If the player has a low value for PFR it
means that he will limp in with a lot of hands. If the player also has a high value for PFR he
will raise a lot of hands as well.
Imagine a player who has a VPiP of 50 and a PFR of 25. This player will play 1 in 2 hands
and even raise 1 in 4. Therefore, when this player raises he won't have a premium hand all
the time.
Also, when this player limps in with a hand, you might want to consider raising more often.
Since this player will raise with a lot of hands (PFR is 25), when he limps he probably holds
a hand that isn't worth raising – even to his standard.
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Using advanced statistics pre-flop
More advanced statistics are BSA, FBB, CPFR, and F3B.
The BSA (blind-steal attempts) stat show how often a player raises from the button in a pot
where everybody else has folded. If a player has a very high BSA value and you are one of
the blinds when he is the button, you might want to consider re-stealing more often, thus reraising pre-flop.
The opposite of BSA is FBB, or fold to big blind steal attempts. This shows how often a
player folds his big blind to a raise from the button. When a player has a high value for FBB
you might want to consider raising into his blinds from a late position more often.
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The CPFR and F3B stats can be used to improve your exploitive play even more. CPFR
shows how often a player calls a pre-flop raise, taking the hand to the flop. If a player has a
high value for CPFR the hand will most likely go to the flop so you should consider if you
want to play a flop with your hole cards.
The F3B stats shows how often a player folds to a re-raise pre-flop. Think of the loose
player described earlier. If this player has a high F3B value, you might want to consider reraising more often. If the player has a very low F3B value you might not want to risk any
more money and simply call because you probably won't get him to fold pre-flop.
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Adjusting Post-flop Play
Adjusting post-flop play comes down to exploiting your opponent's play. Poker Copilot offers
various statistics that can help you with this. The article on pre-flop play shows how to
determine if a player is tight or loose and passive or aggressive.
On the flop you can continue this analysis. The most important statistics are Agg, CBET and
FCB.
Agg
The Agg statistics shows how aggressive an opponent is. The more an opponent raises and
re-raises, the higher the value for Agg. If an opponent is passive and calls more often, the
value for Agg will be low.
Against a very aggressive player you might want to be more deceptive and use techniques
as slow-playing and check-raising because it is most likely that if you check, the opponent
will bet.
Against a very passive player you want to do your own betting and be aggressive. Make
him pay for the turn and river. However, be aware that a tight-passive player could have a
strong hand, so you need to have a decent hand yourself if this opponent cannot be bluffed.
CBET and FCB
The CBET statistics shows how often a player makes a continuation bet. A continuation bet
is a bet from the opponent who raised pre-flop. If a player has a very high CBET value, it
means that he will bet on the flop, regardless of whether the flop improved his hand or not.
You might want to re-raise more often against this player.!
The FCB statistic shows how often a player will fold to a continuation bet. If a player has a
very high value here it means that he will only continue to play if the flop has improved his
hand. You might want to raise more often against this opponent, regardless of whether the
flop improved your own hand or not. When this opponent decides to play on, you can be
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Poker Copilot Screen Reference
Basic Statistics
The Basic Statistics screen shows a few important things. First, the column on the left,
titled Today, will show you the most important statistics for your play today. The title of the
left column depends on the period selected with the "Date Range" filter.
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If you choose Yesterday in the Date Range filter, you can easily get the data to compare
your performance of the last two days. If you choose a custom date range with the help of
the calendar, this date range will be used as the column title. If you use the 1 Month date
range for example, the name of column will be Last 30 days or Last 31 days depending on
the month (see previous picture).
If you hold the mouse on one of the statistics name, a yellow "tip zone" appears, giving you
a brief comment on the statistic (see the picture below where Poker Copilot is tipping the
user on VPiP).
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The Basic Statistics screen is great as a one-shot overview of your play and an indicator
to possible leaks. If you want to compare more or other statistics, look at the Advanced
Statistics screen.
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Advanced Statistics
The Advanced Statistics screen is similar to the Basic Statistics screen. Its purpose is to
give you a one-shot overview of your recent play. However, the Advanced Statistics
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screen shows all the available statistics for your play, while the Basic Statistics screen only
shows the more common ones.
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All the stastitics are presented by themes following more or less the flow of a hand; preflop,
steal (blinds stealing), postflop. Showdown statistics are grouped under the Other section.
Some statistics like the Check raise or the Donk bet ones are detailed by street (flop, turn,
river). Some others are declined by position (for example the 3-bet preflop ones).
Numbers in parenthesis placed near percentages for each statistic are important. Some
statistics are only significant after a certain number of occurences. Some Poker authors
think that to be reliable, the 3-Bet preflop statistic for example, needs a minimum sample of
100 opportunities. In the following example, this player's 3-Bet preflop statistic of 7% is
significant because there is a sample of 215 opportunities where he could have 3-Bet
preflop. You can have a rather clear idea of his range when he 3-bets you with this
percentage.
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Generally speaking, when a poker move is not often used (a continuation bet on the river
for instance) its corresponding statistic needs a much larger opportunity sample to be
reliable.
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Tournaments
You can analyse your tournament game from three different angles. If time is of essence,
then choose the Tournaments by Date summary. If you take part in different kinds of
tournaments, select the Tournament by Type summary to know in which type of
tournament you're good or weak at. Finally, if you want a less specialized view of your
tournament activity and the ability to do searches, go for the Recent Tournaments
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- Information is presented in tables (Tournaments by Date adds a chart in the upper
part of its window).
- You can sort any column by clicking on its header (use the small black triangle in
the column header to control sorting order).
- You can change any column width. Place the cursor at the intersection of two
columns and drag to your left or right to reduce or enlarge the column.
- All three screens include a summary zone at the bottom of the window with totals or
averages (for percentage data) for the current selection.
- You can start drilling down from any line of the table. You can for example start with
the Tournaments by Type summary and end up replaying a specific hand you lost
with in a €10.00 Sit & Go tournament.
Tournaments by Date
The Tournaments by Date summary helps you analyse in several ways, (including a
chart), the time you've spent playing poker. The summary name changes to Hands by Date
when the filter Cash Games is active instead of Tournaments. The picture below shows an
analyse of the number of tournaments played by day during a one month period.
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The time unit used to dissect your poker activity can be:
- The Day, which is the default option (see previous picture for an example),
- The Week (providing the date range is wide enough, it is not very interesting to
analyse your Poker activity by week if you have only selected a 3 days date range),
- The Month (providing the date range is wide enough),
- The Week Day (we want to know here if playing on fridays in the last 6 months has
been more profitable than grinding on sundays or in which day of the week were
you playing your best Poker),
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- The Hour (we want to know here which hour of the day is the most profitable one).
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Here is a list of the different data included in the summary, that can also be illustrated by a
chart (the number of tournaments is the default variable plotted in the chart):
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Remarks:
- The same data appear in the Tournaments by type.
- Winnings is the amount of money paid by the poker room when you win.
- Net = Winnings - Buy-in.
- The Return on Investment (ROI) ratio is the ultimate measure of your Poker
performance. Here is an example: You took part in a 10 players Sit & Go with a €5
buy-in, you finished at the second place and won €13.56. Your net is €8.56 (€13.56 €5.00). Your ROI ratio is 171% (you invested €5.00 to win €8.56).
- In the Money (ITM) measures the frequency at which you end up in paid places in
tournaments. If you take part in 4 tournaments in a session and are getting paid in
three, your ITM percentage for that session is 75% (3/4).
Once your date range is selected (you can use other filters too), choose your time unit and
the data to be plotted (one variable only).
Examples
Net won daily (over a month)
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Number of tournaments played by week (over a month)
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Remark: the week number is included in the Date column.
ITM monthly ratios (over 3 months)
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Net won by day of the week (over a month).
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In this example, looking at the chart you should probably play on Saturdays
instead of Wednesdays. A double click on the Wednesday line in the table
under the chart brings all the tournaments of the selected period played on a
Wednesday for further analysis. The name of the day appears in the header
part of the summary (see red arrow in the picture below). If you hold the
mouse on one of the chart bars, a yellow tip zone with the name of the day
and the net won for that day is displayed.
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Net won by hour (over a month)
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The chart shows that you should avoid playing between 06:00PM and
08:00PM. You should naturally try to analyse the tournaments played in
those hour slots to try to find an explanation. Your analysis should also be
made on a much wider time range (than over a one month period only).
Tournaments by Type
In an never ending effort to attract customers, the tournaments offer from Poker rooms is
getting so large (and I am only talking of NLHE) and varied that most of the players do play
in different kind of size, formats and at different buy-in levels. It is therefore important to
analyse one's Poker performance by the type of tournament played.
The Tournaments by Type summary lists all the tournaments played in the selection
starting from freerolls to the ones with the highest buy-in amount and number of players
taking part.
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A double click on a ligne displays all the tournaments of the same type (€0.25 - 9 players in
the picture below). The tournament type appears in the summary title zone (see the picture
below).
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All that has been said on how to manipulate data in the Tournaments by Date summary is
also valid here.
Recent Tournaments
The Recent Tournaments summary lists all the tournaments played in the selected period
starting from the most recent ones. What has been explained for the last two summaries in
terms of data manipulation is also valid here and we'll rather insist on the differences.
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Recent Tournaments is the only summary to give your ranking in tournaments, look in the
Result column. If you are close to the first place, the percentage placed at the right of your
ranking tends to 100% and the column's width tends to be filled with green.
Recent Tournaments and Players are the only summaries with a search box (see picture
below).
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The search is limited to the Description Column.
The search criteria is of the "Contains" type. Example: if you want to find all the
tournaments with a rake of €0.03, type 0.03 in the search box. All the tournaments with that
rake only are listed in the table and Poker Copilot gives the number of tournaments found to
the left of the search zone (28 in our example, see picture below). The search is not case
sensitive.
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Furthermore, you can use the "|" symbol between two words to perform an "or" type of
search. For example, you would like to select all the freeroll and FPP tournaments. Type
"freeroll|fpp" in the search zone. The search result includes both type of tournaments (7
matches in the picture below).
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Take notice that search results do not modify the totals displayed in the selection summary
zone at the bottom of the window.
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Recent Hands
The Recent hands summary displays your most recent hands. You can drill down and
watch a replay for each of the hands. The Recent Hands screen can be very useful when
you want to review a session.
Because you can sort on any of the columns you can quickly find the most and least
profitable hands you've played and find out why you've won or lost with them. Therefore,
the Recent Hands screen is a good point to start evaluating a session. You can quickly find
the hands that require special attention.
If you have starred any hands in the HUD, the Recent Hands screen is the best way to find
and review them. If you only want to see starred hands you can use the Starred Hands
filter under the More menu.
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Hand Types
The Hand Types screen allows you to view your game based on your hole cards. The
screen will show you a list of all the possible hands you've been dealt with.
The Hand Types screen is designed to help you improve your play for specific starting
hands. You can quickly see which hands have been profitable for you and find out why.
Maybe a hand is only profitable if you play it a certain way or from a specific position.
Maybe a hand is never profitable. Maybe you should play a certain type of hands more
aggressive. With the Hand Types screen you can find out.
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For each of the possible hole card combinations there’s a row showing how often you’ve
had that hand, how much money you’ve made with that hand type and what you’re statistics
are for that type of hand.
You can select which statistics are shown in the Hand Types screen by right-clicking on the
statistics titles. Any of the statistics available in the detail popup can be set as a column in
the Hand Types screen. At the bottom of the table, in the selection summary zone, Poker
Copilot displays the average values (in percentage) of the different statistics for the current
selection.
You can drill down by right-clicking to see all the individual hands in that group. For each of
the hands you can drill down even further and replay the hand. In the following example,
the user wants to study the 33 AJo hands played. First of all you could ask for the detailed
information popup for all AJo hands to have an overview of all the statistics.
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Then, a double click on the AJo line will let you dig deeper by showing all the 33 hands in
the window. Following our example, here is a picture showing the 33 AJo hands.
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Did you lose money on a hand type because you were unlucky or because you’ve made an
error? Drilling down allows you to answer that question.
You can also get detailed information for each of the hand combinations. This allows you to
compare your play for different hole card combinations. For example, how do you play KK
compared to QQ?. You can put both detailed information popups side by side for an
interesting comparaison (see picture below).
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In combination with the filters you can use the Hand Types screen to answer complex
questions about your game. For example, is slow-playing high pairs more profitable in a sixhanded game than in a nine-handed one? Which type of hand is most profitable to checkraise with?
Players
The Players summary will give an overview of all the opponents you've ever played with.
By default, it will only show the most recently seen opponents. You can uncheck the Only
players seen recently box to show all opponents, and you can use the search box to find a
specific one. For each of the opponents, you can see their statistics, compare opponents by
getting detailed information and drill down to a list of hands played against that opponent.
The Players summary is useful to find weak or strong opponents. If you are playing an
opponent you already know, you can use the Players table to see hands you've already
played against this opponent and find out how you can exploit this opponent.
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Notes on a player
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Starting with version 4, Poker Copilot now allows you to take notes on players.There are
three different ways to access the note taking window; from the Players summary, at the
table while playing and during a hand replay. This note taking system is Poker Copilot's own
and is different from each Poker room's similar tool.
In the Players summary, control-click on the player's line and choose Player Notes… in the
contextual menu.
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The notes window appears with the player's name (masked in the following picture)
followed by the room name in parenthesis. Type some text in the yellow zone to begin your
note.
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When you have finished typing, click anywhere outside the note window, your note is saved
and a small yellow pencil now appears on the right of the player's name in the list.
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The next time you meet with this player at a table, his HUD will show the small yellow pencil
flag on the right side of the HUD 's header.
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To access the notes window do a control-click inside the player's HUD and choose Player
Notes…in the contextual menu. You can read your notes and add further comments.
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You can also read a note on a player and change it while replaying a hand. The small pencil
flag appears near the position or player's name. Click on the pencil zone and choose
Players Note…to access the notes window.
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Stake Level
This summary only appears when the filter Ring Games is active.The Stake level
summary will show your profit based on the stake level you play. For each of the stake
levels you can get detailed information on your performance and statistics. If you drill down
to a specific stake level you can see all the hands you've played in that level.
Evaluating your game per stake level can be useful if you play different stake levels. Maybe
you are losing on a specific level because the opponents are too tough, or maybe your own
game changed because the stakes are too high and you are afraid to be as aggressive as
you are on lower stakes. Use the Stake level screen to find out.
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Positions
The Positions summary will show your played hands grouped by position. As with any of
the other screens you can get detailed information on any of the positions by right-clicking
or drill down to individual hands by double-clicking.
Because Poker is a game of position this screen will mainly help you to improve your own
game. Do you play tight enough under the gun? Do you play loose enough on the button?
When you play from the button, do you play aggressive enough? Do you make a
continuation bet when required? The Positions summary will tell you the answer to most of
these questions immediately.
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Charts
Custom Chart
The Custom Chart screen allows you to create custom charts. A custom chart can show
any of the supported statistics and their change through time. With Custom Chart you can
even plot two variables on the same chart.
In the upper part of the main window you select the data for the X axis (Date or Hands) and
the statistics to be plotted. For example, you can choose Hands (number of hands in fact),
Total winnings as the first variable and VPiP as the second, here is the corresponding
chart.
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If you look at the previous chart you can notice that your VPiP percentage was around 13%
for almost the whole period and yet, you lost money the more hands you played. You need
to analyse other aspects of your game to find an answer to this annoying trend…
Comparing the evolution of 2 statistics lets you corner down potential leaks in your game.
For example, analysing the combined evolution of PFR (preflop raise) and CBET
(continuation bet on the flop) on the same chart or PFR and 3B (three bet preflop) may lead
to interesting conclusions.
When the you change the data to be plotted, click on the round-shaped arrow, the Refresh
button, to ask Poker Copilot to update the chart.
Remark: Total winnings is expressed in number of chips won for tournaments and $/€ for
ring games.
When you choose Date instead of Hands as the X axis for your chart, it is almost like the
chart part of Tournaments by Date summary with the added possibility to plot a second
line.
You can save a custom chart with the Save button on the right sid of the bar. Saved charts
will be listed in the sidebar. Enter the name of your custom chart.
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And then click OK.
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Saved charts will be listed in the sidebar. Here is our example chart listed in the SAVED
CHARTS section.
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You can rename or delete a saved chart. Choose the chart in the SAVED CHARTS list and
make a control-click, a contextual menu with both options appear.
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A confirmation is needed if you want to delete the chart (see picture below).
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The Custom Chart screen is a handy tool to find relations between aspects of your game.
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Bankroll
The Bankroll chart will show your total profit based on the current filter settings.
The variable on the X axis is the number of tournaments played for tournament and the
number of hands played when you switch to ring games.
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You can zoom in to the bankroll graph by dragging a box around a part of the graph in
bottom-right direction. You can zoom out by dragging the mouse in a top-left direction.
You can also save the graph (in ".png" file format) by right-clicking on the graph and
selecting Save as....
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Detailed Bankroll
The Detailed Bankroll screen will show your total profit based on the current filter settings.
It will split your profit into showdown and non-showdown winnings. The Detailed Bankroll
chart is only available for Ring Games.
You can zoom in to the bankroll graph by dragging a box around a part of the graph in
bottom-right direction. You can zoom out by dragging the mouse in a top-left direction.
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You can also make a screenshot of the graph by right-clicking on the graph and selecting
Save as....
Tournament Finishes
Tournament Finishes is a bar type chart that explores your tournaments results by
analysing and plotting your different rankings. Each bar of the graph represents the number
of times you have reached a certain percentage in the tournament rankins. If you almost
always finish in the top places then your perctentage will be close to 0%. On the contrary
when you're way down in the ranking you tend to be close to 100%.
If your bar chart has several high bars on the left side it's a good sign whereas several high
bars on the right side should lead you to question your tournament activity.
If you hold the cursor on one of the bars a yellow tip zone appears. In the example
illustrated below, the tip zone informs us that we have finished four times in the very top
places.
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All-in Equity
To use the all-in equity chart you first need to understand the concept of "equity value.”
What is “Equity Value”?
To help explain what equity value is, imagine the following scenario:
You are playing a hand of No Limit Texas Hold'em. You have AhQh and your opponent has
KsKc. Your opponent raises to $10 and is all-in. You call the bet, making the pot $20. *
* Assume for this example that you and your opponent posted the blinds, all other players
folded, and that there is no rake.
According to PokerZebra the probability you will win this is hand is 32.1%. If you replayed
this hand thousands of times, over the long run you would win 32.1% of the time. Your
equity value is how much you would be likely to win per hand if you replayed this hand
thousands of times, each time from a random deck. Therefore your equity value is 32.1% *
$20 = $6.42
The formula for equity value (also known as pot equity) is:
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What is "Equity Value Difference"?
If you win the hand, you'll win $20. You'll have exceeded your equity in the pot by $20 $6.42 = $13.58. Your Equity Value Difference is -$13.58. If you lose the hand, you'll be
$6.42 below your equity in the pot. Your Equity Value Difference is $6.42.
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= your "equity value" - what you won!
= (the probability you'll win * (total du pot - montant du
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Remember this: when you lose an all-in hand, you'll have a positive equity value difference.
When you win an all-in hand and exceed pot equity, you'll have a negative equity value
difference. The exceptions are when you had 0% equity or 100% equity, in which case your
equity value difference will be zero.
How do I read the All-in Equity chart?
In the short run, the All-in Equity chart is a crude measure of luck. Did you have some bad
luck in the current session? Then your "Total Winnings" will be below your "All-in Equity
Value" line. Did you get some lucky breaks? Then the "Total Winnings" line will be above
the "All-in Equity Value" line.
In the long run (that is, over thousands of hands), the luck factor in the All-in Equity chart
ceases to be relevant. Your "Total Winnings" line will converge to your "All-in Equity Value"
line. If your expected EV graph is sloping up from left to right, you are making good reads. If
your expected EV graph is sloping down from left to right, you are making bad reads.
You can change whether the All-In Equity chart shows in currency or big blinds by clicking
the buttons Show in $/Show in BB.
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Mucked Cards
To gain access to the Mucked Cards Window go to the Window menu and choose
Mucked Cards Window. This window is a stand-alone one which displays all your mucked
cards and your opponents'. If you don't take part in a hand by folding, you won't be able to
see your opponents' mucked cards. But if for example you folded only on the turn and two
of your opponents went to showdown, their cards will appear in the Mucked Cards
Window.
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For each hand, the name or number of the table is displayed with the amount you lost or
won in the hand.
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You should use the Mucked Cards Window if you don't like the similar option called Show
mucked cards in the General panel of the HUD options which shows the mucked cards
rather too briefly on the table at the end of a hand.
The Mucked Cards Window is one of the ways to look at your opponents' hole cards.
You can also look at the Recently seen: part of the detailed information popup for a given
player, located at the bottom of the popup.
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Leak Detectors
Poker Copilot’s leak detectors are an advisory service to help improve your game. It is
important to note that your results may vary depending on your overall strategy and skill
level. The leak detectors work best with full table no-limit hold’em. The leak detectors work
best with at least 10,000 hands.
To use the leak detectors, simply click on the Start button, and Poker Copilot will analyze
your hands based on the current filter, and will make suggestions based on the analysis.
Preflop Agression
This leak detector checks to make sure you have the necessary pre-flop aggression from
each position. Ideally, you should raise at least half the hands you play from every position
on the table.
Your Preflop Aggression rate is calculated as your pre-flop raise rate divided by your VPiP
rate.
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Positional Awareness
As a general rule, the further you are from the button, the tighter you should play. This leak
detector compares your VPiP rate for each position, and lets you know if you are playing
too loosely compared to the other positions.
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Blind Stealing
This leak detector ensures your blind stealing attempts are profitable. You should be trying
to steal the blinds at least 20% of the time; otherwise, you are giving up plenty of easy
money. In addition, you should be winning at a high rate from blind-stealing. If not, then you
may be trying to steal too often, or you are trying to seal with weak hands.
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Pocket Pairs
You should have a VPiP of at least 85% for pocket pairs from AA to 88. Each pocket pair
should have a positive return in the long run. In addition, your total pre-flop raise (PFR)
divided by your VPiP for pocket pairs should be at least 1/3.
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Suited Connectors
Remark: this leak now works for Ring Games and Tournaments hands.
This leak detector ensures you attempts to play suited connectors have a positive return in
the long run. This leak detector can show you which suited connectors are profitable for you
– and which ones aren’t.
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Advanced Poker Copilot Settings
Exporting Data from Poker Copilot
You can export data from Poker Copilot by choosing File/Export... from the Poker Copilot
menu.
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Poker Copilot can export your hand history files in XML format or tabular data in .CSV
format. You can also choose to only export hands that match the current filter. Use the radio
buttons to choose what data to export, then click on the Export... button. You will be
prompted to choose a location and file name for you exported data..
Resetting your Poker Copilot Database
Resetting the database is intimately linked with the Ignore hand history file before field of
the General panel of Poker Copilot preferences (see explanations on this field).
Why would you like to reset Poker Copilot's Database? Let's try to answer the question with
an example. Suppose that you have started playing online May 1st 2013 and Poker Copilot
has monitored your Poker activity since then. You consider that your learning period has
lasted three months and that your real online Poker life started July 15th 2013. How do you
neutralize those first three months that will lower your overall performance down?
Go to the Ignore hand history file before field of the General panel of Poker Copilot
preferences and enter the date 07/15/13 with the calendar help.
Choose Reset Database from the File menu.
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A confirmation dialog appears. Note that the 15 July 2013 date is included in the message
(see red arrow)?
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This message is voluntarily on the alarmist side to warn users. In fact, the ignored files are
not deleted, they stay in their respective folders but are not integrated by Poker Copilot in
its database at launch time. You can even revive those files through a subsequent database
reset.
If you click on Reset Database, Poker Copilot will ask you to quit and restart the program to
end the reset process. Poker Copilot will then restructure the database the next time it is
launched. This process can take a certain amount of time.
Database Console
The Poker Copilot Database Console can be used to access the Poker Copilot database
directly. This database stores all your played hands, all data on opponents and tournament
results.
You should only perform SELECT queries. If you perform updates, inserts, or deletes, you
may upset Poker Copilot.
You must be fluent in the SQL language to use the database console.
Poker Copilot uses the H2 embedded database engine. Use these websites for more
information on H2.
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H2 SQL Grammar: http://www.h2database.com/html/grammar.html
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H2 built-in functions: http://www.h2database.com/html/functions.html
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Adding PokerStars Tournament Rebuy and Add-on
Details
PokerStars does not automatically save detailed information on rebuys and add-ons you’ve
made in tournaments. To import this data into Poker Copilot, go to the PokerStars client and
choose Request and Playing History Audit... Make sure to select Text (CSV) as the
report format.
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PokerStars will send an email with a ZIP file attachment. Save the attachment and extract
the ZIP file. From the Poker Copilot menu choose File and Add PokerStars Tournament
Audit... Click Browse and select the extracted CSV file. Click Process and Poker Copilot
will add the rebuy and add-on details.
Other Points
Data Backup
You must regularly save on external media (a hard drive, a USB key, in the Cloud, a
Dropbox folder…) your hand history and tournament summary files.
How do you know which files to save? Go to the General panel of Poker Copilot
preferences. In the upper part of this panel, there is a list of all the folders that contain hand
history and tournament summary files that Poker Copilot reads and includes in its database
at launch time. If you want to find those files in your disk, a control-click on one line of this
list brings up a contextual menu, choose Show in Finder.
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Poker Copilot sends you right to the folder you should save (PokerStars' hand history folder
in the following picture).
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Poker Copilot Forum
There are two major sources of information on Poker Copilot. There is the Poker Copilot
blog (http://blog.pokercopilot.com), a recommended reading and the Poker Copilot forum
(http://forum.pokercopilot.com). The forum deals with many kind of subjects all related to
Poker Copilot (bug reports, new wanted features, new version comments…).
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Poker Copilot for OS X - User Guide version 4.15

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