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Poker Articles

If you want to keep up with all the strategy articles I've written, then look no further! Sort by topic, publication date, or alphabetical order. Some articles are available here in full. For others, check out the abstracts, and use the citations to obtain the articles in full.

Common Mistakes Made When Interpreting Statistics from HUDs

Poker Helper, Mar 2007

In Killer Poker Online 2, John Vorhaus and I used the term “sniffer” to refer to player tracking software such as Poker Tracker. Sniffers keep databases of every hand you and your opponents have played and calculate detailed statistics that you can use to dissect the play of both you and your opponents. Related to sniffers are HUDs (head-up displays), which take the data from sniffers and overlay it on your online poker tables while you are playing. With HUDs, you can instantly that IBLUFFU sees 70% of flops and that XXXRAZORXXX raises 30% of pots preflop. HUDs can display lots of different statistics. Today, we’ll talk about the two most commonly used statistics from HUDs (VPIP and PFR) and how most online players misuse them. ...

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