HUD (Heads Up Display) Modes and Operation

Demos:

1. Enhanced HUD Setup and Operation

Mouse Mode

Mouse mode provides the smallest footprint and most versatility. It is a small view of File and Hook modes. Mouse mode expands to full sized, Hook or File stats on mouse events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File Mode

File mode updates from Hand History file at end of each Hand. File mode is ideal for Poker Stars and Full Tilt, as there is no Chat Hook on those sites.

 

 

 

 

 

Hook Mode

Hook mode updates during Hand to Live Action and  from Hand History file at end of each Hand. Hook mode is ideal for sites with Chat hook, i.e. Cereus, i_Poker, Party Poker.

 

 

 

 

HUD Stats Explained

Main Popup

 

Extensive detail on page: External Stats

HUD  Lines

 

VE%, Score, Selectivity/Aggression, M, BB

The High Level Style data shows % player voluntarily enters hands, score, and style. These values are calculated first after seeing 15 hands and then recalculated every 10 subsequent hands. (Note calculation interval can be altered under View à Options.)

 

Score: Is a number from 0 to 100, the higher the number, the better the player

In general a value of 80 and up indicates a highly skilled player, 40 to 60 an average player, 60 to 70 a good player, and below 40 a poor player.

 

Style: Consists of two numbers separated by a slash. Both have a value between 0 and 9. For example, 1/8. The first number is the player’s selectivity: the lower the number the more selective the player. Tight players generally have a value from 1 to 4, Average players from 5 to 6, and Loose players from 7 to 9. The second number measures the player’s aggression factor. The higher the number, the more aggressive the player. Passive players generally have a value from 1 to 4, Average from 5 to 6, and Aggressive  7 to 9. Hence, a player with a style of 4/7 is semi-tight/semi-aggressive. Conversely, a player with 1/9 is very tight and very aggressive.

 

M : appears only for Tournaments. It is Stack Size divided by Cost per Round

 

BB : appears only for Tournaments. It is Stack Size divided by Big Blind level

 

 

 

Two Level Pockets View

 

This line shows how the player has played at the Pockets stage. For Tournaments it shows only the current and previous levels. For Ring games, it shows only the current session. It is useful for detecting gear shifts in players and getting a better read on their pre-flop action.

 

Format is #Hands, VPIP%, and breakdown of the player's actions when he voluntarily entered the hand.

For example, if  line reads: 31: 16%, 100, 0, 0 This means that in the last 31 hands, the player Voluntarily entered the pot 16% of the time. When the player entered the pot, 100% of his actions were 2-Bet (open Raise), 0% were 3-Bet (Re-Raise), and 0% were All-In. On mouse-over Limp% is also shown.

 

 

 

 

Fold-To-Raise

 

File Mode

Format is Pre Flop / Post Flop. First number states percent of time Pre-Flop the player will fold in same round if  raised after already voluntarily putting money into the pot. The second number states percent of time Post-Flop the player will fold in same round if raised after already voluntarily putting money into the pot.

 

Hook Mode

Value is calculated each time a player acts and is stage specific. What it represents is the percentage of times the player folded in the same round when he made the same action as that just observed. If, for example, a player raises on the flop, the program checks to see what the player did previously when his raise on the flop was re-raised. In this example the value of 50% means that when the player had raised and then been re-raised, he folded 50% of the time.

 

 

 

First Action Next Stage

 

Applies only to sites with chat Hook. Stat shows most probable first action at Next Stage relative to action just witnessed. Mouse over shows pop-up with more granular analysis.

 

 

 

Big Bet Calling & Raising

 

File Mode

The big bet calling and raising requirements consists of two values  The first set is pre-flop and the second is post-flop. First value in each set is Calling requirement, second is Raising requirement. These two values indicate the hand strength the player has shown when Calling and Raising High.

 

Possible values are:

?          Insufficient data for analysis. To make the analysis, the program must observe both the player’s cards and his involvement in a hand with High level betting.

T          Tight requirement. The player requires a strong holding to be involved in High bets.

A         Average requirement.  The player requires an average holding to be involved in High bets.

L          Loose. The player will involve in large bets with weak holdings.

 

 

Hook Mode

Same data as File mode, but accessed by mouse-over First Action Next Stage

 

 

 

Active Analysis. Note, and Mucked Card

 

Active analysis pulls from the player's history relative to category, current action, position, and stage in hand. Applies only to sites with chat hook, i.e. Cereus, i_Poker, Party Poker.

 

At Pockets numbers show percentage of hands by Sklansky groupings we have seen from current position (or one out of current position if no data) for the action just observed. Data shows groupings as follows:

 

Weak --> Strong Group: nothing % / 7 & 8 % /  / 5 & 6 % / / 3 & 4 % / 1 & 2 %

 

 

At Flop, Turn, and River numbers show percentage of hands by Strength that we have seen from current position (or any position if no data) for the action just observed. Data shows groupings as follows:

 

Weak --> Strong nothing % / Under Pair % / Weak Top Pair % / Strong Top Pair % / Two Pair + %   |  Draw %

 

You can add player notes from the Player's view or by double clicking Player in Full Mode controls. Note will be displayed at bottom of integrated stat. For notes to display at next hand, they must be entered from the full mode controls. Notes entered from Players view will show only after scan restart.

Mucked cards will, also, be shown here.

Continuation Bet Analysis

 

When a player Raises at the pockets stage, the stat will extend to show analysis of the player's continuation bet history relative to game type and range around current Big Blind Level per CBetLow and CBetHigh settings in options. Default is fro 0.25 x current BB to 2 x current BB.

 

Note:

1. Your own continuation bet data will always show at session view, but your opponents will show relative to all data that you have on then for current game type.

2. Continuation Bet analysis shows when player Raises at Pockets and is not all-in.

 

 

Format of Data is:

 

Continuation bet % ( % size Low / % size Mid / % size High ) Fold % ( size most folded )

 

For example, 33% (40/60/0) 20% (L) means that the player continuation bets 33% of the time. When he continuation bets, he bets less than half the pot 40% of the time and 50 to < 100% of the pot 60%. Furthermore, when his continuation bet is raised, he folds it 20% of the time. And he is most likely to Fold when the continuation bet size is Low (i.e. less than 50% of the pot.)

 

 

 

 

 

Size Distinctions:

Low (L):  less than 50% of pot

Mid (M): 50 to less than 100% of pot

High (H): 100% of pot and greater

Special Stats at Your HUD position

Special Features add information to note line at your HUD position

1. On Stars, Cereus, i_Poker, Party Poker: shows win% of your hand versus 5%/10%/15%/20%/30%/40%/100% Ranges heads-up. I find it very useful for 3-bet plays and deciding on calls. Just decide what range your opponent will open or call with, then see from line the odds of your hand versus the range.

2. On Cereus, i_Poker, Party Poker, post-pockets line will show Outs, one card odds, and pot pays.

3. (not shown in picture) On Cereus, i_Poker, Party Poker, when playing Limit game, line will show Hilger starting hand recommendation from the charts in his Internet Limit Poker book.

 

Win% Versus Range                         Pot Odds in HUD

Other Modes

Custom:       Launches interface to 3rd party Custom HUD tool

Silent:           Data is loaded into database, but no stats or calculators on game table

Exclude:      Table is Excluded from database load and stat overlay

NoStats:      No Stat overlay, but PO, PF, EV, NRT, and MC calculators are loaded with real-time cards and action

The integrated stats use a color scheme to indicate sample size

White:              Low Data sample

Yellow:             Good Data sample

Green:              Large Data sample