Sharkscope's API Turbo-Charging Third-Party Poker Software

One of the most valuable resources available to online tournament players is the tracking site Sharkscope.  The site allows you not only to dig into your own playing stats, but also your opponents' stats.
 
Some of the information the site provides are profit histories, ROI, average stake, and achievements.  This information, and much more, allows you to see what games you perform the best in while also seeing how your opponents have previously performed to get an idea of what type of player you are up against.
 
While many of you are probably already aware of the power that Sharkscope provides, you might not be aware of the powerful API the site delivers on a business-to-business basis.
 
Software providers can integrate the power of Sharkscope directly into their software, making it even more powerful to their customers.
 
One third-party poker software provider already taking advantage of the API to deliver a great product to its customers is SharkyScanner.  The software is designed to automatically register you into sit and gos or the tournament types you desire.
 
The software is rather powerful and can scan lobbies and only enter tournaments based on criteria you set forth such as only entering tournaments with a certain number of weaker players or avoiding registering for any tournaments with players you feel are more difficult to beat.
 
Without SharkScope, the software requires you to color-code via notes.  This method may prove to both be inaccurate and time-consuming.
 
However, SharkyScanner works in another mode with the help of Sharkscope's API.  It can automatically register you for tournaments based on player stats from SharkScope.  This is obviously more accurate since Sharkscope captures almost all of the sit and gos played on PokerStars and less time-consuming than color coding players.
 
Another software provider taking advantage of Sharkscope's API is the poker tracking and HUD provider Poker Copilot.  Poker Copilot used to be only available to players using a Mac, but now there is also a Windows version of the software.
 
In addition to providing stats on players like many poker tracking databases do, Poker Copilot integrates Sharkscope's API to provide general stats on how players performed in tournaments.  This works on any site that both Sharkscope and Poker Copilot support, which includes most of the major online poker networks.
 
This includes dozens of useful stats that can show how experienced your opponents are along with their overall skill level.  This is perfect for when you do not have many hands on an opponent since you can quickly classify what type of player you are up against.
 
This feature is also useful even if you have built up a sufficient hand history sample size against an opponent, as the information goes hand-in-hand with your HUD.
 
If you are a player, check out Sharkscope today.  Even more so, if you are a software developer, see how Sharkscope's API can help your products more powerful than ever before.

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