PokerHandScout.com is a website that sells online Hold'em poker players hand histories that import into tracking utilities such as PokerTracker and Holdem Manager. People buy hand histories to perform analysis of other online poker players and have data load in a Heads-Up Display (HUD). The site offers both bulk purchases and retail subscriptions.

We recommend Poker Hand Scout to anyone who wants more information on their opponents.

License:Varies by purchase

Compatible sites:

• Absolute Poker Software
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• Full Tilt Poker Software
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• Party Poker Software
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• PokerStars Software
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• Ultimate Bet Software
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• Titan Poker Software
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Features:

• Available via download or sent directly to your e-mail on a daily basis
• Complete statistical distribution shown when buying hand histories
• All stakes for heads-up, six-max, and full ring games
• Hands available for No Limit Hold'em, Limit Hold'em, and Pot Limit Omaha

There are two types of purchases at PokerHandScout.com, bulk and retail.  The bulk hand history option will bring a user the latest "X" number of hands from a desired game.  There will be a download link that arrives in an e-mail and allows a player to immediately build a database for a specific game in one shot.  The retail option can be thought of as a daily subscription service that offers players delivery of hand histories for a period of four weeks.  This method is suitable for players looking to keep their databases current.

Buying a bulk set of hands is a great thing for a player just jumping into a new level as they climb the cash game ladder.  When you go into the bulk purchase method, a distribution graph is shown so that you can see how far back a particular number of hands goes time-wise and information about the daily average captured.  The pricing is very competitive, with a one million hand database costing $46.  One million hands, for example, goes back a little more than three weeks at a major poker site like Full Tilt at $0.50-$1 stakes.  The more hands you buy, the more of a discount you will get.  By comparison, purchasing five million hands in one bulk purchase will cost $125.

The retail purchase first requires a user to select what game they wish to receive hands for.  Once that has been determined, there's a pricing matrix that allows a user to pick their stakes and site.  If a user wants hands from the same level, they can get a discount for every additional site past the first one.  Again, once you make this decision, you are taken to a distribution graph that shows how many hands you can expect to arrive in your inbox every day.  For just $20, you can have every hand during a month at one site and stake.

If you are curious just as to how many hands per day are tracked by individual poker site, you can filter your search by site, game, stakes, and format to see how many hands are available before you decide to purchase a package.  The search results are for the most recent 30-day period.  Here is a look at a sample search:

PokerHandScount.com comes with its own download client, so you aren't boxed into using your browser to download and unpack the hands in order to import them.  The software client will allow you to easily configure the way to store and download your hand histories.  The contact information to reach its staff is given on every e-mail and is prominently displayed on the site.  Hand history zip files are downloaded very quickly with a broadband internet connection.  It's highly advised that players use WinRAR to extract the zip files because of advanced compression methods used in delivery.  Here is what you can expect from the main screen:

Overall, PokerHandScout.com is one of the more sophisticated hand history data mining sites available.  The quality of hands is extremely impressive and the pricing structure is fairly competitive with the industry.  It's definitely worth a look if you're interested in building or updating your player database.