Poker Tracker Stud
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2.8
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Synopsis
Poker Tracker Stud has all the features of the hold'em version of PokerTracker, but adapted for Stud. An essential tool for tracking both your stats and your opponents', it also boasts one of the few graphic replayers for Stud hands that I've found. I'm especially enamored of the hand categories tool, which allows you to group your starting hand stats by user-defined categories.
With its robust tracking and data sorting capabilities, combined with a rudimentary but rare hand replayer, PokerTracker Stud is a must-have for anyone who plays Stud, Razz, or Stud High-Low with any regularity.
License:Free to try; $55.00 for full version
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Features:
- Real time stat-tracking of personal and opponent's stats
- Sort stats by numerous criteria, including (but not limited to) site, position, vs. player, limit, etc.
- Graphic replay of individual hands (one of the very few programs that does this for stud)
Full Review
I've been using PokerTracker Stud for years now, and whenever I end up playing on a computer without it installed, I feel a bit blind. Sure, you get to see a lot of upcards when playing stud and they're certainly helpful in reading people's hands, but without PokerTracker Stud running, I know I'm giving up a little bit of an edge that I just might need.
If you're familiar with any of the Poker Tracker family of programs, then you know what to expect from PT Stud: solid real-time data tracking and a nearly infinite number of ways to sort that data. The Hand Categories option is especially robust, as it allows for the user to define their own categories of starting hands which the program then builds and sorts. This is extremely useful for finding small (or gaping) holes in your game.
PT Stud also has the only graphic hand replayer for stud that I've found. It's pretty basic, and not especially pleasing to look at, but did I mention it's the only one I've found? It's also in the style of the outdated PT2, rather than the new PokerTracker 3, so don't expect a slick interface reminiscent of the most recent Hold'em tracking programs.
The only thing that PT Stud lacks compared to the other members of the PT family is PAHUD compatibility. At the time of this review, there's no way to overlay your opponent's stats directly onto the table. However, you can open an external gametime window from within the program and then track your table that way. One of the disadvantages of this is that you have to open a window for every table you're playing. But due to the nature and availability of stud games, and the importance of tracking live cards, I personally rarely play more than two or three Stud tables at once.
In all, although it has a few flaws (really more quirks than flaws) that will hopefully be sorted out when PokerTracker 3 comes out, Poker Tracker Stud is an absolutely essential tool for anyone who plays any form of Stud.
If you're familiar with any of the Poker Tracker family of programs, then you know what to expect from PT Stud: solid real-time data tracking and a nearly infinite number of ways to sort that data. The Hand Categories option is especially robust, as it allows for the user to define their own categories of starting hands which the program then builds and sorts. This is extremely useful for finding small (or gaping) holes in your game.
PT Stud also has the only graphic hand replayer for stud that I've found. It's pretty basic, and not especially pleasing to look at, but did I mention it's the only one I've found? It's also in the style of the outdated PT2, rather than the new PokerTracker 3, so don't expect a slick interface reminiscent of the most recent Hold'em tracking programs.
The only thing that PT Stud lacks compared to the other members of the PT family is PAHUD compatibility. At the time of this review, there's no way to overlay your opponent's stats directly onto the table. However, you can open an external gametime window from within the program and then track your table that way. One of the disadvantages of this is that you have to open a window for every table you're playing. But due to the nature and availability of stud games, and the importance of tracking live cards, I personally rarely play more than two or three Stud tables at once.
In all, although it has a few flaws (really more quirks than flaws) that will hopefully be sorted out when PokerTracker 3 comes out, Poker Tracker Stud is an absolutely essential tool for anyone who plays any form of Stud.
Member Reviews
3.80 Member Rating
The only product that tracks Stud games, so you have to use it if you play Stud, Stud8 or Razz
by Fox on 9/11/2008
[+] Full review
Pros:does it's job
Cons:uses the old PokerTracker 2 system
Cons:uses the old PokerTracker 2 system