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evolutionsoftswiss / pokernow-handhistory-converter

Java program to convert pokernow.club logs to Pokerstars handhistories for Usage in known Poker Statistic programs.
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Counts straddles as VPIP #20

Closed spoder22 closed 1 year ago

spoder22 commented 1 year ago

It seems PT4 counts straddles as VPIPs, since straddles are not possible in PokerStars hand histories.

Would it be possible to change the hand history output file to a different site where straddles are possible? I believe GGPoker has this capability.

evolutionsoftswiss commented 1 year ago

Thanks for this important observation. PokerStars format was chosen initially because of the available hand history examples. It would be possible to change the output format to a different site, but that's definitely something that would take a longer time to complete.

evolutionsoftswiss commented 1 year ago

Are you sure straddles should not count to VPIP, have you got a source for that ?

Beside antes, small blind and big blind, it could get interpreted as "voluntary put in pot" and thus the current straddle handling with VPIP would be correct.

spoder22 commented 1 year ago

Technically you can choose whether or not to straddle, which means that it is voluntary. But some games have a mandatory straddle, which cannot be distinguished from a voluntary straddle.