So I built a PFC hand converter tool...

Bfillmaff

Was messing around today and discovered that the forum has built in card icons hidden under the "smilies" option!!! This was an excellent discovery, and since I do a bit of MS Access development at work I thought I would have a go at making a quick hand converter tool for us to use.

Basically all you need to do is copy the history from stars as you normally would, paste it into the "input" box, and hit convert..... Magically, all of your [Ac As] will become :ac :as and your donk opponent's [7s 4s] soooooooted will become :7s :4s , so we can talk about the massive suckout in high definition.

Thinking I should send it to comp for inspection before posting the actual tool (its only a few lines of code... harmless I promise!) - but here's what it looks like in its current state. It needs polishing of course, but the functionality is there.

If anyone has suggestions or thoughts let me know and I'll add them in. You need to have MS access or an access viewer to run it - but I will look into compiling it as an .exe (haven't tried that before!)

Current interface:

Sample output:

PokerStars Hand #115039816399: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2014/04/20 2:38:18 ET
Table 'Alsuhail V' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: TanksLv ($102.33 in chips)
Seat 2: Deucely ($50 in chips)
Seat 3: tiagosydney ($56.52 in chips)
Seat 4: talkinggg ($68.60 in chips)
Seat 5: d0nkSTRIKER ($44.77 in chips)
Seat 6: KOT_38_RUS ($91.89 in chips)
talkinggg: posts small blind $0.25
d0nkSTRIKER: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to d0nkSTRIKER [:ad :jc]
KOT_38_RUS: folds
TanksLv: raises $1 to $1.50
Deucely: folds
tiagosydney: folds
talkinggg: folds
d0nkSTRIKER: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [:3d :ah :7h]
d0nkSTRIKER: bets $1.25
TanksLv: raises $3.25 to $4.50
d0nkSTRIKER: calls $3.25
*** TURN *** [:3d :ah :7h] [:3s]
d0nkSTRIKER: checks
TanksLv: bets $7.50
d0nkSTRIKER: calls $7.50
*** RIVER *** [:3d :ah :7h :3s] [:6c]
d0nkSTRIKER: checks
TanksLv: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
d0nkSTRIKER: shows [:ad :jc] (two pair, aces and threes)
TanksLv: mucks hand
d0nkSTRIKER collected $26.02 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $27.25 | Rake $1.23
Board [:3d :ah :7h :3s :6c]
Seat 1: TanksLv mucked [:ac :10d]
Seat 2: Deucely folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: tiagosydney (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: talkinggg (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: d0nkSTRIKER (big blind) showed [:ad :jc] and WON ($26.02) with two pair, aces and threes
Seat 6: KOT_38_RUS folded before Flop (didn't bet)

BlondeFish

Do you play at the softer site, partypoker, and able to convert its hand histories so I can post more online hands?

Bfillmaff;377140 wroteIf anyone has suggestions or thoughts let me know and I'll add them in.

Bfillmaff

Yeah adding support for party should be no problem. Can you post a sample hand history or two?

Startles

stellar, well played!

BlondeFish

Without outing my ever-changing screen name:

***** Hand History For Game 13925269813 *****
150/300 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (MTT Tournament #110484268) - Sun Jun 15 17:36:27 EDT 2014
Table Table 9874594 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 8/9
Seat 1: Alex0876 (17452)
Seat 2: Max_The_Mush (11165)
Seat 3: BlondeFish (4581)
Seat 4: Indoorfly (15669)
Seat 6: AKauffeldt73 (27537)
Seat 7: DnaloP (8880)
Seat 8: r3ndMnZz (7079)
Seat 9: groggs74 (26356)
Alex0876 posts ante (30)
Max_The_Mush posts ante (30)
BlondeFish posts ante (30)
Indoorfly posts ante (30)
AKauffeldt73 posts ante (30)
DnaloP posts ante (30)
r3ndMnZz posts ante (30)
groggs74 posts ante (30)
r3ndMnZz posts small blind (150)
groggs74 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to BlondeFish [ As, 8s ]
Alex0876 folds
Max_The_Mush folds
BlondeFish raises 4551 to 4551
BlondeFish is all-In.
Indoorfly folds
AKauffeldt73 folds
DnaloP folds
r3ndMnZz folds
groggs74 calls (4251)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Th, 9h, 9d ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 7d ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Jc ]
Creating Main Pot with 9492 with BlondeFish
** Summary **
Main Pot: 9492
Board: [ Th 9h 9d 7d Jc ]
Alex0876 balance 17422, lost 30 (folded)
Max_The_Mush balance 11135, lost 30 (folded)
BlondeFish balance 9492, bet 4581, collected 9492, net +4911 [ As 8s ] [ a straight, seven to jack -- Jc,Th,9h,8s,7d ]
Indoorfly balance 15639, lost 30 (folded)
AKauffeldt73 balance 27507, lost 30 (folded)
DnaloP balance 8850, lost 30 (folded)
r3ndMnZz balance 6899, lost 180 (folded)
groggs74 balance 21775, lost 4581 [ Qh Qs ] [ two pairs, queens and nines -- Qh,Qs,Jc,9h,9d ]

Bfillmaff;377143 wroteYeah adding support for party should be no problem. Can you post a sample hand history or two?

UBetIFold

This may be the first BF hand history ever posted!!! Also, how do you change your screen name on party?

Bfillmaff

BlondeFish;377147 wroteWithout outing my ever-changing screen name:

***** Hand History For Game 13925269813 *****
150/300 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (MTT Tournament #110484268) - Sun Jun 15 17:36:27 EDT 2014
Table Table 9874594 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 8/9
Seat 1: Alex0876 (17452)
Seat 2: Max_the_Mush (11165)
Seat 3: BlondeFish (4581)
Seat 4: Indoorfly (15669)
Seat 6: AKauffeldt73 (27537)
Seat 7: DnaloP (8880)
Seat 8: r3ndMnZz (7079)
Seat 9: groggs74 (26356)
Alex0876 posts ante (30)
Max_the_Mush posts ante (30)
BlondeFish posts ante (30)
Indoorfly posts ante (30)
AKauffeldt73 posts ante (30)
DnaloP posts ante (30)
r3ndMnZz posts ante (30)
groggs74 posts ante (30)
r3ndMnZz posts small blind (150)
groggs74 posts big blind (300)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BlondeFish [ :as, :8s ]
Alex0876 folds
Max_the_Mush folds
BlondeFish raises 4551 to 4551
BlondeFish is ALL IN .
Indoorfly folds
AKauffeldt73 folds
DnaloP folds
r3ndMnZz folds
groggs74 calls (4251)
*** FLOP *** : [ :10h, :9h, :9d ]
*** TURN *** : [ :7d ]
*** RIVER *** : [ :jc ]
Creating Main Pot with 9492 with BlondeFish
*** SUMMARY ***
Main Pot: 9492
Board: [ :10h :9h :9d :7d :jc ]
Alex0876 balance 17422, LOST 30 (folded)
Max_the_Mush balance 11135, LOST 30 (folded)
BlondeFish balance 9492, bet 4581, WON 9492, net +4911 [ :as :8s ] [ a straight, seven to jack -- :jc,:10h,:9h,:8s,:7d ]
Indoorfly balance 15639, LOST 30 (folded)
AKauffeldt73 balance 27507, LOST 30 (folded)
DnaloP balance 8850, LOST 30 (folded)
r3ndMnZz balance 6899, LOST 180 (folded)
groggs74 balance 21775, LOST 4581 [ :qh :qs ] [ two pairs, queens and nines -- :qh,:qs,:jc,:9h,:9d ]

Startles

One of my favorite things about converters (well I'm a short stack players in general), and one that I think is quite useful for dialog, is to have everyone' stack also posted in terms of BB's.

Not sure if its difficult or easy with the format you are working with but this:

***** Hand History For Game 13925269813 *****
150/300
....
....
Seat 3: BlondeFish (4581)

would be converted like this
4581/300 = 15.27

and outputed like this:

***** Hand History For Game 13925269813 *****
150/300
....
....
Seat 3: BlondeFish (4581) 15.27 BBs

Not sure if its a big change (might need certain code for rounding an errors), don't stress on it tho because simply having a convertor I think is a great step for good dialog!

BlondeFish

Actually, I'm among those who've posted the most strategy hands.
When I was a VIP Palladium, I could change my screen name every 30 days, but I think everything including the interface has changed since.

UBetIFold;377156 wroteThis may be the first BF hand history ever posted!!! Also, how do you change your screen name on party?

UBetIFold

BlondeFish;377191 wroteActually, I'm among those who've posted the most strategy hands.
When I was a VIP Palladium, I could change my screen name every 30 days, but I think everything including the interface has changed since.

That must have been before my time here, I just recall a ton of TR's, every one seemed to be a chop, but no hands posted?!??!...just grinding your gears.

BlondeFish

UBetIFold;377223 wrote... every one seemed to be a chop...

I did NOT chop in the last two tournaments at GBH and Casino Rama this month. :-P

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compuease

BlondeFish;377231 wroteI did NOT chop in the last two tournaments at GBH and Casino Rama this month. :-P

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You won them both? Wow that's some run good... nice going.

BlondeFish

I much preferred the converters that used "M." Does anybody know what's the best converter or app that includes everybody's M? I can try to post my WPT500 hands with such an app.

Startles;377189 wroteOne of my favorite things about converters (well I'm a short stack players in general), and one that I think is quite useful for dialog, is to have everyone' stack also posted in terms of BB's.

Not sure if its difficult or easy with the format you are working with but this:

would be converted like this
4581/300 = 15.27

and outputed like this:

Not sure if its a big change (might need certain code for rounding an errors), don't stress on it tho because simply having a convertor I think is a great step for good dialog!

Bfillmaff

Small update, so it turns out that Microsoft has released visual studio 2013 as a totally free option (called Visual Studio Express), so I re built it using VB instead of using access. With that I was able to publish an .exe that I could share, and its working great.

My next task though is to see if I can build it as a web app instead - that way no one has to download a questionable .exe file.

Regarding the blinds conversion, M, etc - its definitley doable but also a bit more coding than I had bought in for... That being said I will give it a shot when I have some more dicking around time!