Explain to me now how to do the Datamining!

[LondonBroil]

Seriously, I searched the archives for it but I've just gotten posts about who is doing it and how many tables they do it with and how big the database sizes can get but nothing on how to actually DO it.

I know it involves opening up tables on a Party skin and I figure I have to have PokerTracker open, but what else? How do I get those hand histories from Party into PT?

[Greg J]

Do you know how to import HH into PT?

[LondonBroil]

Certainly. But when I'm not actually dealt into the hand the HH doesn't appear in my HH folder.

[Greg J]

It should. That is odd. Someone else will have to help you here.

[Subby]

There are explicit instructions on auto-importing observed hand histories in PT...

[Nfinity]

On Pokertracker, go to File, then click on "Import Hand History Setup" Since you have that already click on "OK" It will bring up another screen with an option to import Observed Hands. Configure that, and make sure to uncheck the box that says "Do not Import Observed Hands."

[moondogg]

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Certainly. But when I'm not actually dealt into the hand the HH doesn't appear in my HH folder.

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(Not at my poker PC right now, so going from memory...)

The HH for observed hands do not appear in your HH folder. In other words, they would not appear in C:\Program Files\Party Poker\HandHistories\LondonBroil. They appear in the root of the program folder (C:\Program Files\Party Poker), and have the format [tablename].hhf or something like that.

They only appear when you have the table open. When you close a table, these files are deleted.

If you setup PT to look in your own HH folder, I'm pretty sure it's smart enough to also see the observed hands in the root folder.

So, open Party, open a table, and look in the root folder, you should see the observed hands show up there. Then, run a PT autoimport while that table is still open.

Also, on the PT autoimport screen, there is a button for changing the settings specifically for observed hands. I forget exactly what settings are there, but try mucking with them if it still doesn't work.

[LondonBroil]

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On Pokertracker, go to File, then click on "Import Hand History Setup" Since you have that already click on "OK" It will bring up another screen with an option to import Observed Hands. Configure that, and make sure to uncheck the box that says "Do not Import Observed Hands."

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Thank you for explaining that part, but hand histories that I only observe do not show up in my Party Hand History folder therefore there's nothing to import.

[LondonBroil]

Thank you, I will try this tonight. I did not know about observed hands showing up in the root folder.

EDIT: On a side note, I am now a veteran! *does some stupid dance*

[nmadd]

There is a great explanation that helped me in the PokerTracker help under "How to import Party (and affiliates) Hand Histories stored on your Hard Drive." Near the bottom there is instructions for importing observed hands.