Josh wrote:If the site doesn't write in the histories or summaries when the user rebuys, it's very difficult, if not impossible, to extract this information.
This isn't true - I'm looking at my Poker Stars hand history files and the rebuys are included in the file.
Here's a sample hand history:
PokerStars Game #30439566665: Tournament #178540175, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/07/14 1:05:00 ET
Table '178540175 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: yorn (1000 in chips)
Seat 2: sven543 (1000 in chips)
Seat 4: VITINCIÑO (1000 in chips)
Seat 5: nooly77 (1000 in chips)
Seat 6: DeGold1011 (1000 in chips)
Seat 7: pensioner75 (1000 in chips)
Seat 8: DonkeyKong (1000 in chips)
sven543: posts small blind 10
VITINCIÑO: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DonkeyKong [8c 2d]
nooly77: folds
DeGold1011: calls 20
pensioner75: folds
DonkeyKong: folds
nathp is connected
yorn: raises 980 to 1000 and is all-in
nathp re-buys and receives 1000 chips for $10.00sven543: folds
VITINCIÑO: calls 980 and is all-in
DeGold1011: calls 980 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [5d Td 5h]
*** TURN *** [5d Td 5h] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [5d Td 5h 9h] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
VITINCIÑO: shows [Jd Kc] (two pair, Kings and Fives)
DeGold1011: shows [9s Kd] (two pair, Kings and Nines)
yorn: shows [7d Ac] (a pair of Fives)
DonkeyKong re-buys and receives 1000 chips for $10.00DeGold1011 collected 3010 from pot
yorn re-buys and receives 1000 chips for $10.00
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3010 | Rake 0
Board [5d Td 5h 9h Ks]
Seat 1: yorn (button) showed [7d Ac] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 2: sven543 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: VITINCIÑO (big blind) showed [Jd Kc] and lost with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 5: nooly77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: DeGold1011 showed [9s Kd] and won (3010) with two pair, Kings and Nines
Seat 7: pensioner75 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DonkeyKong folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Surely PokerTracker could import this - withought this imformation PT is next to useless for rebuy tournaments