Different questions (Database, stats, rakeback)

[Helveticus]

Hello

I have PokerTracker 4 newest version running on my Win XP Prof pc and I'm a little newbie. I have four question and I'm really hoping that somebody can help.

1. I also have a Win XP Prof virtual machine. Is it possible to install PokerTracker 3 on this virtual machine without postgres database and then using the database from the host? And if yes how can I do this? I'm using VMware server 1. I want to do that because I don't want to install the postgres database on every virtual machine, because of performance issues.

2. I'm playing at 3 different poker networks. Is it ok if I use the same database for all the networks or should I use for every network a database?

3. As I said I'm playing at 3 different poker networks. If I'm playing an evening at poker network A, I want display the statistics of that game, that means how much I want at that poker room that evening. How can I do that? I don't mean a graph for over the last 6 months or so, I only want a number that indicates how I did that evening (how much loss or won for example).

4. For one poker room I have a rakeback deal. How can I show or callculate the rakeback with Pokertracker?

[kraada]

(1) Yes this is doable. Configure your VM to allow access to the main OS's file system and configure PostgreSQL as explained in this tutorial. Your IP addresses will likely be different if you're using a local network dedicated to your VMs but the process will be the same. I've been doing this for years (I'm a Ubuntu user personally) without any problems.

(2) You can use the same database for all networks. You can even combine your personal stats if you want to via our aliasing features (see this tutorial for details). Managing one database is much easier for the most part and is where I'd recommend you start unless you have specific reasons for wanting to keep data separate.

(3) On the Sessions tab, if you double click a session PT3 will filter to that session. You can then switch to the Graphs tab and see your results for that session only. If you're currently importing to that session, clicking the Refresh button will get you up to date data (you may want to use "Session - By Time" on the Sessions tab, also).

(4) You'd need to create a custom statistic to display it, but it can be done. If you give me a little more detail on how your rakeback is calculated, I'll be happy to help get you started.

[Helveticus]

Thank you very much for your reply.

1) I will try it. But how do I install and configure PokerTracker on my virtual machine? I somehow have to choose the database on the host, but I don't know how. And how can I do it that only PokerTracker, but not the database will be installed on the virtual machine?

And if I set it up like you said, is it still possible to connect with PokerTracker from the host to the database? I will have PokerTracker installed on the host and on the virtual machines, but only a database on the host.

2) Is it not faster if I use a new database for every network?

3) Is it also possible to get a value instead of a graph for the current session? I means for example +$31.

Importing hands is enough for getting stats, right?

4) I have only one network with rakeback, the other networks do not offer that (Bodog and iPoker). I have a rakeback account on RakeTheRake for minted poker.

[kraada]

(1) Set up the database on the host first. Install PT3 normally and when you're prompted to have it install PostgreSQL say no, it'll ask you for a database location - use the IP address of the host machine and, if you have things configured properly, it will connect.

(2) No, it increases the number of database connections and doesn't reduce work significantly anywhere.

(3) Sure, you can see that on the General tab.'

(4) Right, but how do they calculate it? Is it contributed, or dealt rakeback?

[Helveticus]

4) Hm I don't know this things exactly.

http://www.raketherake.com/minted-poker-rakeback

So I have 40% Rakeback and it's weighted contributed.


I have another little question. Do you know if there is any rakeback offer available for the ipoker network? I know that for titan there is no rakeback offer, but not sure about the other rooms using the ipoker network.

[kraada]

I'm not intimately aware of all of the various rakeback offers available. However, since you're using Weighted Contributed, you can follow the explanation and use the stats in this thread - you'll just need to alter the percentage from 27 and change the name to reflect your own poker room.

[Helveticus]

Thanks a lot. I would try everything and then report or ask questions.

[Helveticus]

Sorry it's me again. Which folder(s) do I have to allow access from the virtual machine on the host? I don't want to give the virtual machine access to the whole disk of the host.

[WhiteRider]

It doesn't need access to a particular folder, it just needs to be able to connect to the PostgreSQL service running on the host (i.e. to be able to connect to its IP address as if it were on a network). The tutorial that Kraada linked you to in his original reply should explain how to set it up - is there something that doesn't make sense?

[Helveticus]

I'm a bit confused.

Kraada wrote

(1) Yes this is doable. Configure your VM to allow access to the main OS's file system and configure PostgreSQL as explained in this tutorial.

So I don't have to set up file sharing (shared folders) between the host and the virtual machine? I only have to edit the pg_hba.conf and postgresql.conf? Because at the moment the virtual machine has no access to folders on my host.

Second problem is that my ip adresses in my networks are 10.101.103.xxx. So what to choose in editing the pg_hba.conf?