PokerStars Configuration Guide

PokerTracker 3 version 3.00.5
March 3, 2012
  • Overview

    PokerTracker 3 imports hand histories that are saved to your local computer from PokerStars and stores the hands and statistics in a database for your review. This process must be initiated each time that you are playing via the Auto Import process. Once you begin the Auto Import, PokerTracker will import the hand histories in real-time as they complete and the head-up display (HUD) will display statistics directly on your PokerStars table(s).

    This guide is intended for users who wish to manually configure PokerTracker 3 to import hand histories from PokerStars in the event that hand histories are not automatically configured for import.

    For general information on installing and setting up PokerTracker 3, see the PokerTracker 3 Quick Start Guide.

  • Auto Importing Hand Histories

    PokerTracker 3 may not be automatically configured to import hand histories from PokerStars. You will have to configure PokerTracker manually in order for PokerTracker to automatically import hand histories.

    You will notice immediately if PokerStars is configured to automatically import hand histories by looking at the Auto Import tab. A checkmark will appear in the Auto field beside PokerStars as shown in the screenshot below.

    As you can see in the above screenshot, there is a checkmark in the Auto field for Bet. If there is no checkmark in the Auto field, PokerStars is not configured to automatically import hand histories.

    There are several reasons why PokerStars may not be configured to automatically import hand histories:

    • The PokerStars client has not been configured to save hand histories to disk. Please see the section in this guide titled Configuring Hand Histories at PokerStars.
    • You do not have the PokerStars client installed on your computer. If you have hand histories with a PokerStars but no longer have the client installed on your computer, you should use the Manual Importtab. Please see the section in this guide titled Manually Importing Hand Histories.

    If PokerStars is configured to save hand histories to your computer and the Auto field is not checked then please read the next section in this guide titled Configuring PokerTracker 3 for PokerStars.

    • Configuring PokerTracker 3 for PokerStars

      PokerTracker 3 must be configured to know where PokerStars is saving the hand histories on your local hard drive. To configure PokerTracker 3:

      1. In PokerTracker 3, choose the Import -> Auto Import tab.
      2. Select PokerStars from the site list.
      3. On the right-hand side, select the PokerStars configuration tab.
      4. If your hand history directory is not listed, click the Auto Detect button. This should add the correct folder to the Directories Configuration. If it does not, you can manually select the directory using the Addbutton.
      5. If you wish for PokerTracker 3 to start importing hands from PokerStars whenever you begin auto importing then check Automatically Start With Auto-Import option.
      6. If you use the Preferred Seat option in your PokerStars client (so that you are always placed in the same seat location at every table) then you must configure PokerTracker 3 with your preferred seat. UnderPreferred Seating select the table size and your seat location exactly as configured within PokerStars.
    • Configuring Hand Histories at PokerStars

       

      You must configure the PokerStars client to save hand histories to a designated directory on your hard drive. This is important so that PokerTracker 3 may grab hand histories for the database.

      To configure your hand histories in PokerStars, do the following:

      1. From the PokerStars lobby, click on Options -> Instant Hand history Options.
      2. Check Save My Hands History.
      3. Please note the default location where PokerStars is saving your hand histories under Where To Save.
      4. Click OK to save the settings.
    • Configuring Language at PokerStars

      The PokerStars client must be configured to be in the English language. PokerTracker 3 currently only supports English and if the PokerStars client is in another language it will cause problems.

      To configure the Language in PokerStars, do the following:

      1. From the PokerStars lobby, click Language -> Play in -> English.
      2. If you play tournaments then you should also set the Email in language as English. Click Language -> Email in -> English.
  • Manually Importing Hand Histories

    If you have a lot of hand histories that you wish to import you should use the Manual Import tab instead of Auto Import. To manually import hand histories from PokerStars, do the following:
     

    1. Navigate to the Import -> Manual Import tab if you are not already there.
    2. You can either import a several files using the Import from File(s) button or you can import from an entire directory using the Import from Directory button.
    3. Browse to and locate the hand history file(s) or directory where the hand histories are located.

     

    PokerTracker will now import all of the file(s) selected or the file(s) located in the directory that was selected