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[Linuxrocks]

Hello folks,

I have seen a bunch of people posting raw hands without converting. It may be laziness or may be people just don't know. I wanted to respond to a few posts, then I scratch my head and say "what is the pot size on the turn?". A HH converter beautifies the raw history, and lets everyone respond quickly and much easily. It will show relevant stacks etc. in color as well.

With that lecture, I remove my professor hat, and point you to the following converters.

Neildewhurst.com Converter - this is my favourite as it can convert hands from variety of sites to variety of formats. Use the Tight Poker code as the output.

The original BisonBison converter - The site sometimes goes down, and spews bad output on some HHs.

Happy reviewing !

P.S. Mods: sticky this one somewhere?

(edited by goofyballer 5/9/06: neildewhurst.com now supports TightPoker)

[goofyballer]

The original BisonBison converter - The site sometimes goes down, and spews bad output on some HHs.

The TightPoker Converter is based off of Bison's code but has an output selection for these forums. I recommend using it instead.

[snickers99]

I have seen a bunch of people posting raw hands without converting. It may be laziness or may be people just don't know.

This was discussed in this thread a while back. Personally, I prefer the 'original' hand histories.

[darinvg]

I've been trying to get people to convert for a while.
I don't understand how you can prefer a raw history (with extra useless info) to one that has all of the info (pot size etc). I'm much more likely to comment on a HH if it's converted (maybe that's why no one converts).

BTW: I was hoping to get the converter as a sticky in this section.

[Linuxrocks]

It's quite simple folks.

A converted HH has all the info. a raw HH has and more. Let me reiterate some of the benefits

- beautified hand (colors etc.). A re-raise looks different from a single raise.
- consistent look, we don't have to squint hard to look at that awful UB hand. Some sites say call for betting, raising, and re-raising (notably UB). I hate that notation.
- relevant stacks, and player names highlighted. Blind sizes, number of players is clearly identified.
- position of the button, player position is clearly identified. Saying MP1 raises 450 is much easier to read than linuxrocks spews 450 chips.
- Results can be hidden with no side-effects. You don't have to go into the murky FAQs to figure out how to do that.

I cannot think of any disadvantages. Save a few minutes for everyone by spending a little bit of time, and you will get more and better responses.

Isn't it better?

[bigdil511]

It's quite simple folks.

A converted HH has all the info. a raw HH has and more (because of colors, pot sizes, bolded player names, hidden results etc.)

Isn't it better?

Don't call me folk, I havn't been folk since....(flashback and corny music). Scary movie anyone?

Seriously I like the converters, although I know most of the old school guys around here prefer the regular histories, the converted ones are a lot easier to read.

[fishdawg65]

I did it! I updated my hh just for you guys.

http://www.tightpoker.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3781

[Linuxrocks]

Don't call me folk, I havn't been folk since....(flashback and corny music). Scary movie anyone?

Seriously I like the converters, although I know most of the old school guys around here prefer the regular histories, the converted ones are a lot easier to read.

Whoa ! you are quick. I was still editing my post, and you replied.

[ugignadl]

Bah. If it really bugs people I will use a converter next time I post. I just don't like them because I have become used to reading a HH by sight, more the way your mind reads an image than a sequence of text (i.e. instinctual). That means I have to concentrate much harder to understand a converted HH.

But fine, I will do it next time.

[miamipuck]

Just for you HH converter guys:

It sucks ass. KthanxBai