Hand history is essential for improving your poker game. GGPoker provides downloadable hand histories that you can review, analyze with tracking software, and study to find leaks in your game.
This guide covers how to access your hand history at GGPoker, import it into analysis tools, and use it to become a better poker player.
Key Information
Step-by-Step Guide
Enable hand history saving
In GGPoker's settings, find the hand history option and enable automatic saving. Set your preferred save directory.
Locate your hand history files
Hand history files are saved as text files in the designated folder. GGPoker typically saves them in a specific directory within the client installation folder.
Import into analysis software
Import your hand history files into PokerTracker, Hold'em Manager, or similar software. The tool will parse and organize all your hands for analysis.
Review and study
Filter hands by position, action, result, or opponent. Focus on your biggest losing hands and spots where you felt uncertain about your decision.
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Tips & Best Practices
- ✓Set up automatic hand history saving so you never miss recording a session.
- ✓Focus your analysis on hands where you were unsure of the correct play — these are your biggest learning opportunities.
- ✓Review winning hands too — you might discover you got lucky in spots where your play was actually incorrect.
- ✓Use equity calculators (like Equilab) alongside hand history to check if your calls and folds were mathematically correct.