New Software: BODOG Handgrabber released - the DogWatch Handgrabber

[DogWatch]

We wanted to have a Poker Tracker compatible HHF style. Most of people prefered to play at Party Poker so we to take their format.

[Harkey]

Dogwatch: since the Americans (and many of the non-American pros---the ones who will buy your software when it goes commercial) will be playing mainly on Pokerstars (and Full-Tilt), you might want to change your format to that of Pokerstars.

[APerfect10]

Having experience with this, I can tell you that it will be much easier to program if you convert it to a PokerStars format since PS format is much cleaner. Party's HH format is just about as bad as their buggy software. I see absolutely no advantage in converting to a Party format, for you, PT, PAH, or your users.

ps. PokerStars is the #1 site now, who cares about Party.

[DogWatch]

I am virtually finished with the code for writing it in Party Poker hhf format. But there is this one little sentence in APerfect10's post that made me change my mind:

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ps. PokerStars is the #1 site now, who cares about Party.

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That let me see the questions about the format in the following light: "Party alienated us. Why do you want to remind us of that?" So I will rewrite the code and produce PokerStars hhf format.

This will have no effect on the Beta test! You can continue to test the software. There is also a new version available in the next few hours with all table limits enabled.

[TheScientist]

I dont understand why anyone would want it in Stars format instead of Party Poker - now when the files are imported they're all going to be mixed in with my PokerStars hands and I wont be able to keep my stats separate between the two rooms. Party Poker is ideal now (for Americans at least) because we no longer play there.
Hopefully PT Pat will add a Bodog import so this will all become a moot point.

[IHateCats]

I'd like to second this, while there are certainly warts on the party hand history format, for right now segmentation has substantial value. Good to hear you are planning to activate higher limits, just put forth the usual beta dislcaimers and let people take their chances. Try to ignore all the naysayers, you're definitely doing something that will be welcomed by many in this forum.

[DogWatch]

Don't worry. While we are in Beta there will be Party Poker hhf format. As soon as we release a Demo and a full version we will switch to PokerStars hhf style if Bodog has its own menue item in Poker Tracker. so there will be no problems with mixing data.

[blainestar]

So can anyone with more than 8 posts registerred this month, that isn't completely computer illierate like myself, verify that this program is safe? I'm probably just being a nervous nelly but if it is legit I think this will be a sweet tool!