Welcome to SharkScopers, Hosted by the PokerMD

My name is Warren Karp

docWhen I first developed PokerMD it was a way to give back to the poker community and to help each other learn. When Online Poker became a reality we shared ideas and strategies that helped us to do well in an emerging market. One of the tools we learned about was Sharkscope. We learned how it worked and took advantage of the many facets of data it provided. Remember in poker, knowledge is king and SharkScope provided plenty of knowledge by way of data and statistics. The conversation went on as new pieces of information became available and as I travelled around I found that the conversation was continuing offline as well.

SharkScope is the oldest and best known poker tournament tracking website. Since it was established in 2005, it has consistently ranked in the top 10 most visited poker content websites in the world. We take pride in the accuracy of our tracking and the amount of novel and unique features we offer all classes of poker players from novices up to high volume professionals. Consequently, around 20% of all online poker tournament players visit SharkScope each month.

Here’s the great part. Not only can you read about new and important features here but we’ve set up a FaceBook Page as well where you can find discounts, specials and post questions and get answers. Like us there and get full access.

Were also on Twitter @SharkScope and on Google+ so come “HangOut” with us

SharkScopers powered by PokerMD where knowledge is power and it’s all just a click away!

Hope That Helps

Warren Karp
PokerMD

Tournament Selector

The Tournament Selector helps you find the easiest and most profitable Sit-n-Go and tournament opportunities. It allows you to browse upcoming tournaments across different networks, finding the easiest ones and those with the biggest overlays. With filters like Tournament Type, Number of Entrants, Stake or Rake Amount, and Guaranteed Prize Pools, you can make informed decisions to improve your profitability and choose events that suit your strengths and goals.

SharkScope Desktop Release Notes

SharkScope Desktop Update!

Version 2.55 Released on 08 Jan 2025

This update contains the following:

  • The total column value bottom rows fixed in tables.
  • Fixed ‘Total pot’ not showing in Replayer.
  • Updated 3rd party libraries to the latest versions.
  • See from ‘Help-menu/What’s New?’ for a complete release notes history of each version.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

SharkScope Desktop Release Notes

SharkScope Desktop Update!

Version 2.54 Released on 02 Jan 2025

This update contains the following:

  • Major UI improvements: Look&Feel section added to Preferences with font selection. Table headers prettified.
  • Updated 3rd party libraries to the latest versions.
  • Borders added to the Hand Matrix.
  • Minor smaller code optimizations and improvements.
  • See from ‘Help-menu/What’s New?’ for a complete release notes history of each version.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

It’s that Time to Unwrap New Gifts This December!

#3 Use This Filter

Streamline your searches with SharkScope’s Use This Filter feature! After running a filtered player search, you can right-click “Use This Filter” on a player to instantly configure the advanced search filters to match that query. Perfect for saving time and effort, this feature is especially handy for re-using complex queries created with Natural Language Queries.
No need to reconfigure filters from scratch—just click, apply, and dive right back into the analysis!

X-Mas Time 20% Discount Code SSJOYHOLIDAY20 Available on your SharkScope Subscription. Merry Christmas from SharkScope!

Unwrap New Gifts This December: SharkScope Gifting!

Surprise your poker-loving friends with the Perfect Gift!

SharkScope.com now offers the ability to gift SharkScope subscriptions, letting you share the ultimate poker tool with the people who matter most.
Whether they’re tracking their stats, analyzing opponents, or exploring game-changing insights, a SharkScope subscription is the perfect way to level up their game.
Choose the subscription plan that suits their style, add a personal message, and send a gift that keeps on giving all year long.
With SharkScope, you’re not just giving a subscription—you’re gifting an edge at the tables. Start spreading the poker love today!

Version 2.53 Released on 04 Dec 2024

SharkScope Desktop Update!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SharkScope Desktop Release Notes
Version 2.53 Released on 04 Dec 2024
This update contains the following:

SharkScope: Fixed player queries due to changes in the server side. Added ‘Stake’ to SharkScope data points parsing.
Replayer: Player name pattern matching error fixed.
Ring games: Added ignore table size with players – feature.
See from ‘Help-menu/What’s New?’ for a complete release notes history of each version.
Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

SharkScope Desktop Release Notes

Version 2.52 Released on 18 Nov 2024

This update contains the following:

  • Optimized software performance.
  • Using newer Java 19 code improvements.
  • Custom filter date range null pointer error – fixed.
  • 888Poker: Pot limit Omaha hand cases where the hand is actually Omaha 5 or 6 – fixed.
  • PokerStars: Tournament summary parsing bug fixes.
  • PokerStars: Improved Mac side user preferences file search algorithm.
  • PokerStars: Logging key user preferences.
  • Winamax: Rarer tournament hand parsing bugs fixed.
  • Charts: All-in-EV-chart inifinity value bug fixed.

Version 2.51 Released on 14 Oct 2024

This update contains the following:

  • Libraries: 3rd party libraries updated to latest.
  • PokerStars: Mac – Preferred seat configuration problems fixed.
  • Charts: Chart zooming infinity error handling added.
  • Statistics filter: Two 4-bet missed translations added.
  • See from ‘Help-menu/What’s New?’ for a complete release notes history.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

Version 2.50 Released on 23 Sep 2024

This update contains the following:

  • PokerStars: Mac – latest user.ini file finding process improved, especially for the preferred seating configuration.
  • New feature: Fetch tournament results: Allowed multiple tournaments fetching.
  • New feature: Added database general statistics reporter for the upcoming database major uphaul. No content will reported.
  • SharkScope: If you like to join our beta program of the upcoming major release, email to support@sharkscope.com
  • Diagnostics: GGPoker and PaiWangLuo poker networks added to the list as non-HUD supporting poker rooms.
  • PokerStars: Forcing 6- and 9-seat table preferred seats to middle lower seat, if not configured properly in some country sites.
  • PokerStars: Tournament summaries parsing without prize pool fixed.
  • Winamax: Shorter form hand id causing unique issues fixed.
  • WPN: Added missing rare 8-seat table default configuration.
  • iPoker: Hero hands with unknown hole cards skipped.
  • GGPoker: The blinds search from table header rows improved.
  • Translations: button translations missing in some menu fixed. Translations errors fixed.
  • SharkScope: Player-not-found-or-not-opted-in better management added.
  • Promotions: Added language specific promotions.
  • See from ‘Help-menu/What’s New?’ for a complete release notes history of each version.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

Version 2.49 Released on 11 Jul 2024

This update contains the following:

  • Replayer: Show cards always – option added.
  • Run-it-twice: Proper division of winnings and losses between the two hands played.
  • ‘Add Hand History Files’- dialog translations fixed.
  • 888Poker: Romanian site .ro added to Mac skins.
  • 888Poker: Danish site .dk added to Mac skins.
  • iPoker: A rare seat info missing bug fixed.
  • PokerStars: NAPT and other tournament summaries without prizes listed – parsing support added.
  • SharkScope queries: Better handling of connection timeouts.
  • Winamax: Hand parsing fixed with Player Info rows.
  • See from ‘Help-menu/What’s New?’ for a complete release notes history of each version.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

Version 2.48 Released on 26 May 2024

This update contains the following:

  • Updated the 3rd party libraries to latest.
  • Hand parsing: Improved the queuing and memory handling for large collections of hand history files.
  • SharkScope: Added hero name mode for queries, either the most common here name found or tournament specific.
  • Database: corrected a rare large sized values reading bug.
  • Installation integrity: Added 3rd party jar file hash checks.
  • Promotions-section: Added for future use.
  • Run-it-twice: blind calculations fixed.
  • Improved SharkScope queries with spotty Wi-Fi connections handling.
  • 888Poker: SharkScope queries with network corrected.
  • iPoker: Added Omaha 5 PL support.
  • iPoker: Hand parsing improved for non-escaped characters in XML.
  • GGPoker (parsing only, no HUD): Tournament summaries with hero winnings in ranking list only – case fixed.
  • PaiWangLuo (parsing only, no HUD): Zero seat case support added.
  • PartyPoker: BetMGM New Jersey support added to Mac poker rooms.
  • PartyPoker: Blind parsing from PL Holdem header with euro sums fixed.
  • PokerStars: 10-seat configuration bypass for country sites with no 10-seats.
  • PokerStars email hand generation: improved parsing from emails sent by PokerStars.
  • PokerStars: Tournament summary for Scoop Steps added.
  • See from ‘Help-menu/What’s New?’ for a complete release notes history of each version.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

Version 2.47 Released on 28 Feb 2024

This update contains the following:

  • Major libraries upgrade and performance boost: Updated all third party libraries to the latest.
  • New feature: Added all-time search option to Players sections.
  • Winamax: KING tournaments – hand parsing fix.
  • Auto-leak calculations improved, initiated only when needed.
  • More PokerStars tournament summary parsing cases added.
  • WPN: Tournament summary hero name fixed, in case of parsing from the file archive.
  • PartyPoker: Players’ cards extracted also from the results line if any.
  • See from Help-menu/What’s New? for a complete release notes history of each version.
  • Users of older versions are recommended to update to the latest.
  • Tip: Manual changes to tournaments can be restored from the tools menu, in case of database reset.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

Version 2.46 Released on 03 Feb 2024

This update contains the following:

  • New feature: File archiver in Preferences (Win) or Settings (Mac)/Hand Histories! You can now archive (copy or move) automatically hand history files to specific folder. A lot of poker sites keep your hand histories only for 30-60 days in your local folder. Files with the last modification time older than 60 hours can be archived.
  • New feature: PaiWangLuo (Ignition, Bodog, Bodava)-poker network hand history parsing support added!
  • GGPoker: More hand history parsing corner cases fixed.
  • IPoker: More hand history parsing corner cases fixed.
  • PartyPoker: BetMGM ‘cashed out’ parsing case support added.
  • PokerStars: Added more support in file parsing for special hand corner cases and tournament summary types.
  • Winamax: ‘Escape to pot’ – parsing case added.
  • WPN: Missing player name parsing case support added, fixed with ‘Player X’ with X being the seat number.
  • Reset database: Added instructions of restoring manual tournament changes from the Tools – menu.
  • Run-it-twice: Added support to river-only case in PokerStars, WPN and GGPoker. Note: The first-hand shows all the winnings of both hands.
  • See from Help-menu/What’s New? for a complete release notes history.
  • Users of older versions are recommended to update to the latest.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

SharkScope Desktop Release Notes

SharkScope Desktop Update!

 

Version 2.45 Released on 15 Dec 2023

This update contains the following:

  • New feature: Added ‘Use 24-hour time format’-option to the ‘Other’- preferences page.
  • HUD Colors: Allowing negative numbers in the color editor.
  • PokerStars: Italian website no HUDs in ring games – fixed.
  • PokerStars: A few hand history and tournament summary parsing fixes.
  • WPN (ACR, Black Chip Poker,…): Hand history parsing fixes in rarer cases.
  • PartyPoker: Hand history parsing fixes in rarer cases.
  • 888Poker: Hand history parsing fixes in rarer cases.
  • Winamax: Tournament summary parsing fixes in rarer cases.
  • See from ‘Help-menu/What’s New?’ for a full release notes history.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

Version 2.44 Released on 03 Nov 2023

This update contains the following:

  • WPN HUD fix (ACR, Black Chip Poker,..): Hand history file change causing unrecognized game type error.
  • 888Poker: Incorrect hand history game timestamps causing HUD not to show – bug fixed.
  • See from Help-menu/What’s New? for a complete release notes history of each version.
  • Users of older versions are recommended to update to the latest.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

Version 2.43 Released on 01 Nov 2023

This update contains the following:

  • New feature: Ignore table size in HUD tournament player data – option added.
  • PokerStars: Tournament summary parsing bugs fixed, especially with the 3-player tournaments.
  • PokerStars: Hand parsing corner case bug fixes.
  • Deleted hands are no nonger re-imported after database reset. Added to File menu ‘Reset Deleted Hands’-option if any hands deleted.
  • New feature: Stake is now ‘Total Stake’ and added new ‘Initial stake’.
  • PartyPoker: Omaha Hi/Lo support improved.
  • PartyPoker: Hand parsing corner case bug fixes.
  • Help-menu: Added social media links.
  • WPN (ACR, Black Chip Poker): Hand parsing bug fixes.
  • See from Help-menu/What’s New? for a complete release notes history of each version.
  • Users of older versions are recommended to update to the latest.
  • Good luck with your games! May the Poker Gods be generous!

SharkScope Statistics Update

We’ve made changes to some statistics to make them more accurate by including multi-entry data.

The following statistics are affected:

Early Finishes
Early/Mid Finishes
Mid Finishes
Mid/Late
Late Finishes