PokerPulse: main page help

This is the help page for www.pokerpulse.com. ***last updated on March 18, 2005***

We track Action Poker, AmericasCardRoom, Apex Poker Network, B2B Poker, Bodogpoker.com, Cryptologic, Full Tilt Poker, Ladbrokes, MVP Poker, Pacific Poker, Paradise, PartyPoker, Planet Poker, PokerRoom.com, PokerStars, Pokertropolis, PrimaPoker, UltimateBet, and World Poker Exchange.

Our main page is updated 5 to 10 times an hour and shows the latest counts (and 24 hour values) for the rooms and networks we cover.

Note: PokerPulse tracks and reports on poker networks. Action Poker, Apex Poker Network, CryptoLogic, PartyPoker, PrimaPoker and World Poker Exchange are examples of poker networks. Ladbrokes, ParadisePoker, and Poker Stars are examples of stand independent rooms that are not part of any network. For more infomration on the breakdown of poker rooms and poker networks please visit or room list page here.

Click here for help for definitions of #RG, #RP, etc.

Click here for help on room Details and Chart Feature Pages.

Poker Room Ordering on www.pokerpulse.com

Effective June 22, 2003, PokerPulse is introducing a poker room ranking algorithm to determine the order in which poker rooms are displayed on www.pokerpulse.com. This algorithm will be periodically refined and the details of the current algorithm will be maintained on this page. Click here to review the poker room display order algorithm.

Poker Room Ranking Algorithm, Version 0.1

 
Definitions for the www.pokerpulse.com page.
Detail Page Region
Description
<room> (right hand side of our main page) Clicking on a room name takes you to the detail page for that room or network. The list of rooms / networks tracked (and for which we prepare a details page is listed above).
Action Summary Now This grouping of columns presents the latest sample counts from the poker rooms we cover. We typically update this page every time we have a new poker room sample. Not all poker rooms are sampled at the same time. However, we typically sample each poker room a few times an hour. The last update time value give you the time of the last update to this page. The row age column gives you a quick summary of the age of the data in each row at the last update time.
24-hour Peaks The peak counts from the most recent 24-hour samples.
Poker Room The name of the poker room being reported in the table row. Use this link to get more details on the action at the poker room, including average pot size distributions, 24 hour averages and charts.
visit link The text link "visit" in a given room / network row is either a direct link to a home page for the room (or a room on the network). In some case we provide a drop down menu with links to many of the rooms on the network.
#RG The number of real money ring games with one or more seated players.
#RP The number of seated real money ring game players.
#TP The number of real money tournament players.
#H The number of real money hold'em games with one or more seated players.
#O The number of real money omaha games with one or more seated players.
#S The number of real money stud games with one or more seated players.
Age
This column shows the age of the sample being displayed.
  if the row is less than 14 mintues old at the last update time.
  if the row is 15 minutes to 28 minutes old at the last update time.
  if the row is 29 minutes to 40 minutes old at the last update time.
  if the row is 41 minutes to 60 minutes old at the last update time.
  no color in this column indicates that the last sample is more than 60 minutes old. Typically, the Action Summary Now values should be blank. This condition usually indicates a problem with PokerPulse sample collection.
If most rows are green and yellow, then PokerPulse is operating normally. If many rows are orange or red then PokerPulse is either having problems or is recovering from problems. Always check the Last Update time as the "Age" color coding is always relative to the last update time.
Last Update

This is the time we last updated the Action Summary Now. These counts are never more than 60 minutes old at the last update time. Please check the color code under the Age column to see the age of a give row at the last update time.

If after you refresh your browser, the Last Update time is older than 45 minute, it likely means Poker Pulse is temporarily down. Please check back later.

 

   
Chart Series Links: Links to the per poker room chart feature are presented below. Click on a room name to view the chart feature for the room. The type of chart being presented is described as part of the title of this section.
Industry Wide Statistics This section presents totals computed from the poker rooms PokerPulse tracks.
current real money ring game players This is the sum of all of the current ring game players from the most recent sample for each poker room.
current real money ring games This is the sum of all of the ring games with one or more seated real money players.
Estimate of total real money wagered in ring games over the past 24 hours This is the sum of the estimated total pots for hold'em, omaha and stud games over the last 24-hours. Counts start from the last complete hour and this estimate is updated once per hour. Version 1.0 assumes 70 hands per hour for hold'em games and 40 hands per hour for omaha and stud games.
current real money tournament players This is the sum of all real money tournament players. Sit and Go tournaments and multi-table tournaments player counts are combined to produce this number.
Estimate of total tournament cash prizes over the past 24 hours ***this new count is scheduled for release in May 2003***
PokerPulse Operation Notes Recent changes, outages and like messages are displayed here.
   
 
Poker Room Display Order Ranking Algorithm
last change date June 22, 2003 (initial introduction)
version 0.1
Display order rank factors
# Factor Description
1 24-hr ring game pots totals Assign the room with the highest 24-hour ring game pot total a value of 1, the 2nd highest total a value of 2 etc. If factor does not apply for a room then assign it a value one greater then the highest factor.
2 24-hr average ring game players counts Assign the room with the highest 24-hour average ring game player count a value of 1, the 2nd hightest average a value of 2 etc.
3 24-hr peak ring game count Assign the room with the highest 24-hour peak ring game count a value of 1, the 2nd highest total a value of 2 etc.
4 24-hr peak tournament player counts Assign the room with the highest 24-hour peak tournament player count a value of 1, the 2nd hightest average a value of 2 etc. If factor does not apply for a room then assign it a value one greater then the highest factor.
Computation

Compute each of the ranking factors, sum the rank factors for each room, and display the rooms in order of increasing rank factors. Currently, this computation is completed as we notice changes in room activities but never more often then every few days and typically every few weeks.

 

Click here to view the time of the last computation run and the resulting spreadsheet generated for the room display ranking.

 

 

 
Summary -- the rooms with the lowest order rank factors are displayed first.