Hand history


A hand history is a record of the action in an online poker hand. These records are generated by poker sites, and used internally to track player behavior and provide a verifiable log to resolve player disputes. If the poker site and client permit it, plain text versions of hand histories may be made available to players, which facilitates personal record-keeping and the sharing of interesting or problematic hands. A typical hand history will contain the following information:
While the internal version of the hand history will display all hole cards, the version made available to a player will show only those of the player himself and any hole cards revealed at showdown or voluntarily shown by a player. Some commercial software products make use of hand histories to assemble a record of a player's winnings and losses, and track their playing habits as well as those of their opponents.

Sample hand history


PokerStars Hand #156605842579: Tournament #1618015625, $2.00+$2.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XVIII - 2016/07/29 23:25:05 MSK 
Table '1618015625 40' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: nossoff 
Seat 2: Gr0z3LB 
Seat 3: yarikkkkk 
Seat 4: sigis1313 
Seat 5: S21berlin 
Seat 6: Hero 
Seat 7: tommesk 
Seat 8: gergelyt3 
Seat 9: endreooo 
nossoff: posts the ante 90
Gr0z3LB: posts the ante 90
yarikkkkk: posts the ante 90
sigis1313: posts the ante 90
S21berlin: posts the ante 90
Hero: posts the ante 90
tommesk: posts the ante 90
gergelyt3: posts the ante 90
endreooo: posts the ante 90
gergelyt3: posts small blind 300
endreooo: posts big blind 600
  • ** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero 
nossoff: raises 600 to 1200
Gr0z3LB: folds 
yarikkkkk: folds 
sigis1313: folds 
S21berlin: folds 
Hero: raises 6950 to 8150 and is all-in
tommesk: folds 
gergelyt3: folds 
endreooo: folds 
nossoff: calls 6950
  • ** FLOP *** 
  • ** TURN *** 
  • ** RIVER *** 
  • ** SHOW DOWN ***
nossoff: shows 
Hero: shows 
nossoff collected 18010 from pot
nossoff wins $1 for eliminating Hero and their own bounty increases by $1 to $6
Hero finished the tournament in 5028th place
  • ** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 18010 | Rake 0 
Board 
Seat 1: nossoff showed and won with a pair of Fives
Seat 2: Gr0z3LB folded before Flop 
Seat 3: yarikkkkk folded before Flop 
Seat 4: sigis1313 folded before Flop 
Seat 5: S21berlin folded before Flop 
Seat 6: Hero showed and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 7: tommesk folded before Flop 
Seat 8: gergelyt3 folded before Flop
Seat 9: endreooo folded before Flop


PokerStars Hand #156624936552: Hold'em No Limit - 2016/07/30 4:59:02 ET
Table 'Shenzhen' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Hero 
Seat 8: Alpha242 
Hero: posts small blind $0.05
Alpha242: posts big blind $0.10
  • ** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero 
Hero: raises $0.10 to $0.20
Alpha242: calls $0.10
  • ** FLOP *** 
Alpha242: checks 
Hero: bets $0.20
Alpha242: raises $0.51 to $0.71
Hero: calls $0.51
  • ** TURN *** 
Alpha242: bets $1
Hero: raises $1.60 to $2.60
Alpha242: folds 
Uncalled bet returned to Hero
Hero collected $3.65 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand 
  • ** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.82 | Rake $0.17 
Board 
Seat 3: Hero collected 
Seat 8: Alpha242 folded on the Turn


PokerStars Hand #156632473469: Hold'em No Limit - 2016/07/30 10:40:31 AT 
Table 'Eltigen' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: raika14 
Seat 2: mazi161 
Seat 3: Hero 
Seat 4: 5amevang 
Seat 6: dinqua 
Seat 7: gragasinha 
Seat 8: MilonTl 
Seat 9: enchantressA 
enchantressA: posts small blind $0.05
raika14: posts big blind $0.10
  • ** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero 
mazi161: folds
Hero: raises $0.20 to $0.30
5amevang: folds
dinqua: raises $0.60 to $0.90
gragasinha: folds
MilonTl: folds
enchantressA: folds
raika14: folds
Hero: calls $0.60
  • ** FLOP *** 
Hero: checks
dinqua: bets $1.30
Hero: calls $1.30
  • ** TURN *** 
Hero: checks
dinqua: bets $2.90
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet returned to dinqua
dinqua collected $4.35 from pot
  • ** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.55 | Rake $0.20
Board 
Seat 1: raika14 folded before Flop
Seat 2: mazi161 folded before Flop 
Seat 3: Hero folded on the Turn
Seat 4: 5amevang folded before Flop 
Seat 6: dinqua collected 
Seat 7: gragasinha folded before Flop 
Seat 8: MilonTl folded before Flop 
Seat 9: enchantressA folded before Flop

PokerStars Game #27738502010: Tournament #160417133, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level XV - 2009/05/02 13:32:38 ET
Table '160417133 3' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: LLC 4Eva 
Seat 2: 618shooter is sitting out
Seat 3: suposd2bRich 
Seat 4: ElT007 
Seat 5: Orlando I 
Seat 6: ih82bcool2 
Seat 7: kovilen007 
Seat 8: GerKingTiger 
Seat 9: Phontaz 
LLC 4Eva: posts the ante 60
618shooter: posts the ante 60
suposd2bRich: posts the ante 60
ElT007: posts the ante 60
Orlando I: posts the ante 60
ih82bcool2: posts the ante 60
kovilen007: posts the ante 60
GerKingTiger: posts the ante 60
Phontaz: posts the ante 60
Phontaz: posts small blind 250
LLC 4Eva: posts big blind 500
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ElT007 
618shooter: folds 
suposd2bRich: folds 
ElT007: raises 2000 to 2500
Orlando I: raises 15484 to 17984 and is all-in
ih82bcool2: folds 
kovilen007: calls 8293 and is all-in
GerKingTiger: folds 
Phontaz: calls 17734
LLC 4Eva: folds 
ElT007: raises 15484 to 33468
Phontaz: calls 5509 and is all-in
Uncalled bet returned to ElT007
*** FLOP *** 
*** TURN *** 
*** RIVER *** 
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Phontaz: shows 
ElT007: shows 
618shooter has returned
ElT007 collected 11018 from side pot-2 
Orlando I: shows 
ElT007 collected 29073 from side pot-1 
kovilen007: shows 
ElT007 collected 34212 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 74303 Main pot 34212. Side pot-1 29073. Side pot-2 11018. | Rake 0 
Board 
Seat 1: LLC 4Eva folded before Flop
Seat 2: 618shooter folded before Flop 
Seat 3: suposd2bRich folded before Flop 
Seat 4: ElT007 showed and won with two pair, Queens and Deuces
Seat 5: Orlando I showed and lost with two pair, Fives and Deuces
Seat 6: ih82bcool2 folded before Flop 
Seat 7: kovilen007 showed and lost with a pair of Deuces
Seat 8: GerKingTiger folded before Flop 
Seat 9: Phontaz showed and lost with two pair, Nines and Deuces