Player statistics

From PokerAI

Player statistics are a simple count of how often a player performs a certain action. Player statistics can be determined from a hand history database such as that created by software such as Poker Office, Hold'em Manager and Poker Tracker - or from websites such as PokerTableRatings and HandHQ. Human players will often display key statistics in a HUD so that they are readily accessible for making decisions regarding opponent dependent play.

Player statistics are often expressed as VPIP/PFR (e.g. 18/15) or as VPIP/PFR/AF (e.g. 18/15/4.5).

Applicability to Computer Poker

Player statistics can be used to form the basis on an opponent model for making player dependent decisions. Especially useful in the case of an Exploiter pokerbot.

Common Player Statistics

Abbr.	Term	Description
VPIP	Voluntary Put In Pot	A percentage measure of how often a player puts money in the pot pre-flop by calling or raising. It does not count money put into the pot when a player is in the blinds.
PFR	Pre-Flop Raise	A percentage measure of how often a player raises pre-flop compared to calling or folding.
AF	Aggression Factor	A measure of how often a player raises or bets post-flop. It is the ratio of (bet+raise)/call. Checks and folds do not count.
FCB	Flop Continuation Bet	The percentage that a player continuation bets on the flop.
FvFCB	Fold Versus Flop Continuation Bet	The percentage that a player folds to a flop continuation bet.