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Sometimes in the course of the tournament, it is not enough for us to see the indicators of the opponent's game strategy (VPIP, PFR, 3-bet, and so on), which bring poker trackers such as Holdem Manager or Hand2Note to our table.
To assess the level of the opponent's game (especially in the final stage of the tournament, where the price of an erroneous decision is high), we may need other information:
- Whether our opponent is a regular;
- What limits he plays;
- Does he play as a plus?
- What the ROI shows;
- Does he often drop out of the tournament in the early/middle stage and the like.
Here, the Sharkscope poker player statistics database comes to our aid - a popular server that specializes in collecting information about both multi-table (MTT) and single-table (SnG) tournaments held online in various poker rooms and networks.
1. How Sharkscope works
A special tool has been created on the Sharkscope website that automatically monitors all tournaments held online, as well as conducts a comparative analysis of the results of tournaments that are publicly available. Most results are available within minutes of the end of the tournament, but on some sites, the delay can be as long as 48 hours. To access the Sharkscope database, just enter the player's nickname (game name) in the search bar on the main page of the site.
2. Tariffs
You can't use Sharkscope for free at this time. However, existing monthly subscription plans are available to anyone.
Tariff Bronze
Suitable for familiarization with the service and its rare use. Prices start at $6 per month. There are 10 searches per day, as well as the functions "Advanced search", "Zeroing statistics" and others.
Tariff Silver
For active reg players, constantly checking their opponents, or using additional Sharkscope features. Prices start at $12 per month. There are 150 searches per day, all the features of the “bronze subscription”, as well as Sharkscope HUD.
Gold Tariff
For groups or a community of players who regularly play online. From $26 per month. The tariff provides 1000 searches per day, all the features of a “silver subscription”, as well as Sharkscope HandTracker and a guide to SnG tournaments from Sharkscope.
Sharkscope HandTracker
Sharkscope HandTracker can be purchased separately for $99 (one-time payment). The program allows you to track the history of hands, displays HUD on the table, contains tools for detecting errors and displaying user graphs. However, the expediency of acquiring it against the background of powerful Holdem Manager or Hand2Note trackers seems doubtful.
Supported Poker Rooms
Sharkscope supports all major poker networks: 888, Chico, GGNetwork until September 1, 2023, iPoker, WPN, PartyPoker, PokerStars, PokerMatch and others. All networks with which Sharkscope interacts are presented on the main page of the service.
3. How to properly check players in the service
To search for a player on Sharkscope, you can use the main or advanced search forms . The main search is carried out only by the player's nickname. Advanced search allows you not only to search for a specific player, but also to filter tournaments by various parameters: poker networks, types of games (MTT or CIS), AFS (the number of participants in the tournament), buy-in, tournament structure, available guarantees for prize money, days of the week. The results obtained will be presented in the form of graphs and tables. To assess the success of a player's performance in tournaments, it will be useful to search for the last 180 or 365 days and analyze the information presented by Sharkscope in the Statistics and Breakdown tables.
- The breakdown shows the number of tournaments in which the player of interest took part, their distribution by types and buy-ins, as well as the player's results (in money) in these tournaments.
- Statistics - provides more generalized information.
Here it is worth paying attention to the following indicators:
- Counting. The more tournaments of a particular player fall into the analysis, the more accurate the “forecast” we can make.
- Level. A kind of player rating that Sharkscope displays based on the analysis of the collected data. Regular players have a level above 70. The closer the level is to 100, the greater the strength of our opponent.
- Middle bet. Buy-in, which the average player spends on participating in the tournament.
- Average ROI. Average return on investment as a percentage. The higher this figure, the more successful the player.
- ITM%. Shows how often the player enters the prize zone.
- Turbo Ratio: How often a player participates in turbo and hyper-turbo tournaments as a percentage.
- "Max Games / Day" and "Avg Games / Day". How many tournaments per day the player participates in the maximum and average. Reg players usually play many days during the month and many tournaments during each of the sessions.
For a deeper acquaintance with the work of the service, we recommend watching this video.
What if part of the statistics is closed
If in the “Statistics” table, instead of numerical indicators, the player has “Choose in”, then he hid the data of his game statistics from display. Profit and other indicators are confidential information, so it is not surprising that some players do not want this data to be public. It is impossible to fix this without the player's desire.
Can Sharkscope “not see” any player?
It is very rare that a user cannot find any player in the database. Most likely, the player has not played for cash before, or his nickname is incorrectly typed in the search bar.
How to open/close your stats
The player can open or close his statistics for Sharkscope at will. To do this, in the “Options” menu on the Sharkscope website, select the “Enable/disable statistics publicity option” item. In the tab that opens, you can select the poker network you are interested in, enter and confirm your e-mail and wait for an email from the support service. After such a check, your poker statistics on Sharkscope will be available for viewing if you wanted to open it, or, conversely, disabled if you wanted to hide it.
Zeroing statistics
Anything can happen in life. Sometimes a player wants to start his poker life from scratch or leave poker forever and completely delete his statistics for the previous period. To do this, select "Reset statistics" in the "Options" menu on the Sharkscope website. In the tab that opens, the player's nickname, the game network and the date until which the information will be reset are entered. After zeroing, the data will be collected again.
4. Other features of the Sharkskope poker statistics service
Top Rated
The Sharkscope website has a special section “Leaderboards”, where you can see lists of players who occupy high places in certain game networks and rooms, as well as various disciplines or at certain limits in a given period of time.
Leaderboards are updated at least once a day. At the same time, players who have disabled the option of publicity of statistics are not included in the leaderboards.
Analysis of the field strength of a specific tournament
By finding a specific tournament by ID (digital identifier) or by searching in the “Tournament Selector App” tab, you can get information about the strength of the field of a particular tournament. The Sharkscope algorithm assigns a specific rating to each tournament based on the average strength of its participants. If the middle strength of the tournament participants is high, the shark icon appears in the rating column (the more such sharks, the stronger the composition). If the field is weak, the aquarium icon will appear. The “middle qualification” column of the tournament shows the average level (Sharkscope rating) of players participating in the tournament, which can also help in assessing the tournament field.
Achievements
The “Achievements” section of a certain player is interesting. Here, in graphical form (open and closed deck cards), game achievements are presented, such as, for example, “From dirt to princes (Reached a state of $100,000)” or “Poker mania (Played in 100 tournaments per month)”. This information is rather entertaining.
Sharkscope HUD
Separately, it is worth mentioning the Sharkscope HUD application developed by Sharkscope, which allows you to display the information collected by the service to rivals at the tables in real time. The application will be useful for those who often use Sharkscope to get more information about their opponents, but do not want to constantly visit the site and enter their opponents' nicknames in the search bar manually. Sharkscope HUD can display information both in the usual digital form and using a system of badge images, and also allows the user to configure statistics.
5. User FAQs
What is a level in Sharkscope?
A level is a Sharkscope rating that shows a player's poker skill level. The score is set as a percentage from 0 to 100. The higher the player's level, the more experienced the opponent in front of you.
How to create an alias (group) on Sharkscope?
- You need to log in to the Sharkscope website and search for all the nicknames of interest in all networks. Then select “Groups of players”, and then “Create a new one”, specifying the name of the group. Add the necessary nicknames from the selected list.
- To search for an alias in the advanced search in the “Select network” field, select “Player group”.
- To create an alias, a subscription of at least Silver is required.
Can I share my Sharkscope subscription with other people?
A Sharkscope account can be used on a large number of accounts at the same time. So far, no problems have been noticed with this. Many funds use an account for 50+ people.
6. Conclusions
The Sharkscope poker player statistics database is a useful tool for obtaining and analyzing player statistics in MTT and the CIS.
The service allows you to:
- receive up-to-date information about opponents, their level of play, performance and experience;
- choose tournaments according to the strength of the field of participants and play where we have the edge;
- track and analyze your statistics;
- to find the best players in the disciplines and limits we are interested in in order to have an idea of the middle indicators of successful players.
