% of tracking programs usage

Hey all, I'm curious about this. Anyone care to estimate (maybe there are stats on that, too) the percentage of players using tracking software, huds etc. in cash games - thinking about 20NL, 50NL and 100NL for now.

Most of the regs.

Actual percentages I don't care to guess, but figuring out who at your table probably has a HUD is fairly easy, if that's what your trying to do.

Do you figure this out by their play or is there another way to know this?

I wasn't trying to do that actually, but now that you mention it - how do you figure it?

Regs stand out because they do less stupid things than complete fish. A couple of orbits of the dealer's button and you show pretty reliably know who they are.

Some of them may not have a HUD, but most that are aware of basic strategy seem to. Fish don't have HUDs, or don't know how to use them, I'm not sure.

I guess a lot of people have it, as I am encountering more and more who seem to have a grasp on basic strategy. Is it a grasp of strategy or a HUD?
I still dont have a HUD, for a couple of reasons.
1. I use as my main PC windows 2000, and none of the software I have looked at - PT3, HEM and SnG wizard - support Windows 2K. (any tips here?)
2. My 2nd PC is a mac, but is the one I play on the least. Most software have Mac support - not SnG wizard but the other 2 - but money is tight, and I dont want to use the trial versions till its worth it i.e. when I can spend a lot of time playing on my Mac. I dont want my trial license to be used up with down time.
If not for problem 1 I would be using the trials to hopefully cut my losses/boost my wins to the point that I can spring for one.
I will start a thread on whether PT or HEM can help a mediocre player enough to pay for itself: Please look and comment. I guess General Poker Thread.

It definitely can. Just by seeing the hands you lose on the most, or positions, you gain alot of insight.

I don't think you'd use trial days by tring it on your pc, I kept uninstalling/reinstalling it and it was always 60 days remaining. Anyways, you could try installing windows 2003 on that old pc, or even add some ram and maybe get windows 7 to work, disabling the aero interface.

But if it's an old slow PC no database will run smoothly I guess.

If you're serious about poker, you can sell your 2 pcs and buy a decent second hand one for 200 euros or less without a monitor for sure. Or go to a public library, internet cafe, whatever for a while. I'm sure you can work things out if you try

Having a grasp of basic poker strategy has nothing to do with a hud. I think very few micro players use a hud and many more higher end players do , for obvious reasons. It is hardly necessary to have a hud to understand basic strategy if you're not a complete idiot.

Yes, but having a basic understanding of strategy leads to using a HUD.