Buy Hand Histories for Holdem Manager
Holdem Manager 3 is one of the two industry-standard poker databases and HUDs — but it’s only as powerful as the hands inside it. Out of the box it knows only the hands you have played. Datamined hand histories fill that gap: import them and your HUD lights up with real-name stats on opponents you have never faced, from the very first hand.
What is Holdem Manager?
Holdem Manager 3 (HM3) is poker tracking software that has been a benchmark for serious online players for years. It reads your hand histories — the text records every poker site writes for each hand — into a database and turns them into a profile of every player you encounter, drawing on 2,000+ stats.
Its HUD (Heads-Up Display) then overlays those numbers directly on the table as you play: how often each opponent enters a pot, raises, three-bets, continuation-bets and folds. Away from the felt, the Live Play dashboard, hand replayer, Situational View and fully custom reports let you monitor sessions, study the game and profile the regulars. HM3 is Windows software, available in 14 languages.
What makes Holdem Manager special
Of the two big trackers, Holdem Manager is the visual, out-of-the-box one. It’s built to surface leaks and reads fast — without you programming filters from scratch — which makes it a favourite of cash-game and tournament grinders alike.
Graphical HUD
Colour-coded rings and shapes around each opponent let you read their tendencies at a glance — no parsing blocks of numbers on a busy layout.
Situational Views
Ready-made spots like c-bet, 3-bet and river play are one click away, so leak-finding never needs manual filter building.
Live Play dashboard
Your key session feedback combined in a single view, so you can monitor how you’re running in real time.
NoteCaddy notes
Automatic shorthand notes and reports generated while you multi-table, surfacing only the actions that matter.
Cash & tournament depth
Pre-configured situations and custom views for both formats, pre- and post-flop, backed by an engine built for high hand counts.
Open to add-ons
HM3 lets approved third-party apps extend it, so your tracker grows with new tools over time.
A database and a HUD in one
- A live HUD on every table — your opponents’ key stats (VPIP, PFR, 3-bet, aggression and more) sit right on the table as you play and multi-table.
- A searchable hand database — every hand is stored, so you can filter it, build reports and see exactly where you (and the players you face) win and lose money.
- Study tools — a hand replayer and notes let you review any session, mark spots and tag opponents.
Holdem Manager 3 at a glance
| Software | Holdem Manager 3 (HM3) — poker database, analysis suite and live HUD |
|---|---|
| Platform | Windows — no native macOS version; available in 14 languages |
| Database | Tracks 2,000+ stats and updates live as you play |
| Core tools | Customisable HUD, Live Play dashboard, hand replayer, Situational View, Graphical HUD, Tournament Detection |
| Supported sites | PokerStars, 888/WSOP, iPoker, Winning Poker Network (ACR), Winamax, Bovada/Ignition, PPPoker and more — GGPoker & partypoker via post-game import (they restrict live HUDs) |
| Pricing | Small Stakes from $60, All Stakes from $100; 14-day free trial |
| Imports | Standard hand-history files — including datamined hands from hhDealer |
Why datamined hand histories make Holdem Manager stronger
A tracker is only as good as the data in its database. The moment you install Holdem Manager, that database is empty — it can only learn from hands you sit through. The first time you face an opponent, your HUD is blank, and on most pools the biggest edge is simply knowing who the weak players are before you tangle with them.
Datamined hand histories are hands we have already collected across the player pool. They always carry the clear, real player names — even for rooms whose client hides identities in play — so Holdem Manager builds a genuine, named database rather than a wall of anonymous reads.
Import them and your HUD is populated before you sit down: stats on regulars and fish you have never played, ready from hand one. You table-select onto the weak seats and arrive with a plan instead of grinding hundreds of hands just to learn the pool.
1 · Choose your hands
Pick the site, game and stakes you want a database for.
2 · Download
You receive a download link for your datamined hand histories by email.
3 · Import into Holdem Manager
Drop the files into HM3 and your HUD shows real-name stats from the very first hand.
Imports straight into Holdem Manager — and the rest
Our datamined hand histories are standard hand-history files, so they load straight into Holdem Manager 3 and every other major tracker:
Why players trust Holdem Manager
Holdem Manager has been a go-to database and HUD for online poker for years, trusted by everyone from micro-stakes grinders to high-stakes pros. The tools that earned that reputation are exactly what a datamined database supercharges:
- Customisable HUD
- Live Play dashboard
- 2,000+ stats
- Hand Replayer
- Tournament Detection
- 14 languages
Holdem Manager hand histories — questions
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Fill your Holdem Manager database
Stop sitting down to an empty HUD. Buy datamined hand histories, import them into Holdem Manager 3, and play with real-name reads from the very first hand.