New Restrictions on HUDs and Other Third Party Tools on partypoker Expected the First Week of May

Big changes are coming to partypoker as the room aims to make its games cleaner in 2019.

Players at partypoker can expect sweeping changes to the third-party tool policy at partypoker as the world’s second largest online room is moving towards banning all forms of tracking tools, including HUDs.

A HUD or Heads-Up Display is a software program that displays information about the playing styles of the opponents at the table in real time. They work by reading hand history files saved on the computer and creating various useful statistics such as pre-flop raise percentage, 3-bet percentage, aggression, attempt to steal blinds percentage, etc. As a result, the users of such tools have additional information that may give them an edge over players not using the tool.

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