24 Jun 2025 Intermediate This material is for medium-skilled players A-game EV exploit GTO MDA Contents: Support for more poker rooms Preflop matrix with folds Ability to calculate rakeback Transparent HUD Bomb Pot support Templates for hand tags Ability to set different currency exchange rates Redesigned replayer Ability to scale the application Wide padding customization Conclusion Hand2Note 4.1 isn’t just another update – it’s a full leap to a new level of poker analytics. The developers went beyond the usual HUDs and hand replayers, focusing on deep customization, faster data processing, and flexible integration with new formats. All of this is especially relevant in 2025. In one of our previous articles, we saw how Hand2Note 4’s new architecture not only speeds up game analysis but also saves precious time. Advanced users can take advantage of flexible templates and extended filtering options that allow them to pinpoint leaks and exploits with precision. In this article, I’ll break down all the key innovations in the fourth version of Hand2Note - features that were nowhere to be found in Hand2Note 3 - and explain how they impact the quality of your game. Support for more poker rooms The number of poker rooms where Hand2Note 4.1 can operate (i.e. where the HUD works and hand histories can be imported) is significantly higher than in the previous version of the tracker. If you like to “room-hop” or play on several poker sites and apps, it’s critical that everything is supported. Some of the most popular: You can now import hand histories directly from PokerOK via PokerCraft without using third-party converters They’ve also added support for hand histories from GGClub’s PokerCraft BetClic, even though live HUDs are banned there, you can still import the hands for analysis If you play in uncommon rooms, Asian mobile apps, or you just love experimenting on various platforms, Hand2Note 4.1 is definitely the tracker for you. Preflop matrix with folds I’m sure coaches in poker schools were very happy about this update. Now it’s easy to find which hands a player is folding in various situations or even randomly. Example in the picture: the Call vs 3Bet stat - matrix with folds. Also, if you are analyzing your game, you can look at when and where you folded on preflop and see if it was the right decision or not. Ability to calculate rakeback If you’re a cash player and you receive a steady rakeback percentage of the rake you pay, this feature is a small but pleasant perk. In Hand2Note 4.1 you can specify your poker room and your rakeback percentage, and then your graphs will display your profit including rakeback. It’s a nice bonus that makes it easier to track your true poker profits. Transparent HUD You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve been asked whether it’s possible to make the HUD visible only when you hover over it - and have it be transparent or completely hidden the rest of the time. Yeah, die-hard PT4 fans could never quite get used to the fact that this wasn’t possible in Hand2Note 3. Now they can relax; not only was the feature added, but you also get to control the level of transparency, which is awesome: 1 — Hud is always fully visible 0 — Hud is completely hidden until you hover your mouse over it We’re still waiting for the ability to choose which HUD panels should be transparent and which ones should stay fully visible. At the moment, the transparency setting applies to all HUD panels at once. Bomb Pot support Who would’ve thought that the Bomb Pot mechanic - once a niche feature in poker apps - would go mainstream? Nowadays, bomb pots are popping up everywhere, even in European rooms. In Hand2Note 4, full support for Bomb Pots has been added. You can now set up a separate game type specifically for Bomb Pots and assign a different HUD or Popup to it. This gives you flexibility: – You won’t mix bomb pot hands with regular ones in your overall stats – You can filter to see stats only for bomb pots – Or exclude bomb pot hands entirely from your standard stats, so they don’t skew your sample or distort your percentages Templates for hand tags Now you can do more than just mark hands - you can also create tag templates and mark a hand with a specific tag, which makes searching and reviewing saved hands much easier In addition, Hand2Note 4 introduced a wide range of filtering options for tagged hands - something that was badly missing in Hand2Note 3.0, where hands could only be filtered by time. You can tag a hand using these templates anywhere: Ability to set different currency exchange rates If you play in poker apps with multiple clubs, you know that the in-game “chip” value can vary from club to club. Hand2Note 4 offers a solution: you can configure a different currency exchange rate for each club. This way, your results from all clubs will be converted to your primary currency accurately. Here's how it can be done: Redesigned replayer The replayer is no longer just a checkbox feature - it’s actually become convenient and enjoyable to use. Small things? Maybe. But it’s exactly these kinds of small things that make working with the software a pleasure. Among the most important updates to the redesigned replayer, I’d highlight the following: Switching between hands and actions using keyboard arrow keys Displaying stacks in both Big Blinds and chips/money Switching table layout between Desktop and Smartphone views Displaying pot odds as a percentage They might seem like minor tweaks - but they’re definitely nice to have. Ability to scale the application This one’s a direct hit to the hearts of everyone with a 2K–4K monitor - finally, you can actually see what’s on the screen without squinting like a grandpa reading tiny print. Both screenshots show full-screen mode at 2560×1440 resolution Now you can adjust the scale of the entire application, and that’s exactly what was needed - especially if you’re working on a high-resolution display with a massive popup full of tiny stats. Wide padding customization Padding refers to the pixel distance between the edge of a cell and the text or stat inside - or, if you want to get technical, it's basically the gap between the centers of two cells. Each padding setting includes four values: Left of the text Above the text Right of the text Below the text Why does this matter? Well, if you ever tried adjusting the spacing between rows and columns in Hand2Note 3.0, you're probably already chuckling In the old version, your only real options in the popup editor were: a) add a few extra spaces, or b) crank up the font size and hope for the best. Now, in H2N4, you can set precise and comfortable spacing — either for an entire panel or for each individual cell. If your stats are bunched up too tight - increase the padding. If they’re floating too far apart — dial it back a bit. Conclusion: Hand2Note 4.1 isn’t just an update - it’s like switching from a Kia to a Tesla. Sure, the GPS might still glitch here and there, and a few sensors might act up — but the overall experience? It’s a whole different league. The sooner you start using Hand2Note 4.1, the sooner you’ll unlock all the new features and start gaining the skills and insights that let you squeeze every drop of value from the software — and turn that into a higher winrate at the tables.
