Free Poker Hand Converter: GGPoker, PokerStars, X-Poker → AI Analysis

What Is a Hand History Converter?

A hand history converter is any tool that takes the raw .txt log a poker site writes for each hand you play and turns it into something you can analyze — a database row, a replay, a coaching prompt, or a solver tree node. Every serious online player needs at least one converter in their workflow because raw hand histories are designed for the poker client, not for human review.

This guide covers two things:

1. How to actually export hand histories from the eight largest online sites — including the awkward case of X-Poker, which has no .txt export at all.
2. What to do with the files once you have them — and why you may not need a traditional converter at all if your goal is "find my leaks fast."

Built-in Converter (DEEPFOLD) vs Standalone Tools

Standalone converters like the import wizards in PokerTracker 4 or Hold'em Manager 3 exist because those programs maintain a local database — every hand you've ever played, indexed and queryable. That's powerful for long-term study, but the setup tax is real: you install software, configure auto-import folders per site, troubleshoot when a site updates its format, and keep the database backed up.

DEEPFOLD takes the opposite approach. You paste hand history text (or, for X-Poker, a replay link) directly into the AI coach and get analysis in seconds — no install, no database, no auto-import folders to babysit. The trade-off: no permanent stats database. Most players who say "I just want to know what I'm doing wrong" don't actually need a database; they need a coach to explain the hand they just lost.

The rest of this guide assumes you want hand history files in your hands so you can use them with whatever tool fits your workflow.

GGPoker / Natural8

GGPoker is branded as Natural8 across most of Asia (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia). The clients are skins of the same network — same player pool, same hand history format, same export flow. Use whichever client you have installed; the steps are identical.

How to export

1. Open the GGPoker / Natural8 client → Settings → Data → Hand History.
2. Choose a date range and click Request Hand History. GGPoker delivers the files to your registered email — usually within a few minutes for recent sessions, longer if you request months at once.
3. Download the .zip from email; inside is a flat folder of .txt files, one per session.

Format quirks

• GGPoker hands look like standard PokerStars-style text but tag the network as GGNetwork in the header line.
• All-in equity displays sometimes appear as separate marker lines — most tools strip these automatically.
• The .zip may contain multiple subfolders if you played across cash and tournaments; flatten them before bulk import.

📖 Detailed GGPoker guide with screenshots: GGPoker Export Guide · See also: Natural8 (GGPoker) Hand Analysis with AI

PokerStars

PokerStars writes hand histories to disk automatically — you don't need to request anything. Just navigate to the folder.

• Windows: C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\PokerStars\HandHistory\[YourScreenName]\
• Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/PokerStars/HandHistory/[YourScreenName]/

Each session is one .txt file. PokerStars rotates the file roughly per ~50 hands, so a long cash session may generate several files. To keep the folder clean, archive older months into a dated subfolder occasionally.

If you don't see hand histories being saved, open the PokerStars client → Settings → Game Settings → check that Save my hand histories to my hard drive is ticked.

WPT Global

WPT Global is one of the newer rooms; the export UI lives under a slightly different path than the older sites:

1. Cashier / My Account → History → Hand History.
2. Filter by date or game type, click Email Hand Histories.
3. WPT Global emails a .zip of .txt files.

PokerTracker 4 supports WPT Global natively. Hold'em Manager support is more limited; some users use a converter script before import.

📖 WPT Global converter & analysis specifics: WPT Global Hand Converter

888poker

1. Open the 888poker client → Settings → General → look for Hand History Location.
2. Note the path shown — usually C:\Program Files\888poker\HandHistory\ on Windows.
3. Hand histories save automatically per session.

888poker uses its own header format — most converters recognize it, but if a tool seems to misimport 888 hands, double-check your auto-import folder is pointed at the correct subdirectory (888 sometimes nests by stake level).

PartyPoker, WPN (ACR), iPoker, QQPK

These four are smaller but supported by DEEPFOLD and most major trackers.

If your auto-save folder is empty, the site may have moved the path in a recent update — search your AppData and ProgramData folders for HandHistory to find the new location.

X-Poker (formerly PokerBros) — The Special Case

X-Poker is the one major site where there is no .txt hand history export. The client doesn't write logs to disk, doesn't have a "request my history" email flow, and doesn't expose a hand history menu. Players have historically had to type the hand into a notes app from memory — losing detail every time.

This is the gap DEEPFOLD fills. Every X-Poker hand has a shareable replay link in the client (the ... menu on a finished hand → Share Replay) that looks like:

https://play.xpoker.com/replay/abc123def456...

Paste that link into DEEPFOLD's AI Coach and DEEPFOLD parses the replay, reconstructs the hand history, and runs analysis — leak detection, range work, line evaluation. No other AI poker tool supports X-Poker replay links as of writing. PokerTracker, Hold'em Manager, and standard converters all require a .txt they cannot get.

If you play on X-Poker and have been unable to study your hands, this single feature is why DEEPFOLD exists.

📖 Full X-Poker analysis walkthrough: How to Review X-Poker Hands

After You Have the File: Three Paths

You've got the .txt (or replay link). What now?

Path 1 — AI coaching for specific hands. Paste the contents into DEEPFOLD AI Coach. Ask in plain English: "Why did I lose this pot?" / "Should I have 3-bet here?" / "What's my range on this turn?" — get specific, hand-aware answers in seconds. Best for: figuring out why a session went wrong.

Path 2 — Long-term database. Import into PokerTracker 4 or Hold'em Manager 3. Set the auto-import folder once, then play normally — your stats build up over weeks. Best for: tracking VPIP/PFR by position, win rate by stake, leak hunting at scale.

Path 3 — Solver work. Export the spot of interest into a solver (PioSolver, GTO Wizard, GTO+, MonkerSolver) for GTO range trees. Best for: deep theory study on a recurring spot.

Most serious players use a mix of 1 + 2 — DEEPFOLD for "explain this hand now" and a tracker for long-term metrics.

Common Issues & Fixes

"My folder is empty even though I'm playing." Check the site's auto-save setting. PokerStars and most rooms have a per-game-type toggle; tournaments and cash may have separate settings. Also check anti-virus / OneDrive sync — both sometimes block writes to AppData folders.

"PokerTracker doesn't recognize the file." Most often a site update changed the header line. Check for an update in PokerTracker's site definitions. Failing that, paste the raw .txt into DEEPFOLD — DEEPFOLD's parser is lenient about header changes that break legacy tools.

"GGPoker email never arrived." Check spam. If it's not there after 30 minutes, log a support ticket — GGPoker occasionally drops the email for very large date ranges. Splitting the request into smaller windows usually works.

"Hand history is encrypted / unreadable." Some Asian network skins encrypt the on-disk hand history file. Use the in-client Email Request flow instead — those email exports are unencrypted.

"X-Poker replay link looks different than your example." X-Poker occasionally changes the URL pattern. DEEPFOLD's parser tracks the variants. If a recent link doesn't parse, paste it anyway — DEEPFOLD will tell you if it's an unsupported format and we update the parser regularly.

Supported Formats

FAQ

Do I have to convert files before uploading to DEEPFOLD?

No. DEEPFOLD accepts the raw .txt from any supported site as-is — paste the contents into the chat or upload the file. The "converter" terminology comes from the PokerTracker / Hold'em Manager era; DEEPFOLD's parser handles formats natively.

Can I batch upload a whole month of hands at once?

Yes — paste multiple hands or upload multiple files. DEEPFOLD's tier limits apply to hands per month (3 free, 10 Basic, 30 PRO), not files. A single .txt may contain many hands, all of which count.

Will my hand histories be shared or used to train other models?

No. Hand histories you upload to DEEPFOLD are private to your account. They are not shared with other users, not used for public model training, and you can delete them at any time.

What if I'm playing on a site not in your list?

Paste a sample hand into DEEPFOLD AI Coach and ask whether the format is supported. New sites get added regularly. The most important compatibility test is: does the file have one hand per block with action lines (e.g. Player1: bets 50)?

Should I keep the original .txt files after analysis?

Yes — keep them in dated folders. Re-running analysis later, or re-importing into a tracker after a software upgrade, both need the originals. Cloud-sync them or back them up monthly.

🎯 Paste any hand history (or X-Poker replay link) into DEEPFOLD AI Coach — first hand free, no signup, no install.

📖 See also: How to Review X-Poker Hands · Natural8 (GGPoker) Hand Analysis · Poker Tracking Software Guide · PokerTracker Alternatives 2026