Heads‑Up Display (HUD)
A heads-up display, or HUD, is software that shows statistics about your opponents on the table in real time while you play online poker. The numbers come from hand histories and show how often a player raises, folds and calls.
The simple explanation
A HUD adds small lines of numbers next to each player's name. Examples are how many hands they play and how often they raise before the flop. These help you learn quickly how an opponent plays and adjust your strategy.
A closer look
Common HUD stats include VPIP, the percentage of hands in which a player puts money in the pot voluntarily, PFR, the percentage of hands raised before the flop, and 3-bet percentage. The numbers are meaningful only after enough hands are recorded, perhaps a few hundred. Not all sites allow HUDs, and many have banned them or limited the data, to give weaker players more protection. Popular programs are PokerTracker, Hold'em Manager and DriveHUD.
A practical example
A HUD shows that the player on your left plays 45 percent of hands and raises only 5 percent. You decide to bet more often against them when they check.
Full explanation
A heads-up display, or HUD, is software that shows statistics about your opponents on the table in real time while you play online poker. The numbers come from hand histories and show how often a player raises, folds and calls.
A heads-up display, or HUD, is an add-on program that shows an online opponent’s statistics at the table.
It is based on the hand histories that the site records.
Players use it to see how loose, tight, aggressive or passive their opponents are.
Some poker sites do not allow HUDs.
Alternative spelling: Heads-Up Display, Heads Up Display, HUD