I am building a poker related forum. I would like to be phpBB ( free ).
One of the things I really want to have is: the users to be able to post their poker hands.
Good example for what I want is:
http://grinders.org/poker/forumdisplay.php?f=14

it is vbulletin.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks

Use images and add them to the "emoticon" (smileys) system with shorthand codes


:kd: = king of diamonds
:5d: = five of diamonds
:as: = Ace of spades

and so on

Thanks for your suggestion.
I was thinking about doing it.
But the question in mind it about posting hands from their poker history.
( it's a text file ).
It has been implemented in many forums.

But the question in mind it about posting hands from their poker history.

And this "history" looks like?

Something like that:


PokerStars Game #6464829145: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/09/29 18:10:07 ET
Table 'Ruchbah III' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: yes2folD ($41.10 in chips)
Seat 2: TnTfan ($39 in chips)
Seat 3: Marshall28 ($97.85 in chips)
Seat 4: all at home ($22.80 in chips)
Seat 5: A.G. Nuts ($82.30 in chips)
Seat 6: RoyalFresh ($51.20 in chips)
Seat 7: rolandbozzz ($20.15 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero ($50.50 in chips)
Seat 9: onegoodplaya ($95.45 in chips)
all at home: posts small blind $0.25
A.G. Nuts: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ad Ah]
RoyalFresh: folds
rolandbozzz: raises $1.50 to $2
Hero: raises $4.50 to $6.50
onegoodplaya: folds
yes2folD: folds
TnTfan: folds
Marshall28: raises $91.35 to $97.85 and is all-in
all at home: folds
A.G. Nuts: folds
rolandbozzz: calls $18.15 and is all-in
Hero: calls $44 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [6h Ts 6c]
*** TURN *** [6h Ts 6c] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [6h Ts 6c 5h] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [Ad Ah] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
Marshall28: mucks hand
Hero collected $60.70 from side pot
rolandbozzz: mucks hand
Hero collected $58.20 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $121.90 Main pot $58.20. Side pot $60.70. | Rake $3
Board [6h Ts 6c 5h 8h]
Seat 1: yes2folD folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: TnTfan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Marshall28 (button) mucked [Ks Ac]
Seat 4: all at home (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: A.G. Nuts (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: RoyalFresh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: rolandbozzz mucked [Th As]
Seat 8: Hero showed [Ad Ah] and won ($118.90) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 9: onegoodplaya folded before Flop (didn't bet)

It will need some code to parse the file

then convert this:

Board [6h Ts 6c 5h 8h]

to images

hearts:6
spades:10
clubs:6
hearts:5
hearts:8

Thank you so much for your willingness to help.
The logic is - there are 2-3 most popular Forum Scripts out there.
I understand that it will need some coding but this work has been done many times.
I just can not find the script ( the widget, the addon, the plug or whatever ).
I digged a lot and found a lot of forums with poker hand history posting options.
But not the script.
Do I really have to find a freelancer to do the job that has been done hundreds of times ?
If it comes to it I may do it if it is not expensive ... but I still hope that I may find the script.

I doubt if it has been done "hundreds of times" maybe once or twice then shared or sold around the communities.

Things such as this.
http://www.handconverter.com/
http://www.handconverter.com/tools/