The XP Leaderboard
The XP Leaderboard is there to motivate you and to measure you against the other regs.
Gandalf
Co-founder of Poker Sciences
Poker Spin Tracker offers two leaderboards. The one we are going to look at in this chapter, the XP Leaderboard, is Poker Spin Tracker's overall leaderboard: it adds up all your activity since you signed up.
The other leaderboard, the Divisions, works differently: it resets to zero every Monday and compares players of the same level through a system of Divisions. But we will get to that in the next chapter.
1. How you earn XP
On every import, each imported Spin earns XP. The exact amount depends on five factors combined together:
XP earned per Spin
- 1 base XP: each Spin earns 1 XP.
- EV: we then use the EV you posted on that Spin. The better you play, the more XP you earn.
- Buy-in score: a multiplier tied to the Spin's buy-in (see next section).
- √flames: the square root of your flame counter. It rewards consistent activity.
- Randomness between 1.5 and 5: a randomly drawn number is applied to each Spin, on every import. That is what makes the XP Leaderboard less predictable.
Focus on flames
Flames are your counter of consecutive days of activity on Poker Sciences. They are shared with the Trainer (Preflop Pack): they go up as soon as you are active on one side or the other (a hand import on Poker Spin Tracker or a Trainer session).
- +1 flame for every new day you are active.
- -3 flames for every full day of inactivity.
- Even at 0 flames, XP keeps a minimum ×1 multiplier (never ×0).
The square root smooths out the gaps: 16 flames give a ×4, 64 flames give a ×8, 144 flames a ×12.
2. The buy-in score
High buy-in players have a lower average EV per Spin: the fields are tougher, the margins are tighter. Without a correction, a player at €1 would automatically end up with more XP than a player at €50. The buy-in score offsets this asymmetry.
| Buy-in | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| €1 | ×1 |
| €2 | ×1.2 |
| €5 | ×1.5 |
| €10 | ×1.85 |
| €25 | ×2.3 |
| €50 | ×3 |
| €50+ | ×3.5 |
Every buy-in level therefore ends up on the same scale. Playing higher is not a requirement to climb the leaderboard: a steady, precise player at €2 can overtake a sloppier player at €20.
3. The Spins that earn XP
Not every Spin sitting in your database necessarily earns XP. Four eligibility rules apply and the most restrictive one wins: a Spin only counts if it was played after these four cutoff dates.
| Rule | Date |
|---|---|
| Leaderboard launch | February 23, 2026. No Spin played before this date earns XP, even if it was imported later. |
| Signup to Poker Sciences | Your account creation date. Hands played before you signed up are counted in your stats across the rest of Poker Spin Tracker. |
| Login to Poker Spin Tracker | Only Spins played after your first login to Poker Spin Tracker count. |
| Data reset | If your data has been reset, eligibility restarts from the date of that reset. |
Once earned, XP is yours for good: it does not shrink over time and it never expires. Your total can only grow!
4. An anonymous leaderboard
The leaderboard only shows your Poker Spin Tracker username, your progress (tier, level, flames, Division) and your XP total. Everything else is private and cannot be deduced from your XP:
- The stakes you play
- Your winnings in €
- Your CEV
- Your in-game username at the rooms
This privacy is deliberate: the leaderboard is there to measure progress, not to expose bankrolls. Your rivals see that you are earning XP, and that is all.
5. A good indicator of your grind
Apart from the randomness between 1.5 and 5, which evens out over the long run anyway, your XP total is a very good indicator of your performance as a grinder.
The amount of XP you earn can vary with your flame counter, but that is on purpose: consistent activity is an integral part of the grind, and the flame count is itself a good indicator of your steadiness over time.
When you look at the XP earned over a short period (weekly or monthly), the picture becomes even more telling.
On the last-month leaderboard, the XP total piled up since signup no longer weighs in, and the gap between two players comes only from what they produced over that period: volume, EV, consistency. Ranking well on this kind of leaderboard therefore means you genuinely outperformed your opponents over the past few weeks, not that you signed up a long time ago.
That is exactly what the next chapter is about: the weekly leaderboard by Divisions, which resets to zero every Monday, is probably the purest indicator of your performance as a grinder, provided you import your hands every week.
