[frob23]

In general, I watch my VP$IP/PFR (Voluntarily Put $ In Pot % / Pre-Flop Raise %) when I play. I just watch these in general and try to be aware of how the conditions in the game might be affecting it. I usually try to aim for [15-20]/[10-12]... but since I don't use pokertracker, these are usually estimates for myself. I do keep track of it using the "stats" function of the client software and some logic based on how the table is playing. The raise thing, I just keep an idea for myself for how often I limp.

I also watch my ptBB/100 (Big Bet / 100 hands). This tells me how profitable I have been playing per 100 hands. I use ptBB and not BB (Big Blinds) because I also keep track of limit hands in the same method. Basically, anything positive is good here... negative is bad... +3-5/100 is usually fairly decent at most levels but you can run even higher at the lowest levels. I keep track of this by recording my buy-ins and the number of hands I play (and what I cash out for). Then I have a spreadsheet which keeps everything in line and does the calculations automatically (as well as figures out an average ptBB/100 for all the sessions on the sheet).

I find that these numbers, VP$IP/PFR and BB/100 tell me most of what I want to know about how I have been playing. I occasionally have a person watch my games (he has PT) and he can give me more stats like my AF (aggression factor) that I enjoy but don't use as often.