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Due to the huge swings that I always see in NL, when does the BB/hr measure become a good measure of how well you're doing? 1000 hands? 10000 hands? 100000 hands?
I find that there is so much variance that it's hard to use this as a measure. 1 hand can make the difference between 3 BB/hr and -3 BB/hr. |
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I would say at least 10,000 hands... but obviousl 50k or 100k would be a lot better measure.
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I think that the answer is never.
One stat alone is very dangerous... be careful.
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I have always heard of BB/hour in terms of limit play. Grinding it out over a long period of time at the limit tables 10K+ hands would give a pretty good idea of your results.
The swings in NL seem like it would make this number irrelevent. Being a consistant winner over time is really the only thing that matters in NL, no? (and not going broke ![]() I would be interested to hear why others might think it is useful, though. |
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I agree 10k is min... Still kinda low tho.
Believe it or not, limit has bigger swings than NL. I mean sure .25/.5 NL has larger swings than .25/.5 limit, but when you compare dollar winrate to dollar swings, the dollar amount swings in NL are much smaller than limit. I haven't really tried explaining this to anyone before, so forgive me if it's poorly worded and makes little sense ![]() Cheers, Gutzz PS. I like BB/100 more than BB/hour. |
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I'd say 50,000 hands minimum. 10,000 is kind of small, especially if you're relatively new to the game, actively reading poker books and absorbing/employing new strategies, playing on sites where the player base changes significantly due to promotions, etc.
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When you sit down to a Cash game playing NL you had better make sure you come with a good bankroll !! I'm not talking Tournaments now, where you ppay a small entry and vie for a Big Payout. The analogy of Micro limit Hold'em games pales in comparison.
I suggest a little reading will go a long way. Dollar winrates don't mean much when a maniac goes all-in and u call him with AA and he flops 2 pair. And You called with 10000 chips. |
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You playing becomes statistically valid at 10,000 hands. The more hands the better, but by the time you have played 10,000 you have enough hands to make a statistical trend. I know I am saying this poorly, but anyway. I read an article once about AI's for Poker playing and read the stat number there.
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