***Official Stars Regs Thread***

[Devildances]

Anyone who says the games are tough is not looking hard enough.

[ProfessorBen]

Looking for up to $7k in $PS. Have $FTP. Willing to take smaller amounts/jump through hoops as precautions. Reputable posters only. I know ZOMG_RIGGED was looking for the other side but he self-banned himself so if anyone could contact him it'd appreciate it.

I apologize to the mods and posters if this is bad form in this forum/thread.

Thanks,
-Ben

[Devildances]

oh snap oink now plays teh PLO...

[dragon1893]

Originally Posted by henholland

u guys, a 0.5BB winner and a 2BB winner will have almost exactly the same probability of losing 250BB in 2k hands

they will have same standard deviation?

[henholland]

Originally Posted by dragon1893

they will have same standard deviation?

ye pretty much

[ColeW123]

Originally Posted by Devildances

oh snap oink now plays teh PLO...

Yup, that was known I think.

Originally Posted by henholland

ye pretty much

Can you explain the math for me (if you can)?

[kikadell]

yeh oinks turning to the dark(er) side has been known for a long time

[henholland]

Originally Posted by ColeW123

Can you explain the math for me (if you can)?

the math for why the SD is the same for most players at 6max LHE?

There is not much to explain other than that the standard deviation (SD) is mostly a function of how the game of LHE plays.

I think you guys confuse SD with probability and magnitude of downswings.
Downswings are a function of two things (SD and winrate/edge).
SD is always around 18-21 or so for 6max LHE while the winrate is a variable.
So it is not far off to say that probability of downswings are only determined by your winrate in the games u play

[ColeW123]

Cool, thanks dude.

[Lestat]

Originally Posted by henholland

SD is always around 18-21 or so for 6max LHE while the winrate is a variable.

My SD has never been above 17, although I'll quickly concede that I'm not in some of your guy's league and don't push some of the smaller edges you do.

Even so, I find it interesting that SD could be as small of a factor in downswings as you're making it out. Small winners need a much larger bankroll than a significant winner precisely because of SD. Am I incorrect on that? Why else would you need a larger br if not for larger downswings?

When I 8 table small stakes I need at least 1000 big bets and probably another 300 just to be safe. It's nothing for me to swing +100 big bets in a single session. In fact, it's rare that I don't. When I 3-4 table higher stakes, I don't need anywhere near that much. If I 1 tabled, I'd feel very safe with a 500 br overall and I don't think I've ever slid even 100 big bets in a single session.

So yeah. Obviously I'm confused. I always thought this was because I have much less edge when 8-tabling low limits than I do playing just a few tables of higher limit. I could be wrong. I've been playing online seriously since the beginning of the year and I STILL don't know what limits or how many tables is optimal for me.

[bobhalford]

I just started up playing 3/6 and 5/10 after a two month hiatus. I don't remember the last time there were softer games...it's been years since the games have been this good at the site I play at, amazing.

[FLKicksAss]

Number of tables has got nothing to do with brm unless you go in extremes

[New001]

Where do you find/calculate SD? I think mine my be gigantic :/

[La Peste]

Originally Posted by New001

Where do you find/calculate SD? I think mine my be gigantic :/

If you have HEM, it is one of the stats you can use in your reports screen. I doubt yours is much different from everyone else's, although I know why you think that.

[New001]

I have PT3. I imported something that's supposed to give SD as a report, but I'm not so sure it's working.