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05-31-2012 , 11:12 AM

Pug Walker

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How many total hours of play would you guys say is a reasonable sample to tell how you're doing?

Currently at 75 hours

05-31-2012 , 11:21 AM

SeaUlater

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To know if you're a winning player? 500 will probably suffice.

05-31-2012 , 11:24 AM

i1lsia

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500-1000 hours would be an ok sample provided you varied your location. IE just because you can crush the games at your local casino, at your level, doesn't make you a winning player elsewhere at other limits.

05-31-2012 , 11:28 AM

masaraksh

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at least 500 at 2/5+ imo.

05-31-2012 , 11:30 AM

11t

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Quote:

Originally Posted by i1lsia

I doubt this is true

05-31-2012 , 11:32 AM

Superman1

old hand

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i would say around 700 hours should give you a pretty good idea.

05-31-2012 , 11:35 AM

Pug Walker

adept

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And when should you move up in stakes?
Once you build your BR high enough? Or once you have a large sample and youre a winning player?

05-31-2012 , 11:38 AM

quesuerte

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There is no magic number, the more you play the more sure you are.

As has been said again and again by the time you get in a large sample, both your game and that of your opponents is likely to have changed anyway.

Far better to concentrate on playing well, understanding the maths that make certain plays the correct ones rather than obsessing about win rates etc.

05-31-2012 , 11:40 AM

quesuerte

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Such generic questions are worthless and impossible to answer.

If you want advice go to the Finance thread and give details.

05-31-2012 , 12:00 PM

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gobbledygeek

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OP, just to put the live poker experience in perspective, I believe the record for most hands played on-line in a single 24-hour session (i.e. one day) is above 50,000 hands. At an average of 30 hands an hour in the live setting, it would take 1,600 live hours to accomplish what people can do in one day on-line.

Gi.e.hopeyou'rerunninggoodthislifetimeG

05-31-2012 , 12:10 PM

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i1lsia

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BradleyT

This is just ******ed.

Which part?
The hours may be a bit low i guess?
I'm pretty sure though that the 5/10 at my local hillbilly WV casino is much weaker than the 5/10 @ foxwoods or in vegas. It's certainly 100x easier than the 1000NL games online.

05-31-2012 , 12:14 PM

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AcePlayerDeluxe

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OP, this has been discussed time and time again in the bankroll thread and various other places. Do a search on it.

There are guys who have played for 30 years and will never be as good as some of the people here. Hours doesn't make you a winning player. What you put into the game will. It takes more than just playing X number of hours.

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