Here is my midyear progress:

Games mostly 1/2 142 hrs(100bb bi max)and 1/3 126hrs(66bb bi max),~20hrs of 2/5(60bb bi),3/5(100bb bi)

Session length= very short ~2hrs.
I work nights and weekends so it is hard to find a decent game and put in solid hours, also i probably have too big of a tendency to try to book wins and small losses. Rather than quit, when my play or the game degrades.

Stats are taken on Poker Income App. Included in results are Promotions(except $1200 cash in freeroll tourney), Tips, some food and drinks. Dated Jan 1-June 30th.

Profit: $6891
Hours: 297
$ per hr: $23.20
Cashed: 102/151 sessions 67%
BB/hr: 13.10

Obv not enough hours to be hugely significant especially since June was my best month, and in 62hours accounts for nearly half of yearly profits $3223.
So definitely on a heater. I'll have to see how things shake out at 500 hrs/1k hrs etc.

Im starting to take 10% of each win + 25% of monthly wins to bulk up my savings. The 10% started last session, the 25% will start at the end of July.

BR is apx $6500, as it approaches 10K I will take more consistent shots at 3/5.

Will update at 500 hours.

My transition to live nl following BF is still going well. The toughest part is finding the time to play. 28hrs(Apr), 65hrs(May), 77hrs(June)

Brag: My 10 buy-ins downswing in NL1000 is finally over and I'm making profit again!
Beat: I'm up 2-buyins in the las 60 days.

Variance: Waiting for the God Mode to come soon!

Cool thread. Here's my stats, taken over several years playing almost exclusively .25/.50 home games (included also are three 1/2 sessions from this year, ~12 hrs of play).

I got lazy/forgot about PokerTracker for about 18 months, so there are gaps in my stats, which includes most of my 1/2 casino play and my online play. I would conservatively estimate that my total profit from 1/2 and online is ~$1k.

Cash Games
Cash Game Count: 169
Wins: 112
Losses: 57
Total Won/Lost: $1,624.75
Average / Hour: $2.78
Std. Dev. (Amount): $48.54
Total Hours: 585h 15m

I like the 5BB/hr winrate, but it's important to note the structure/make-up of the game. Most of these games were shorthanded (usually 6-8 players), so I saw more playable hands per hour. Also there was obviously no rake.

However, I feel the level of skill in this game (mostly the same core 15-20 players) was relatively high. I believe most common wisdom is that something like 8-12% of players are winners. Sitting down in a typical 1/2 game in a casino, I typically feel I'm the only profitable player at the table, or maybe one of two. In our game, by contrast, we would typically have 3-4 skilled, profitable players in our 6-8 handed game. So basically I feel like it was relatively harder to grind out wins in this environment than a typical 1/2 game, in terms of BB/hr.

Tournaments
Tournament Count: 50
Total Buy-ins: $586.00
Total Payouts: $1,316.00
Total Won/Lost: $730.00
Average Won/Lost: $14.60

These were mostly $10-20 home tournaments, with about 20 players per tournament on average. We had good structures with plenty of time to play. Again, this does not include online play, where I played mostly $10-20 10-handed sit-n-goes. And it does not include about 12 tournaments from the 2009 "Season" in which I took first place in the league standings and profited ~$200-300. It also does not include the 3 casino tournaments I've played, which included a $600 win in a $55 MTT.

Conclusion
So while the stakes are petty, I like my overall results. 5BB/hr in a tough short-handed game over ~600 hrs is good, but obviously a small sample. I'm a student so I've been forced to take money out of my bankroll for pesky things like rent, food and gas. At this point, I should be comfortably rolled for 1/2 with my eye on 2/5, but as it stands I only have around $2k in "poker money".

So my focus now is on grinding the 1/2 games and waiting around for online poker to come back. Currently trying to run my roll up to a more appropriate number, but I'm not too worried about being short-rolled because I only get to play 1/2 once a week. I wish I had better stats on my live 1/2 play. I estimate I've played less than 100 hours, since my sessions tend to be short. However, I like the soft competition and feel comfortable at the stakes.

Peace and love,
Eazy

Fun thread. I enjoyed reading through the debate back in April about whether it's possible to win more than $15/hr in $1/$2 NL, since I've been winning more than that and feel like a mediocre player myself.

Just to add to the data pool, results from this year's sessions, all playing $1/$2 NLHE, usually full ring, average session ~4 hours:

+237
+34
+343
+500
(-10)
+3
+240
+413
+350
+110
(-200)
+17
(-86)
+115
(-37)
(-200)
(-200)
(-24)
+128
+266
+182
+201
+210
+533
+2
(-200)
+243
(-200)
+9
(-95)
(-129)
(-100)
+120
+442

34 sessions (22 winning, 12 losing)

Total profit: $3217
Estimated hourly: $3217/136 = $23.65/hour (up $94.62 per session)

My goal for this year was to average $100/session. Last year my average profit was just over $57 per session and I played about 55 sessions. So, happily, it looks like I'm playing better this year.

Some people have a golf league or a bowling league where they go out once a week and pay $20-$40+ to have some fun. I have fun playing poker about once a week and I profit almost $100 (on average) each time. How cool is that?

It looks like you're only playing 1 bullet and then leaving. I assume you're not capping off when you get down a certain amount either. Is this correct?

Judging by the results though, it doesn't seem to be affecting your mindset or aggressiveness negatively. I can never play as confidently as I would like when I don't have at least 3 buy-ins with me.

What sometimes makes it even worse for me is that the nearest room is 1.5 hours from home so it screws with my mind sometimes when I think that if I play too loosely and aggressively and lose too much right away, I'll be stuck sitting there for several hours waiting for the bus home with nothing to do. So instead, I feel like I sit there and play too tight and bleed away almost half a stack every time before making anything. But maybe not because I can fold for a half hour, someone at the table can make a remark about it, and I'll still get a lot of action on raises and re-raises.

As you can see I recently concluded close to a 10 buy-in downswing @ $2/5. The big upswing day was actually my first session of $5/10. Will break down stats between $5/10 and $2/5 once I get some more hours in @ $5/10.

nice graph BAE, i need about 30 more hours to get to 200 and I will be posting my Poker Journal screenshots

I typically buy in for just $100, so those -$200 days are 2-buyin losses. I bring $300 with me but after losing two buyins I often decide to call it a night. I have bought in a third time in 2 sessions but have always gone up from there.

Good discipline. I have been practicing the same. For the last 6 losing sessions, I only had 2 over 2 BI losses, one for 4 BI and the other for 2.5 BI.

You should buy in for 100bbs at least. When switching over after black friday I was buying in 50bbs then switched to 100. You will be amazed at how much this increases your hourly.

At 30 hands/hr, missing an extra 30-40bbs or whatever cause you didn't cover your opponent is super costly. You can expect around 10bbs/hr if you are crushing. So you can see how costly it will be to your hrly by missing value cause of your stack.

It will most definitely be worth the little extra risk.

[IMG]https://www.*************.com/pokergraphs/drawlineplot.php?y=total&category=Winnings&t=13102 49577&range=All+Time[/IMG]

Just started keeping track of my numbers. This is the last 6 weeks live in Vegas

Chips are also worth a lot less when you're short-stack, especially if you're used to deep stack.

Both my calling and shoving range is probably 10 - 15% wider if I am short-stacked.

I am pretty sure this has been answered before, but I do not have the time to go through all 775 posts and check.

How much will not capping off your stack effect your winrate?

I know this may be a hard question to answer without any of my stats, but any answer will help.

Whenever I play I always buy in maximum which, in my case, is 66.67 BBs or $200. There are times when I go below $200. Sometimes its only a couple of dollars some times its to a point where I only have $40 left. I only bring 2 BIs with me since my BR is a little low (Just started playing live seriously). Whenever I get down below my original BI I do not like to cap it off. Is this going hurt my winrate in a big way?

There are two reasons I buy in for just $100.

1. Most of the bad players at the table have $100 or less. It's usually the good players (although sometimes also a bad player that doubled up) with more than that.

2. Buying in short allows me to do some things early that make me look looser than I really am. I swear, each night it seems like I follow the same pattern: get blinded down to around $90, pick up AKo, get like 5 other people who put $8-$10 out there, I shove all in, pick up $40-$50 for free, and then not only am I up to $130-$140, but also no one believes me later when I raise big with AA or KK.

I don't know -- it seems to work for me. I like the ability to start in a tight, attacking short-stack mode and then, as the night goes on and I (hopefully) get deeper stacked, switch into a different game where set-mining and limping in with suited connectors can be profitable.

Say one bad player buys $100 n wins a few pots while you lose a few, n now stacks are $90 to $140. Not playing a bigger stack cost you $50. That's 2.5 extra hrs of work at ~10bbs/hr.

I would be very cognizant of the stack sizes of your targets and be sure to always cover them. Even if you are scared to play full stacked against regs.

Even if only a few bad players at the table have more than you. If this happens once per session, it's murdering your winrate, and extending your session by 2.5 hrs to make the same money.

Looking at your winnings, you shouldn't have a problem financially. Start bringin 2, $200 bullets to the casino. A 100bb stack plays waaaaaaay longer than a 50bb so these two bullets will actually be better than your previous 3 ($100) bullets.

I always buyin $200 and cap off when I get down to $120ish and rarely rarely in a game for over $400.

^^^^ yes!!!!

Folks under-value that "meta game". Fish don't notice that you change your game when you move from 50bb to 200bb.

Critique is good, but my guess is your win rate is not better than his...

I think he knows what he's doing.

BTW I'm in awe of your discipline. $200 for the night is a great way to do it.

I have nights where I'm in $1000 at 1/2 and 2/5. I usually end up with a win but a lot of risk. I should look at trying what you do.

It's 3 hrs+ driving to get to casino and back so I really hate to leave though...

The other thing you can do is buy in for $100 but then rebuy for more.

It actually works well as folks think you're just tilted...

Whereas if you buy in full-stack at first they think you're serious and watch out for you more.

It helps that my drive is about 10 minutes, yeah.

I'm a newb when it comes to live poker and have only been playing for about two months (played home games and internet for a while). I've been playing about 40 hours a week and so far these are my winrates

1/2-$22.50/hr
2/5-$40/hr(only have about 40-50 hours here)

I know these are not a large sample sizes so what I wanted to know is whether these win rates are sustainable or should i lower my standards as I keep playing. I'm a college student, and the amount I'm making right now is real good, but i don't want to get accustomed to these amounts if their not attainable in the long run

Those win rates are pretty standard afaik. I'm currently debating playing live for a living or sitting outside a 7-11 with a change cup in my hand, as im too weak to commit suicide/**** getting a job/online poker was murdered. Would be nice to avg 40~ at 2-5 out the gate, had a decent trip to vegas but after easily 400k+ hands of 6max online I can't imagine my play is suitable for full ring live. I was an uber nit in vegas and played maybe 1 or 2 hands/hour - in an active hour.

Back in the old days, people do physical labor for a living. Don't believe me, read about it in a history book.

This is my nightmare.

Horrors.... Might involve going outside! And doing something productive!

The Horror.... The Shame....

Yes, very attainable in general.

But are they likely YOUR win rates? Very unlikely. Budget for $6/hr for 1/2 and $12 at 2/5. Maybe you'll be happily surprised.