Is there some kind of rating system, does anyone know the percentage of players (in each stake), that everyone plays in ?

Curious. Like for example, how good would you be after spending 10,000 hours in poker ? Or how many hands would it take before reaching a particular stakes ?

Want some answers. Know that the 10NL tables over here can get quite crowded.

There is absolutely no system like this, but as you move up the games (in general) get harder, so a 100nl reg will basically always be better than a 10nl reg, for example.

As a very (very!) loose rule of thumb, success at 200nl online, 109 mtts, or 5/T live nl tend to be the barometer for somewhat successful pro players. Obviously, winning players at those levels are within the top 5% of the playerbase. Being a winning player at 25nl, 2/5 live, or lowstakes online mtts already puts you in the top quartile for sure. These are some really loose guidelines, but hope it helps a bit.

In terms of advancement, that really depends. Knowing some players who started seriously playing during covid, basically everyone takes at least a year of dedicated effort (1000+ hrs) to become a strong player, with 2-3 years of work being quite common. And these are people who talk a lot of poker, consume training content, play a lot, and review their hands often. I think someone can learn to be a lowstakes winner in a few months, but to reach any sort of mid-high level is a multi-year endeavor for basically everyone.

I think a lot depends on each person, player and how much they study and their overall poker experience. Take myself as an example I'm just coming back to cash from 15+ years of playing MTT or not playing at all. Last time I played cash seriously it was just before and during the Moneymaker poker boom at 50nl. After only just over 8100 hands back now the hardest part for me was the first 3k-5k hands where I made basically nothing but went up n down. Now after just over 8100 hands I'm up $21.24 playing 2nl( I started at the very bottom) most of which was made in the last 3000 hands. Once I reach 25 buy-ins counting/including my original starting $50(for the next level 5nl) I'll be moving up. So when I reach $125.00 it's off to 5nl. Rinse and repeat for 10nl, 25nl and 50nl. 50nl where I played 15+ years is pretty much my end goal and where I'm comfortable playing so not sure I plan on going further. Guess we'll see when/if I reach 50nl....

I think Duncelanas above is right and it's probably at least a year endeavor to reach 50nl and multi-year to reach above that if one has almost little to no experience. A lot will depend on the studying time, playing time one puts in and experience one has overall playing. I'm really interested to see how long my goals(50nl at least) take me to reach.....

Good luck at the tables and with your goals IceCreamCone.



Cheers!!!