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Originally Posted by tisrael2125
How many hands does it take to generally get a good representation of your skill level? 10k? 25k? And also is there a rough estimate of evBB/100 that signifies its time to move up in stakes assuming bankroll is not a limiting factor?
It depends on what you're playing.
For 2NL and 5NL cash games,
on regular tables, 20-30k hands will probably give a pretty good idea,
on zoom tables you'll want closer to 100k hands.
You can still run really good or bad over those samples, but it's a start.
Focus on improving your game instead of your winrate and the winrate will come.
EV bb / 100 is meaningless.
It just shows you how good or bad you run in all-in spots.
It's not an accurate representation of how good or bad you're running.
There are a million more things to take into consideration, for example how many good hands you're getting while your opponent is also getting good enough hands to call you down with.