how many big blinds per 100 hands is considered...

[theyweresuited]

good playing .50/1 NL online... is it in the 5-6 big blind range per 100 hands...i've read plently about what is considered good in limit but don't really have a clue what is good in NL. the reason for this question is that i just switched from limit to NL and like i said have no clue. sorry for the elementary question but i couldn't find what i wanted using the search functions. thanks [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[delta k]

um i ran at 14 for august and -7 thus far in sept so i think 7 is a good average. but i read somewhere that winning >> losing

[acidca]

i think 1bb/100 is good and -1bb/100 is bad.

in nl, the std dev of your bb/100 is enormous, so it's very hard to get a good number.
also, bb/100 is going to be much higher for strong LAGs than it is for strong TAGs, since LAGs play more hands/100. LAGs will probably be able to play fewer tables (and therefore less hands/hr) since their style of play requires them to concentrate more on each table (because they're playing more hands!). Of course, this only applies up to a certain point, at which adding a hand/100 is going to lower your winrate (impossible to maintain a winrate playing 100% of hands).

conclusion: i don't know.

Oh, and I ran at 3bb/100 6-8 tabling .05/.10 on fulltilt and am now running 24bb/100 3-4 tabling .10/.25 on pokerstars. I won't maintain 24bb/100.

[BukNaked36]

This is from the FAQ, which is linked from the Master Sticky. Seriously read everything there. It's better than any poker book.


Q: What's a sustainable winrate for this game?

A: I believe the average winrate sustained by fairly good players is 7-8PTBB/100. Click here for a winrate thread. Aiming for anything above 0 is reccomended.

[Jack10]

Let winrate take care of itself. Aim your focus toward improving your game. Never be satisfied with your winrate because it could always be better.

[Hince]

If you are concerned with your winrate you are off to a very bad start.

[kurto]

Oh come on. I think its fine even for new players to know what a decent winrate to strive for is.

If I want to be snarky I'd say that a new player should read all the stickies before posting questions. There's a lot of info for new players including the answer to his question.

[theyweresuited]

alright i get the point [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]....was just curious because this is my first venture into NL..i played 2/4 to 5/10 limit before and was just trying to get a gauge...i wasn't really considered as i don't even have much of a sample yet...i guess it was a dumb question after reading the responses...sorry guys [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]....will just let it take care of itself...thanks again

[Jamougha]

Keep aiming for one more than your current wr and you'll be fine.

[Jay Riall]

Out of interest, what is a good sample size for proof you are a winning player? Can't find this anywhere, so might aswell post it here, rather than clutter the forum with another gay thread.