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Karak567
11-20-2005, 03:29 AM
Sorry if this is a repeat question, but I could not find it with search or in the FAQ (sorry if I missed anything).

What is considered a decent sample size of hands to judge my playing ability off of at NL cash?
11-20-2005, 03:32 AM
10K hands.
gol4pro
11-20-2005, 03:41 AM
for any REAL accuracy... 50k

After about 20-25 you should have a good idea.
wtfsvi
11-20-2005, 03:57 AM
Real accuracy after 50k hands? I don't think so. Should give you an idea though.
Karak567
11-20-2005, 01:33 PM
Alright, thanks guys.
swolfe
11-20-2005, 03:36 PM
"How many hands..." (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Number=1342415&page=0)
rachelwxm
11-21-2005, 01:03 PM
10k hands is enough unless your winrate is low (like <5ptbb/100).

Assuming std of 35ptbb/100, so your std of 10k hand is about 3.5ptbb/100. If your winrate is 10ptbb/100 after 10k hands, you are almost sure your long turn rate is positive.
Isura
11-21-2005, 01:18 PM
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10K hands.

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Yeah right. I lag fish can run hot for over 10k hands.
11-21-2005, 01:43 PM
Thank you.

Dumle
wtfsvi
11-21-2005, 02:09 PM
That it's enough to be fairly certain you are a winning player doesn't mean it's enough to "judge your playing ability". And that standard variance is about half as big as mine.
rachelwxm
11-21-2005, 02:40 PM
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That it's enough to be fairly certain you are a winning player doesn't mean it's enough to "judge your playing ability".

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I agree this is statistics measure. You can certainly convince yourself long before that by judging the player level.

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And that standard variance is about half as big as mine.

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Obviously we play very different styles. /images/graemlins/smile.gif