[bigpooch]

Well, to be honest, maybe I put in more than 40 hours at the
draw tables last week. My balance on Paradise went up by
exactly $1059.25 which included a loss of $180 in the 40-80.
I also played some 5-10 LHE and lost a little but may have
won almost the same amount in the 8-16 and 3-6, so say that
overall I was down about $250 playing LHE on Paradise, so
I'll guess that last week I was up about $1300 at the draw
tables, although clearly some time was spent at the 2-4 and
3-6 draw tables (this week I don't remember playing any
5-10). Okay, maybe I also spent more than 40 hours at the
draw tables! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

When I did keep accurate records (pre 2005), I was able to
determine my win rate was almost 4 BBs/table-hour albeit at
the 1-2 level. The SD was such that for an 8-hour session,
I would expect to lose at only 3% of them, so it's almost
impossible to have a losing week. According to my records
in 2003 and 2004, including the days when Paradise only
allowed two tables, it was unusual if my weekly balance was
not up between $800 and $1100.

Also, I would say that my draw play could be more efficient:
I often don't play as optimally as I could because I am so
often 7-tabling, so my hands per hour decline as well as I
make a usual slip (mouse or mental) at the draw tables which
hurts my hourly rate. I am sure some of the better draw
players will mention how easy the games are and having a
long-term average of 3 BBs to 4 BBs per table hour isn't
something to write home about; besides, there are often
110 hands dealt per table per hour (and sometimes I have
seen that number surpass 140!).