Re: normal distribution
Answer: it depends.
First, if you want to be anally technical, it never is "exactly" normal. The distribution only tends towards normal as n (# hands) goes to infinity. You probably knew that, so...
Ok, less anally, it depends on the game. In looser games, you will win fewer but bigger pots, creating more skew. That would take more hands than in tigher games. So there is no single answer to your question, covering all situations.
My guess is that in the 100-200 range, it's looking pretty normal in most games. If I had some data, I could set up a quick sim and give a better answer. I would need to know how often (%) you win/lose 1BB, 2BBs, 3BBS, ... etc. If anyone wants to post that data...
alThor
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