Re: What percent of onliner poker players are profitable?
There are a couple of things you must consider when looking at your cumulative PokerTracker statistics.
No matter how large your database becomes the 42-43% winner and 57-58% loser rate is just a reflection of the dynamics of a 1 table session. During any session, on average, a little less than half the players will have winning sessions while a little more than half the players will have losing sessions. The rake makes this inevitable regardless of skill levels of the players.
Now, look at the individual players in your PokerTracker database. You will see countless players who have been profitable during your sessions but can no way be profitable long term. The main reasons they can't win long term is that they play too many hands, they are too aggressive or too passive.
The players that you see that are profitable, but play too many hands will ultimately find themselves in situations where they are dominated and will not be able to get away from their hands. Luckily they will hit longshot draws enough to keep them from going broke too fast and in the games longer.
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