I've heard that a good hourly rate for live 1/2 is anywhere between $10 to $20 hourly. I'm doing a little better than that (at 2/2) but I don't play long sessions. So I'm wondering; is my hourly rate "better" ONLY because I'm playing shorter sessions? Or is this actually a good sign?
I find that I can go to the poker room, sit down for two or sometimes three hours and make $100 to $150. I'm not a wealthy guy, so a hundred bucks is a fair amount of money to me. So once I hit that mark I usually call it a night and head home happy. However, I can't help but wonder if my hourly rate would be worse if I actually stuck around.
Or should it be better?
I guess what I'm asking is, is it common to sit down for a short time and make half a buy-in? I'm sure that the guys that make $10 to $20 hourly are making more than me for their total sessions. And I'm sure that a hundred bucks or so isn't much to them. But it's hard to keep playing when I feel like I've done what I came to do.
It's really not that hard to hit that target which is why I kinda feel like I'm cheating. Like, sure I can make 100 in an hour or two but would I be loser in longer sessions? Or am I actually leaving money on the table?
I plan on playing longer sessions starting today and I'll report back and let everyone know how it goes. But I'd love to get some feedback from the community on this.
I also want to mention that this isn't a one-off type of thing. I've done this 15 times at this point. So yes, it's not a huge sample size but it has been consistent. I have had a couple losing sessions (and I know more will come) but I've also had a couple nights where I made much, much more than a hundred or so. Coincidentally those sessions were a little longer but I really feel like those big wins were just a big dose of run good.
I will say, I think the live players at my local room are pretty soft (for the most part). That plays a major role in all this I'm sure. because before I go play live I always do at least 20 minutes of HH review in PT4 and play at least 30 minutes of online cash. And I play online every day (with very different results lol).
Anyway, I wanted to provide as much info as I could. I can provide more if needed but that's gist of it all. So what do ya' think?
I find that I can go to the poker room, sit down for two or sometimes three hours and make $100 to $150. I'm not a wealthy guy, so a hundred bucks is a fair amount of money to me. So once I hit that mark I usually call it a night and head home happy. However, I can't help but wonder if my hourly rate would be worse if I actually stuck around.
Or should it be better?
I guess what I'm asking is, is it common to sit down for a short time and make half a buy-in? I'm sure that the guys that make $10 to $20 hourly are making more than me for their total sessions. And I'm sure that a hundred bucks or so isn't much to them. But it's hard to keep playing when I feel like I've done what I came to do.
It's really not that hard to hit that target which is why I kinda feel like I'm cheating. Like, sure I can make 100 in an hour or two but would I be loser in longer sessions? Or am I actually leaving money on the table?
I plan on playing longer sessions starting today and I'll report back and let everyone know how it goes. But I'd love to get some feedback from the community on this.
I also want to mention that this isn't a one-off type of thing. I've done this 15 times at this point. So yes, it's not a huge sample size but it has been consistent. I have had a couple losing sessions (and I know more will come) but I've also had a couple nights where I made much, much more than a hundred or so. Coincidentally those sessions were a little longer but I really feel like those big wins were just a big dose of run good.
I will say, I think the live players at my local room are pretty soft (for the most part). That plays a major role in all this I'm sure. because before I go play live I always do at least 20 minutes of HH review in PT4 and play at least 30 minutes of online cash. And I play online every day (with very different results lol).
Anyway, I wanted to provide as much info as I could. I can provide more if needed but that's gist of it all. So what do ya' think?
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