Zeus, Yup, Limit stud or hold 'em average about one big bet per hour for the win, if you play nearly perfectly. And there is a lot of variation around that number. That's also live. Online, with much lower rakes, many more hands and no tipping the dealer delivers more wins per hour.
Omaha just about doubles that because the stakes are the same, but the pots end up being much larger. Which makes sense, as many more people are going to be dealt playable hands with four pocket cards. I played a pot limit Omaha nickle/dime blinds game yesterday and split a $90 pot.
No limit, of course, can't be quantified as easily. People with potentially winning hands will often fold to a huge bet when they would definitely call a limit bet. If you've got a made hand, you want to drive out the draws. It works like a charm in pot limit Omaha. The only player who stays with you after a huge bet is the guy who eventually beats you. <VBG>
I also question the idea that a lot of these poker players can afford to lose a lot of money. They may have made a bunch, but many have also lost a bunch. A lot of them do not keep their day jobs just because they love to work. <VBG> Every time I hear that so and so won $300,000 in a tournament, I think "o.k., he pays half to the angel who paid his entry fee. Then, he pays the IRS 40%. That leaves him with $90,000 clear. Then he goes to a cash game and drops $25,000 to Chip Reese. Next tournament he busts out of the money. He did all right, but he's not exactly set for life. |
