23/01/2024

Hourly schedules aid timely table exits after losses.

Many years ago, Tommy Angelo, an "old-school" pro player and author of several poker books, taught me how to get out of the game during a bad session. The basis of his method is a mathematical approach to assessing prospective losses through knowledge of hourly wages. Let's consider it with his example.
Hourly schedules aid timely table exits after losses.

Many years ago, Tommy Angelo, an "old-school" pro player and author of several poker books, taught me how to get out of the game during a bad session.
The basis of his method is a mathematical approach to assessing prospective losses through knowledge of hourly wages. Let's consider it with his example.
Let's say you're playing a $5/10 live cash game with a +20BB ($200) win rate per 100 hands over the long distance. With approximately 33 hands played per hour, your average pay per hour is $67.
Now let's say that after a full day of play, you're down $5K. Of course, this is not great, but not too much for your limit. You already know to end the session, but instead tell yourself:

“The game is very good. Maybe I should play another hour?

The correct answer to this question can be found as follows:
• Remember that you only earn $67 per hour
• You are already in the red by $5,000
• The next hour you will most likely be playing a non-A-game
• Total: The best you can expect on average is a $67 return

After going down this path, ask yourself - do you really want to spend another hour in the current situation for the possible $ 67 that you will receive if you play well?
Let's be realistic: you're just relying on luck. But even with your best hopes of making $5K back in the next hour of play, mathematically you can only count on $67.

Remember, we don't play poker to get lucky. We play to have a good hour for a long time.

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