I am starting in cash and my average profit is 5 to 10 $ in micro limits, I think it is quite acceptable, what do you think?

Hey man , we have played against in some tables in the past . I am new to cash games too and hope that a more experienced cash games player will answer this question.

In general, I have read that you should win above 5 BBS/100 , you can see this statistic if your are a HUD user and also take a look at your C/100.Those numbers as far as I know a universal indication in how you perform at the tables.Also to be as accurate as possible we need to have a sample greater than 50.000 hands?!?!

Also we must take into account how many hands are you playing per session.For example in how many hands you have that profit in 500,1000,2000 hands?But if we are talking about 2NL I think it is a decent profit per session IMHO.

Originally Posted by akmost

Hey man , we have played against in some tables in the past . I am new to cash games too and hope that a more experienced cash games player will answer this question.

In general, I have read that you should win above 5 BBS/100 , you can see this statistic if your are a HUD user and also take a look at your C/100.Those numbers as far as I know a universal indication in how you perform at the tables.Also to be as accurate as possible we need to have a sample greater than 50.000 hands?!?!

Also we must take into account how many hands are you playing per session.For example in how many hands you have that profit in 500,1000,2000 hands?But if we are talking about 2NL I think it is a decent profit per session IMHO.

When do you think it's worth investing in a HUD? I wouldn't be using it to track my winnings, but I've heard it provides statistics on the tendencies of your opponents. I'm generally unsure about the benefits of HUDs.

From a monetary standpoint the best trackers like PT4 are probably not worth the investment at 2-5NL. But if you play for profit, it should not be your end goal to play 2-5NL for the rest of your life. You are playing these limits mostly for practice, and having a tracker makes it easier to learn and improve. For instance PT4 has a function called leak tracker, which you can start to use, when you have around 10k hands. So rather than seeing the 79$, which a license cost, as "wasted", see it like investing in a pair of quality shoes, if you want to start running.

Originally Posted by fundiver199

From a monetary standpoint the best trackers like PT4 are probably not worth the investment at 2-5NL. But if you play for profit, it should not be your end goal to play 2-5NL for the rest of your life. You are playing these limits mostly for practice, and having a tracker makes it easier to learn and improve. For instance PT4 has a function called leak tracker, which you can start to use, when you have around 10k hands. So rather than seeing the 79$, which a license cost, as "wasted", see it like investing in a pair of quality shoes, if you want to start running.

"They had us in the first half... "
I was allmost thinking you were suggesting not to ivenst in a HUD. lol


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I think the money is well invested. Tracking, reviewing your game and exploiting opponents becomes much easier. Then again, for a Hud to really work you need relevant samplesizes of hands, so what you could also do is play x amount of hands an then review your first sample, let's say 50k hands? This may take a while, wich you can use to work on your basics.

Also people allways say when someone starts off, he should split the time invested for poker 50/50 playing and studying. I therefore think we can make an argument for also splitting our BR 50/50 play and study. So idk what a smallstakes license of Hm3 or pt4 costs these days but it used to be 50 bucks?

Fundivers last sentence concludes it pretty well.

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Oh, and I had $ 10 and in 1 day I lost my accumulated bankroll. Three times my 2 aces moved in one day !!!

Originally Posted by RimworldDoctor

When do you think it's worth investing in a HUD? I wouldn't be using it to track my winnings, but I've heard it provides statistics on the tendencies of your opponents. I'm generally unsure about the benefits of HUDs.

I think the HUD is a must have especially in cash games , even in PS zoom games which are the most crowded, you will see the same opponents again and again if you play there regularly.
What @fundiver199 has mentioned about the Leak Tracker and the option to tag specific hands in order to review them after your game in the replayer , wow right? Super helpful.

I play some micro MTTs on GG / Party and I don't need a HUD, in those stakes you will play against different opponents everyday.A label and some notes make the job for me. In cash games more skill is involved.

So to answer the question , about cash games , I think is a must have tool , choose a tracker with a replayer , I wouldn't recommend something like Jivaro - it doesn't have a built-in replayer. There are many options out there , do a little research. I think some of them have a lifetime licence from $50 but I really don't want to advertise anything.

I have no profit yet. I haven't found myself in poker yet. Where exactly to play