Per hour winnings online?

[Charlie Frank]

BB stands for Big Bet when it is used in the context of "2-3 BB/hour".

This whole obsession with how many BB/hour everyone wins slightly annoys me. I've always seen poker as a hobby - if you are winning, you are winning. Who cares how many BB's you are beating the game for, per hour?

If you think I'm being an idiot, let me say this:

Firstly, the vast majority of sample sizes I hear people quote are simply too small. You'd need over 10,000 hours to be able to rely on your statistics with a level of confidence. And if you've played 10,000 hours, you probably wouldn't be asking the question in the first place.

Secondly, every game is different. There are so many variables in poker that to say "You should be beating a limit game for 2.5-3BB/hour" is simply ludicrous, in my opinion. You could be beating a game for 3BB/hour and be playing below the potential for that game. You could be beating a game for 1BB/hour and be simply playing as good as is possible in that game.

Money in poker comes down to this:

If poker is a hobby, then you win 0.01/BB hour, then you are doing well.

If you are relying on poker for a living, then you should already be playing at such a high level that BB/hour is irrelevant - you should be playing as well as anyone could possibly play in that game. If you are not making enough to survive, you either need to look at getting a job, look at fixing leaks in your game, or look at finding a new game/site.

Tell me if you think I'm wrong.

CF