Time needed for worthwhile session

In your opinion, how long does a session need to be (in minutes/hours) for it to be a worthwhile candidate for play analysis? Meaning, if I play for 10 minutes it is unlikely I will have anything worthwhile to truly think about or study my play.

I ask because I've been too busy to play Poker for quite some time (I think 3 months maybe?) and I want to start again, but my time is still quite limited so I don't really want to waste my time as I can only dedicate maybe one hour twice a week and maybe 2-3 hours one day on the weekend.

imo, 10-15 is fine. just expect your "analysis" to take awhile to develop. meaning, analyze after 250 hands, not each individual session.

tables online fill up and fall apart quick enough that you dont always get the time you do when playing live. however, with the advent of pokertracker, and such, you can develop your "reads" over time.

i dont want to play for only 10 minutes, either. but if thats all you have, thats all you have. make the most of it. just dont micromanage your game to death.

to answer your question: if you have experience and have developed a "style" that works, for you, then its not time thats important anymore...its the number of hands you are dealt. and it doesnt much matter, to me, if its in small increments or one marathon. its just the numbers of hands i consider a session.

and theres also something to be said for shorter sessions. you dont tend to "play the player" as much. which for lower stakes can be a key to becoming a winning player, for some people. the "ptp" stuff will come later...once winning.

this is not assuming you suck, so, dont take offense. i'm trying to answer generically because there is a "beginner" out there that will read this shortly.

I wouldnt play for less than about 45 minutes. You just cant develop reads and exploit players in 10 minutes. An hour every couple of days would be alot better imo. At least that way youll have 40 minutes or so of at least knowing who the TAGs/LAGs and passives are.

edit: If you are serious about only being able to manage an hour at a time or less Id seriously consider moving to a site that allows datamining. At least that way youll be able to sit down with some "reads".

short sessions are ok for ABC poker. However, I like to identify the LAGG or the bully at the table and then wait for a good hand to take his money with. You need more than 15 mins for this. Sessions of 1-2 hours work best for me.

just sit down and play whether its for 15mins or 4hours. It shouldnt matter anyway so long as you dont leave half way through an orbit etc.