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Originally Posted by Alex

How long is the long run in the context of winning and losing $?

The long run in tournaments is probably more live tournaments than a human could realistically play in years, which is why live tournament variance is so high and backers are often needed. I think online you would need at least 1000-2000 tournaments to really get a good sense of what a player is capable of.

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10-05-2013 05:20 PM #11
ProMattStout View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date Sep 2013 Posts 62	Originally Posted by Alex How long is the long run in the context of winning and losing $? The long run in tournaments is probably more live tournaments than a human could realistically play in years, which is why live tournament variance is so high and backers are often needed. I think online you would need at least 1000-2000 tournaments to really get a good sense of what a player is capable of.