Skill Predominates Over Luck After Just 1,500 Cash Game Hands
Key Takeaways
  • A study by Nottingham University, Erasmus University in Rotterdam and VU University in Amsterdam has determined that an average of 1,500 cash game hands is sufficient for skill to predominate over luck in cash game poker.
  • The research led by Dr Dennie van Dolder examined 456 million hands played at three stake levels by over 600,000 players. The database of hands was taken from online poker play in 2009.

A study by Nottingham University, Erasmus University in Rotterdam and VU University in Amsterdam has determined that an average of 1,500 cash game hands is sufficient for skill to predominate over luck in cash game poker.

The research led by Dr Dennie van Dolder examined 456 million hands played at three stake levels by over 600,000 players. The database of hands was taken from online poker play in 2009.