Key Takeaways
- Following study of over 500,000 cash game players, data reveals insight into how players react after first sessions.
- A player’s behavior will change substantially after their first big win.
We’ve all seen it happen—after dragging a big pot, a player often relaxes, and starts getting involved in more hands. The data is clear: from an operator’s perspective, this is not a good reaction.
In this post, we examine 573,269 online cash game players after the first big win of their lifetimes. The findings are a mix of intuitive and surprising:
