Texas Hold’em Starting Hand Return On Investment Stats, Take 2
April 22nd, 2009
interested in seeing the actual benefits of position tailored play , where the late positions have the strategic edge, I examined a number of Poker Stars hand histories from late 2008. Comparing $0.25/$0.50 blind no limit to $3/$6 no limit games, the latter expected to show more intelligent play.
Starting at the bottom line: This real world Texas Hold’em history data reveals that the biggest winning table position in terms of the number of wins and moneys collected is, by a mile is the big blind. But the most important statistic, the Return On Investment is actually a loosing proposition for the Big Blind.
Percentage of wins or pots collected without shootout, by table position