Poker Session ROI & Statistics Calculator
Tracks your hourly win rate and adjusted profit for a single poker cash game session. Use it immediately after playing to benchmark performance across sessions and game types.
Last updated: September 2026
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About this calculator
Cash game profitability is best measured in dollars per hour (or big blinds per hour in live poker). This calculator computes your session's hourly rate: rate = (cashOut − buyIn) / sessionLength. Include every rebuy or top-up in the buy-in so the profit is complete. A result above zero is a winning session; below zero is a losing one. One session says little about your true win rate because poker variance is large; track the total profit and total hours over many sessions and divide them, which weights long sessions correctly instead of averaging session rates.
How to use
Buy-in = $200 (including any rebuys), cash out = $350, session length = 4 hours. Profit = $350 − $200 = $150. Hourly rate = $150 / 4 = $37.50/hr. With the default inputs ($500 in, $750 out, 6 hours) the rate is $250 / 6 = $41.67/hr. Enter your numbers after each session and log them so you can compute a long-run hourly rate from total profit / total hours.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good hourly win rate for live cash game poker?
A solid recreational live cash player might win $10–$25/hr at $1/$2 stakes, while a strong professional at $2/$5 or higher can earn $50–$150/hr over a large sample. Online players measure win rate in big blinds per 100 hands (bb/100) rather than dollars, since table speeds vary. A win rate of 5–10 bb/100 is considered excellent online. Single-session results are highly volatile; meaningful win-rate data requires hundreds of hours.
How many hours of poker do I need to determine my true win rate?
Variance in poker is enormous; you typically need 200–500 hours of live cash data, or 100,000+ hands online, before your win rate stabilizes into a reliable estimate. Before that threshold, standard deviation swings can make a long-term winner look like a loser (or vice versa). Tracking every session meticulously and logging results in a tool like this accelerates the point at which your data becomes meaningful. Consistency of game selection and stakes is essential for clean comparison.
Should I average my hourly rates across sessions?
No. Averaging session rates gives a 1-hour session the same weight as a 10-hour session. Instead, add up the profit from all sessions and divide by the total hours played. For example, +$300 over 10 hours and −$50 over 2 hours average to (30 − 25) / 2 = $2.50/hr per session, but the true rate is $250 / 12 = $20.83/hr. Online players usually also track big blinds per 100 hands, which normalises for game speed and stakes.