[vpFREE] Luck versus Skill question for Iguana and Texas Hold'em players

The best EV game left at one of my local casinos may be the Head Up Texas Hold'em game. How many hands will I need to play to have a good estimate of the house or player edge? I guess the average pot size may be required to figure the variance?

If I assume no edge (breakeven play) what is the equation to get the standard deviation for profit or loss after N hands. Can I use average pot size and treat it like N coin flips or does the variation in pot size affect the result. If I can play this game at breakeven then I can earn freeplay and comps.

I found a robot to play Heads Up on the Kongregate web site. Does anyone know of other robots I can play online for practice? Is there a basic strategy (like in blackjack) for playing robots heads up?

Thanks,

Chris



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