Fact check: What is the hand winning percentage of the average professional Texas Hold 'em poker player? Also, what is the average hand winning percentage of the average amateur?

1. Summary of the results

The analyses reveal that none of the sources directly answer the specific question about hand winning percentages for professional versus amateur Texas Hold'em players. Instead, the sources provide related but different information:

• Sources focus on starting hand win percentages against random hands rather than actual player performance metrics ^{[1] [2]}
• One source indicates that approximately 30% of poker players are winners over the long term, with about 10% being significant winners ^[3]
• The sources provide comprehensive data on the 169 possible starting hands and their theoretical win rates, but this represents mathematical probabilities rather than real-world player performance ^[2]

The key finding is that the specific metrics requested - average hand winning percentages for professional vs. amateur players - are not readily available in standard poker literature or databases covered by these sources.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several important contextual elements are absent from the available analyses:

• No distinction between different skill levels - the sources don't differentiate between professional and amateur player performance metrics ^{[1] [2]}
• Lack of empirical player data - while theoretical hand strengths are well-documented, actual player performance statistics appear to be proprietary or unavailable in public sources
• Different definitions of "winning" - one source mentions overall profitability (30% of players being winners) but this differs from hand-by-hand winning percentages ^[3]
• Sample size and data collection challenges - the analyses don't address how such statistics would be collected or verified across different player populations

Professional poker training companies, online poker platforms, and poker tracking software companies would benefit from keeping detailed player performance metrics proprietary, as this data represents valuable competitive intelligence.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question contains an implicit assumption that may be problematic:

• Assumes such statistics exist and are publicly available - the analyses suggest that specific hand winning percentages for different player skill levels are not commonly tracked or published ^{[1] [2]}
• Oversimplifies player categorization - the binary distinction between "professional" and "amateur" may not reflect the reality of poker skill distribution, which appears to be more of a spectrum ^[3]
• May conflate different types of win rates - the question doesn't specify whether it refers to hands won, money won, or tournament success rates

The question appears to be seeking precise numerical data that may not exist in the public domain, potentially leading to misleading generalizations if answered with incomplete information.