Re: Ideal ratio of 1st : 2nd : 3rd finishes?
 

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FWIW, I don't shut it down like a lot of people at the bubble. My ratio (only about 200 SNGs to date) is about 35:25:22:22. I'm not sure if I can keep that up over the long run.

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Are you saying that you get top 4 finishes 104% of the time? I Think that might be unsustainable, and it really isn't about your measley sample size.

Re: Ideal ratio of 1st : 2nd : 3rd finishes?
 

1st > 3rd > 2nd 1+2+3 minimum of 35%

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I seem to be 3rd > 1st > 2nd so far. Am I just playing too passively ITM? I think I might be play "over"aggressive and pushing almost everything and calling almost every all in with a LARGE chip lead and high blinds. Standard? Probably also too tight 4 left where I'll fold hands like A8, KJ, etc if 4th is getting low stacked.

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I seem to be 3rd > 1st > 2nd so far. Am I just playing too passively ITM? I think I might be play "over"aggressive and pushing almost everything and calling almost every all in with a LARGE chip lead and high blinds. Standard? Probably also too tight 4 left where I'll fold hands like A8, KJ, etc if 4th is getting low stacked.

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it seems likely that you're trying to squeak ITM.

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Yeah, do you advocate just being a total bully with a lot of chips on the bubble? And pushing a lot of strong hands with 4 left if are currently in 3rd, but have a good shot to double up?

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For a given ROI, the best distribution is one which produces the highest ITM.

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For a given ROI, the best distribution is one which produces the highest ITM.

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That would mean all thirds and zero firsts and seconds.

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Re: Ideal ratio of 1st : 2nd : 3rd finishes?
 

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For a given ROI, the best distribution is one which produces the highest ITM.

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That would mean all thirds and zero firsts and seconds.

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yes

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For a given ROI, the best distribution is one which produces the highest ITM.

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Uh...no. That's only if you give a [censored] about variance. ROI is ROI. Who cares about ITM? [censored] ITM

Re: Ideal ratio of 1st : 2nd : 3rd finishes?
 

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For a given ROI, the best distribution is one which produces the highest ITM.

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Uh...no. That's only if you give a [censored] about variance. ROI is ROI. Who cares about ITM? [censored] ITM

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I give a huge [censored] about variance! Low variance = high sanity.