Maybe I\'m just the one heater wonder...
 

Things were looking pretty up when I completed my first 500 tournaments. Here's the link First 500 22s

My how things have changed in the most recent 146 STTs at the 22s...Now I see why 500 STTs is not a very significant number by any means. Here's my new graph:

http://usera.imagecave.com/somename/breakevenpoker.jpg

After a 32 buy in drop, I'm now at the same amount of money I was at 400 tournaments ago...and it's really quite depressing. I dropped from a 15% ROI to an 8% ROI and a 38% ITM to a 36% ITM. Almost all of my profits are from that one 50 game stretch in the 200-250 tournament range on my graph. I'm starting to doubt my skills and I'm wondering if I'm just a break even player who got lucky once. I really want to make it to 1000 tournaments and see what things look like at that point. Until then, I'll keep reassessing my game and try to find the leaks. Atleast I have rakeback...

Re: Maybe I\'m just the one heater wonder...
 

I don't know if you suck or not but that graph is f*cking awesome!!!

Actually, send me a HH and I'll tell you if I see any leaks.
F*ck that's too funny [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Re: Maybe I\'m just the one heater wonder...
 

Normally I hate smiley/frowny faces, but the ones on this graph are the exception.

Re: Maybe I\'m just the one heater wonder...
 

My 22 trend is very similar, although instead of a 32 buy-in drop, I'm on a 100 tournament break-even streak after a similar heater. Anyway, don't doubt yourself man. Analyze it all after 1000 SnGs and see where you're at.

Can you explain to the HTML Moron (read: me) how to post pictures in these threads? I'd ike to do a similar post whren I hit 1000 SnGs at the 22s.

Re: Maybe I\'m just the one heater wonder...
 

+1 for the awesome use of Microsoft Paint [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Re: Maybe I\'m just the one heater wonder...
 

I had a similar trend last month, massive heater, gave a bunch of it back, and then breakeven for about 300 SNGs.

The moment the calendar turned to August, I finally broke out of my funk and am up 25 buyins in the last 50-60. Moral: streaks happen, streaks end. Just Keep Playing. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Re: Maybe I\'m just the one heater wonder...
 

That 30 tourney heater is the most amazing I have ever seen. You must have been like 80% ITM with over half firsts.

Re: Maybe I\'m just the one heater wonder...
 

After 500 and a profit of around $1800 I would have been at the 33's. You would have 54 buy-ins.

Just tough it out and keep playing, downswings suck.

Re: Maybe I\'m just the one heater wonder...
 

It's like Jon Madden with the Telestrator.

Re: Maybe I\'m just the one heater wonder...
 

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Almost all of my profits are from that one 50 game stretch in the 200-250 tournament range on my graph. I'm starting to doubt my skills and I'm wondering if I'm just a break even player who got lucky once.

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Or you could see the graph from a positive - generally on an upswing overall, with 1 big downswing.