Stats For $215ers on 2+2 Forums

[Greg Zabawa]

I won $5,000 in a $50k Guaranteed on Halloween, since then I've played 451 SNGs: 26 are $109s, 1 is a $55, and 424 are $215s. Out of those 451, I have placed In The Money in 167, for a In The Money % of 37.03%. I place first in 10.42%, second in 14.41%, and third in 12.2%.

For a little background on myself. I am a Junior in college, 20 years old, and I had never played a hand of Hold 'em until about 8 months ago. It was a real grind figuring out the game in those early months, I made several $50 deposits, and I my first real success came when I got 3rd in a $5k Guaranteed and took home $550. A few weeks later I won the aforementioned $5,000 and I really haven't looked back since. For some reason, I was able to jump right in on the $215 level and achieve a decent amount of success. At the start of November, my bankroll was $1,100, it now stands at over $16,000. I have kept my SNG stats and I have made exactly $15,151 during the month of November. My friends and I are going crazy thinking about the possibilities of what I could achieve over the course of a year or so. Remember, I only have 8 months of experience and I just recently began studying books and the like.

I guess what this all leads me to are these questions: How does my ITM% compare to the experts here on 2+2? How does it compare to an average player's? Is a 451 tourney sample size a good indicator that I should be able to maintain my 37% cash rate? Any comments and statistics would be greatly appreciated. I'm just an eager young player trying to figure out what I can achieve by playing poker seriously.