Where do I go from here?

[Texas Pete]

I've been playing the No Limit Texas Hold 'em SNG's on Paradise for three months now. I started in the $10 tourneys, played 50 of them, then 50 at the $20 level, and tonight I just finished my 50th at the $30 level. Here are the results:

.......1st...2nd...3rd....Profit......$/Game
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$10.....9.....4.....5......$120.......$2.40
$20.....7.....7.....6......$260.......$5.20
$30.....9.....3.....6......$330.......$6.60
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I have PokerTracker and about 8,000 hands in it.
I haven't done any analysis on them though, mainly
because I don't really have any ideas on what to look for.
So ... I have some questions ...

(1) Where do I stand?

(2) Should I move up to a higher $$ SNG?

(3) What kind of results could I expect if I played multi tables?

(4) Am I playing in the right poker room?

(5) What the hell should I do next?



Thanks,

Pete

[eastbay]

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I've been playing the No Limit Texas Hold 'em SNG's on Paradise for three months now. I started in the $10 tourneys, played 50 of them, then 50 at the $20 level, and tonight I just finished my 50th at the $30 level. Here are the results:

.......1st...2nd...3rd....Profit......$/Game
============================================
$10.....9.....4.....5......$120.......$2.40
$20.....7.....7.....6......$260.......$5.20
$30.....9.....3.....6......$330.......$6.60
=================================================

I have PokerTracker and about 8,000 hands in it.
I haven't done any analysis on them though, mainly
because I don't really have any ideas on what to look for.
So ... I have some questions ...

(1) Where do I stand?


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So far so good. Your sample sizes aren't conclusive yet, however.

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(2) Should I move up to a higher $$ SNG?


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Sure, if you have about 25 buy-ins, looks worth a shot.

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(3) What kind of results could I expect if I played multi tables?


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Depends on you and your ability to multitask and not get distracted or flustered. Most see some degradation in profit per game, but usually make up for it in $/hr.

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(4) Am I playing in the right poker room?


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Opinions vary. Some like PP for the fishy play, some don't like it for the fast structure.

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(5) What the hell should I do next?


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Try moving up. So far so good.

eastbay

[Texas Pete]

Thanks for the info Eastbay.
I like the idea of increased $$/hr going to multis. It seems like I should have something like 100 buy-ins ready to commit.

I think for now I will stay at the $30 SNG level, since you mentioned my sample size was not really conclusive.

[PrayingMantis]

These are nice results. Your proportion of 1/2/3 finishes looks quite good, which means you're playing correctly once in the money, or maybe getting ITM with a nice lead. However, it seems to me you're losing some ROI by not getting into the money often enough. Your ITM numbers are somewhat low (37% for these 150 games). If you'll manage to get into the money more times (not making too risky moves early on, for instance), and still sustain good proportion of finishing places, your ROI might grow in a significant way.

[stripsqueez]

the toughest SNG i have been in over the last 25 or so (being nearly all party $100 or $200 games) was the one paradise $50 game i played a few days back

i think the best move is to beat the $50 game at paradise and then play at party or one of the skins for more

stripsqueez - chickenhawk

[Texas Pete]

Thanks Mantis, I'll take a look at that. Come to think of it, everytime I get a good losing streak going I'll kick the aggression down a notch and always seem to pull out of it.

Come to think of it, I've been reading people's SNG posts here the past few days and it seems like a lot of people would do better if they thought about making broad brush alterations to their aggresiveness (either up or down) rather than getting wrapped around the axle about reading the other players or the EV of a particular play or what have you.