yagr (yet another golden ratio)

As you may know, my favorite poker statistics category is that of golden ratios. The idea behind golden ratios is to provide a guarantee of poker success. The theory is that, if you can achieve a particular golden ratio, you'll be successful in the poker flavor it was designed for. Golden ratios give you something to shoot for over the long run, which you generally can't achieve in a single session.

My new ratio (at least I think it's new; I need to double-check my old posts to be positive :-)) is what I'm calling the top to bottom sit and go ratio. It's the ratio of your first place finishes to your sixth place finishes. My theory is that the golden top to bottom sit and go ratio is 4. In sit and go 8-games, I'm currently hitting it on the nose:

place count

    1    24
    2    17
    3    13
    4     8
    5    12
    6     6

Last night, I played two no limit hold'em massives to start off the session; I got impatient waiting for a sit and go 8-game table to fill up. My final tournament was a sit and go 8-game. Tonight, I'll try to be patient from the get-go, and only play sit and go 8-games.

buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

   900   100       6    12    1077  264   597        0
   900   100       9    65    1219  315   357        0

style flavor buy_in entry players hands place winnings

SNG   8-Game    900   100       6   177     2     1890

delta: $-1,110
Sit and go 8-game balance: $566,310
balance: $10,147,439