yagr (yet another golden ratio)

One of my favorite poker pastimes besides playing poker is coming up with meaningful poker statistics. The very first one I came up with I naively called the golden ratio, not realizing that I'd be playing many different flavors of poker over the years and would be dreaming up golden ratios for each. The defining characteristic of a golden ratio is that if you achieve it, you'll make a profit. I've tried my hand at defining sit and go golden ratios before, and it's time to try again. I actually may have already invented the simple formula I'm about to state, but this time I actually have some numbers to back it up. The formula is this:

sit and go ratio = (number of top finishes) / (number of bottom finishes)

A top finish is 1, 2, or 3. A bottom finish is 4, 5, or 6. A golden sit and go ratio is 1.5 or higher. My current sit and go ratio is golden, at 1.537402.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   8-Game   4500   500       6    13      90   18    51        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    62       6    2     2    92400
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    16       6    2     6        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    30       6    2     4        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    30       6    2     4        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    16       6    2     6        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    58       6    2     2    92400

delta: $-120,200
Sit and go no limit hold'em balance: $3,953,400
balance: $12,001,154