Re: The Poker Tournament Formula by Arnold Snyder...
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The top players:
Went out early much less often than the average player. Early being defined as the first 10 percent of players.
They busted out more often than the average player in between the time considered "early" and the time where you would exploit the bubble.
They busted out more often than the average player at bubble time.
They busted out more often ITM but not final table than the average player.
They final tabled more often than the average player.
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Jack,
The top players not busting out early (in the first 10%) might be attributed to the top players avoiding big confrontations early without a big hand (ie not going to the felt with top pair) instead playing small ball and concentrating on getting a feel for the table. I also suspect there is a problem with your findings (possibly based on which players you chose to compare). The reason I say that is that you say the top players busted out more often than the "average player" in all points of the tournament except the first 10%. How can that possibly be? Am I missing something?
Al
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