[kleath]

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I don't know how wealthy Bax is or isn't right now, or what portion does or doesn't derive from his poker play (independent of other businesses such as PokerXFactor, or his investments).

What I do know is he was trading stocks for many years, notably at one very successful short selling firm. Sheets is also from a trading background. Both of them were probably quite wealthy before they became poker pros.

Yes, variance is expected to be high. But look at the breakdown of games. It's not all $400K guarantees. It's not all swinging for the fences. You'd expect a better showing overall.

This is reminding of my years playing the horses. Gradually I learned that there were almost no truly professional handicappers. Sure, guys who hit it huge one day and then made a career spending the profits for the next 10 years. That's not the same thing as being a pro.

A lot of the famous handicappers who write books, columns, etc. are actually lifelong losers at the racetrack.

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Ok I'll give you a real answer, 225 tournaments is nothing as far as sample size goes and bax plays mostly on stars, as evidenced by his less than 1 tournament a day over your sample size of 225 tournaments over 9 months.