My stats over the last 3677 tournaments by 4-hour time blocks

[ilya]

I thought this might be interesting to some. I know there was a thread on this sometime ago, but I figure another data point can't hurt.
Time are EST.
Tournaments were played at $11s (10%), $20s (70%), $30s (20%), and $50s (10%).
I realize this sample size isn't very large, but the trend is so pronounced that I'd be very surprised if variance alone accounts for it.

NOON-4PM: 647 tournaments, 4% ROI, 36% ITM

4PM-8PM: 1097 tournaments, 11% ROI, 39% ITM

8PM-MIDNIGHT: 1107 tournaments, 17% ROI, 40% ITM

MIDNIGHT-4AM: 753 tournaments, 13% ROI, 39% ITM

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wow, thx for the info.

[bullet_head]

What about your hourly rates for these times? Also, what do you use to track your data? Anyone else have these kind of stats they can post so we can compare and see how much may be due to player specific factors?

[ilya]

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What about your hourly rates for these times? Also, what do you use to track your data? Anyone else have these kind of stats they can post so we can compare and see how much may be due to player specific factors?

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I use SnG Tracker. Honestly, I'm embarassed to post my hourly rates.

[bullet_head]

Well I think surely that's more important than ROI isn't it really? And I ask because having achieved my first 1000 tournaments, I have found that a decent ROI doesn't appear to translate to a decent hourly rate, a thing I don't really understand, so i'd like to see how it matches up for a successful player like yourself... c'mon

[ilya]

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Well I think surely that's more important than ROI isn't it really? And I ask because having achieved my first 1000 tournaments, I have found that a decent ROI doesn't appear to translate to a decent hourly rate, a thing I don't really understand, so i'd like to see how it matches up for a successful player like yourself... c'mon

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Well here's the thing, I like to 4-table because I feel that I make better decisions and I enjoy playing much more when I have time to observe players, make copious notes, make read-based plays, etc....it makes me feel like a human being rather than a money-making robot...also I like to chat...also I am much less susceptible to tilt when I play fewer tables...Also I find that I can 4-table continuously almost indefinitely, whereas if I try to 8-table continuously, I get flustered and burnt out after 2-3 hours and have to take a break. Also I only have 1 monitor, and the little tables strain my already-bad eyes. Soooo....my hourly rate is like $22/hr at the $22s.

[Mr_J]

Well it reflects the general opinion of the forum, although I'm hoping the cause of that 4% ROI is variance (this is $22, daytime can't be much tougher??).

I usually work a few hours somewhere between 10am-4pm here. That's 6pm-midnight ET [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[psyduck]

veeeeeery interesting, thanks for the post.

[ferb]

EST?

[ilya]

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EST?

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U.S. East (Coast) Standard Time. I think we're 6 hours behind GST.