the big picture

baggzh8ter wrote: Keep track of your poker results.Its a good way to determine your overall success.Any player is capable of having a lucky night,and this probably means you got drawn out on.however,after say 50 sessions a pattern should begin to emerge.keep getting it in with the best of it and you should be a profiting player in the long haul.::

greywind050 wrote: I like to be aware of the big picture not by the $$$ won but where did I finish in the tournament (place/total). Each tournament has a different payout ratio and prize fund, so the $$$ won varies. When you make a list of these % placements, you can see patterns. When you finish poorly put a comment next to it, bad beat, bad move and just played poorly. Over time you can spot
good and bad streaks and "your" reason for it.

Roller wrote: Keeping Track of the Big Picture is a great idea.

Keep track of the number of ITM Finishes.
Keep track of the number of Final Tables
Keep Track on ROI.


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baggzh8ter wrote: Keep track of your poker results.Its a good way to determine your overall success.Any player is capable of having a lucky night,and this probably means you got drawn out on.however,after say 50 sessions a pattern should begin to emerge.keep getting it in with the best of it and you should be a profiting player in the long haul.::

EstPusher wrote: I mostly check other players out, who play on same tournament...
I their ranks are really bad the play very wide range mostly...
If their good then I try to avoid playing pots with them with marginal hands

baggzh8ter wrote: Keep track of your poker results.Its a good way to determine your overall success.Any player is capable of having a lucky night,and this probably means you got drawn out on.however,after say 50 sessions a pattern should begin to emerge.keep getting it in with the best of it and you should be a profiting player in the long haul.::

baggzh8ter wrote: Keep track of your poker results.Its a good way to determine your overall success.Any player is capable of having a lucky night,and this probably means you got drawn out on.however,after say 50 sessions a pattern should begin to emerge.keep getting it in with the best of it and you should be a profiting player in the long haul.::

SycoSteve wrote: keep track of your poker results.Its a good way to determine your overall success.Any player is capable of having a lucky night,and this probably means you got drawn out on.however,after say 50 sessions a pattern should begin to emerge.keep getting it in with the best of it and you should be a profiting player in the long haul.::
I keep track of my results using simple Microsoft Works spreadsheets on my home computer that I transfer to Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheets on my office PC. [The Works spreadsheets are nowhere near as powerful as Excel.] One per poker room so I can keep the bankrolls separate. . .

Tracks most of the pararneters of any game: buy-in, players per table, starting stacks, blind level intervals, how many started, how many are paid, total prize pool, where I finished, how much I won, etc. and calculates some other numbers like profit/loss and ROI. Someday I hope to find time to pull all this information together and do some analysis on it and see if I have a strength in any particular tournament set up to try to maximize results. . .

Yes, I'm a data geek and computer programmer by profession. . . 😄

lalaland wrote: Decided to jump aboard the PokerTracker bandwagon. It tracks all those stats automatically! So far, I'm loving it.

There's a 60 day trial on the website. Why not try it out? 😁

Roller wrote: Decided to jump aboard the PokerTracker bandwagon. It tracks all those stats automatically! So far, I'm loving it.

There's a 60 day trial on the website. Why not try it out? 😁

PT3 or HM
PokerTracker
Holdem Manager

Good Suggestion and nothing wrong with that as long as you don't use it as a crutch in other portions of your game.

freerollbird wrote: Well, there might be alot to learn from keeping track. But i play so many differnt games and play them all differntly. Mine would not be a true read. But i am aware of the important games i do play and keep mental notes as to y or y not how well i did. Freerollbird p.s. i am still learning and just racking up my hand experience. I tend to learn by doing.