Being that HUSNG is high variance I'm sure I am beating a dead horse by bringing up a thread like this. However to each person it happens, I'm sure they all feel the same, and they want reassurance that this is perfectly normal!!! I have no idea how the EV graph works on PT3, but can someone tell me what this means? Other than I'm running bad? Do people tend to count 1500 chips below EV as one buyin below EV? Edit: Having trouble posting a picture, how do I do it? The URL is http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd420/happyham1986/evgraphsept2011.jpg
Oh, I played 70% turbo, 30% reg speed games. No super turbos.
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Hmmm not quite sure how to read that graph to be completely honest with you. However, if you're doing proper study and analysis after sessions then your downswing will end. At the beginning of september I went on a 33 buy-in downswing in the turbos. Yes, you read that right - 33 buy-ins. It *does* happen and I'm working my way out of it now. Just remember that when you're running bad it's the best education you can get if you put in the time and effort into your own analysis and study. Hope this clears things up a bit :)
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I'm not sure how to read the graph either! You say you went on a 33 buy in downswing. How did you come to that conclusion? I don't know how people work that kinda stuff out? Does anyone know if I can use the graph I posted as a means to figure out how many buy ins below EV I am?
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Well I had lost a total of $207 in just over 200 games. Take the total amount you lost and divide it by the buy-in ($6.25 in my case) and the number you get is the amount of buy-ins you've lost. In the last few days I've won 13 buy-ins back.
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Oh, OK - I wasn't sure whether or not people referred to downswings as buyins lost through variance, or just buyins lost. That makes sense. I know that some of my downswing was badplay, Im ok with that fact. I am just curious to know how bad this kind of downswing is by looking at my graph? It shows that my EV is 50,000 tournament chips more than actual play! 50,000 chips divided by 1500 chips (one buyin amount), gives 33.3 buyin amounts! That seems higher than a lot of the variance I have seen before, especially considering I am not playing any super turbos!!! I am interested to know if this level of variance is standard, or on the high side? And also if its fair to make the (50,000 / 1500 = 33.3 buyins) calculation to work out how many buyins below EV I am?
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Like i stated before not quite sure how to decipher that graph, however imo 33 buy-ins for me is quite steep. i've never hit that kind of downswing before, especially in the low-stakes and september was a hell of a month for me. I nearly lost my entire first deposit of $250 was at an all time low of $2.06 but now I'm back up to $150.20. Just gotta keep your head up, I might suggest mjw's fundamental series even if you feel you have a firm grasp on the fundamentals he explains them in a way that has definitely turned on a few lightbulbs for me.
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