The past weeks have been rough, to say the least. I am down to earth and got a reality check. I have analyzed a lot and found that my sweet spot is currently the 6.60$ on-deman-turbo limit on ACR Poker. I used to play 11, 22, and 33$ tournaments also profitably but in the past weeks, I could not verify that I have a good enough edge. And that is totally fine!
At least, this is what I know now. When you do not know, where you are at, then you are searching. And this is what I basically did since Feb/March. I experimented with all sorts of limits, levels, and formats but the data is pretty evident:
Only on the 6.60$-level, I have sufficient data with more than 300 played events and a clear positive ROI of more than 17%. I was able to recover on 3.30$ as well, and on 11 – 33, I was basically massively losing lately – still positive, though, but of course with a smaller sample size.
This means that I kinda found my “winning formula” for now, which clearly revolves around 6.60 tournaments. I usually combine a couple of 6.60 with either 3.30, 1.65, and / or 11$ for now for an average of around 4-6 ABI. This is way below the around 10 ABI of the past months but definitely more aligned with my current skill level, and I feel more comfortable with this.
I learned that one step backwards in ABI can actually mean one step forward, when it comes to the poker playing process that enables you to outperform.
The graphs show the current trends: 3.30 recovered, 6.60 healthy, 16.5 on the decline – so I will stay away from this level for now, and focus on what works for me; and that is 6.60, and maybe 6.60 only really at the moment!