this from the March graph/results thread.
Quote Originally Posted by Silly String
Quote Originally Posted by ZwiFT
if you beat fullring this is how your graph will look, there is no variance in it =)
A smooth graph is a product of a high win rate and lots of hands, IMO. The game you play and even playing styles has less to do with it than you think.
It made me think.
The better your winrate (i.e. your REAL edge in the game you play), the more likely it is that negative variance will be a flatline or small dip, rather than a crashing, burning downswing of tilt-busto proportions.... And if -ve variance is resulting in breakeven patches it's even less likely to cause tilt.

Then I look at my swingy graphs. Hmmm.... Swingy, tilty, probably means i'm barely better than the games I play.

Interesting.
I'm also musing on whether a winrate >4ptBB/100 is sustainable at 100nl. I think it is - and add on 1BB/100 in promotions/bonuses/rakeback and this is decent earnings. I have a goal - to reach this level of skill and discipline.

April has had some volume and i'm doing ok so far. Shame about my EV graph and my unfailing ability to call river re-raises with overpairs vs nits. That's about the difference between april winrate to date and the 5ptBB/100 i am aiming for..