Typical ITM %

[Reesy]

Havin played quite a lot of tourneys recently i was wonderin what a typical ITM% was for the decent tourney players?? so far mine is at 40% with a mixture of single / 45man s+gs and the odd multi table tourney!!
other peoples stats wud be appreciated!
thanx

[Vice]

The common wisdom (or I should say the common player) dictates ITM between40% and 50% is good, although some beleive 40%ITM is not attainable in the long run.

[taipan168]

Have a look at the FAQs, I have a table in there where I list some typical ITM percentages at various buyins.

That said, my ITM % at various buyins over 1500+ single table tourneys is around 40%.

[bjsaust]

My aim is 50%. I dont track it, but 40% sounds good.

Heres my unscientific reasoning. If you can get a 2nd or 3rd every two games or so, then that lets you run around even (a 3rd is slightly behind even a 2nd is slightly ahead). That means when you win a game, thats your profit.

Kind of irrelevant though really. Play each game to the best of your ability and you'll get ITM as much as you do.

[taipan168]

The other thing I was going to add is that an ITM that is too high can mean an ROI that is too low; if you are letting yourself squeak into the money with a tiny stack then you'll often not finish second or first.