Good Multi-tabling ROI?

[rspeirsmlb]

So, I cancelled my " DON challenge", and in the mean time retired from DON. I deposited $50 onto Fulltizzle Sept. 21 to try regular sng, mainly because I hear everyone saying there is more money in them. I have been multi-tabling (6-9 tables at a time) the absolute dog crap out of $1.25/$2.25/$5.50 (and soon-to-be $11) 9-man reg. SNG.
I made the transition from DON sng to reg. payout structure sng and at first was unsure what to expect. My ITM play for my first 200 or so sng was a bit careless and have adapted to the normal sng alot better than I thought. My question is, if I am 6-9 tabling these, what can I expect my ROI to be to be considered "good". I hear 20% is solid, but I know multi-tabling decreases ROI but increases hourly rate. I have a small sample size of over 400 sng in 13 days, (18% ROI) and my roll stands at $322.07 after clearing my bonus and getting rakeback. I am running on a 30 buy-in rule, but should I consider having 40 buy-ins for the $11 sng?
I'm new to the standard SNG (not new, but new at winning in them), and any extra help and advice would be appreciated!!!!
Nakamura and Taipan this includes you!

[taipan168]

Take a look at the FAQs, I've included some tables which give some suggested ROIs at various buyins.

[Nakamura]

Take a look at the FAQs, I've included some tables which give some suggested ROIs at various buyins.

IMO, those figures are a little dated and maybe a touch high these days. If you playing a couple of a tables at a time, 15-20% at the $5.50's and $11's is very decent. I don't tend to worry too much about my ROI as I add more tables; it's far more important to concentrate on $/hr e.g. it's far more profitable to 20-table and earn 10%, than to 4-table and earn 25%. The latter figure does look more snazzy though and generally makes (poorer - $wise) players feel better.

Completely aside from that, I think you are risking a heck of a lot of your roll by multi-tabling so many tables relative to your roll. I tend to risk no more than 10% of my roll at any one time. The idiosyncrasies of the internet, service providers, power suppy etc. etc. make me sufficiently nervous to discipline myself.

[taipan168]

Sorry, my first reply wasn't that helpful!

If you've achieved an 18% ROI over the 400 games you've played so far, that's good. As you said, it really isn't a big enough sample size to draw any meaningful conclusions from, but any time your BR increases that's gotta be a good thing. I agree with Naka that 15-20% is good if you are 6-9 tabling the $5.50s and $11s.

Overall however, I think you should be focusing on making the best decisions that you can and increasing your BR rather than worrying about whether your ROI is good or bad.

I also echo Naka's comments about BR. It's definitely not uncommon to hit a 30-40 buyin downswing at this level so I would recommend having 50 buyins as a minimum, or a) be prepared to reload if you go busto or b) move down stakes if you hit a bad downswing. I like to have 100 buyins for the $27 turbos that I play, and that's what the 2+2 crowd recommend for a player who depends upon poker for an income, but personally I like the feeling of having a big buffer there when the downswings inevitably hit.

Good luck, and post some hands along the way!