r.o.i - what it means and how do you use it?

[Kevin Garceau 0]

I have been tracking my play with new tracker the past few months.Trying to improve my money management some to help build my bankroll.I broke my ROI down to both ring games and STT's. I did not include MTTs as I dont play them often and it really can throw your numbers off as it has mine with a few good placings.Now my ROI for ring games is 9.15% to me this seems pretty low. I dont have a lot of data in there and is only 6 weeks worth of tracking so of course anything can swing. I currently and running a little bad and has brought this done some.Now my ROI for STTs after 61 games is 29.5% and in the money is 47.5%.Again somewhat small sample as some play this amount in several days.What do you look for as far as your ROI? How do you use it to select limits etc? I can break my session tracker down even further to show ROI differences at different limits and game type. Although again small sample. Just looking for a bit of guidance or infothanks a bunch..... by the way I think 9.15 percent seems pathetic....LOL

[dms26 3]

Maybe I can answer parto f your question, ROI is your return on investment. 9.15% means that for every 100 you put on the table you make a profit of 9.15 . I have no idea what is good for limit, but 29.5% is pretty good for STT. I think anything above 20% is good for STT's.For limit your BB/100 hands is most likely a better indication of how you are doing.

[Kevin Garceau 0]

Well my program doesnt break it down to BB/100 but gives it in hourly wage...1/2 NL - ROI is 11.73..... $10.68/hour- 20 hours played.5/1 NL - ROI is 49.16% ...$ 21.41/hr - 10 hours.25/.5 NL - ROI is 40% .... $15.84/hr - 11 hoursnow going to limit5/10 limit ROI is 14.31% ...36.80/hr ( just took a couple rough nights, usually higher, closer to 50) - 11 hoursNow these are all very small samples and not putting them up for any other reason but looking for advise on what they all mean.Im thinking of ROI as a risk/reward type thing.Just looking for guidance on how I should view them in correlation to game selection. AGAIN, I KNOW THE SAMPLES I GAVE ARE TOO SMALL TO SAY MUCH

[braminc 0]

what tracking program are you using??pokertracker?? or something else

[Kevin Garceau 0]

Something else. PT is not supported on the site I play on. I have PT but havent used it in months.www.pokerdominator.com

[711Buddha 0]

ROI is return on investment.Its useful in finance, but its not really designed to value an investment. Its purpose is actually to determine if you are using the right amount of capital vs. credit. (Debt and equity being the financial terms.) I will go out on a limb and say you shouldn't be playing poker with debt.Use your EV. (Expected value) is a much better way to look at this. Usually expressed as bb/100 or big bets per 100 hands.