The Riceman said
Oh, btw, just what the hell has Stars done to the $15 180 mans? Now they are 27-180 $15 turbos, so you can’t get used to the structure because there isn’t one. Bad decision after bad decision now with Pokerstars. I really feel there is a huge opportunity now for someone else to take Stars market dominance away. So how about it KB? Shall we start a site? I even have a ready name…The Riceman Poker Emporium (joke).  

I only just rediscovered these and think I am going to have to disagree. I like the fact that you dont have to wait for 180 people to sign up before the game starts. And the fact that they tend to run at about 55-80 players means that variance is lowered but the prize pool is still decent and they now tend to only take about 1.5hrs to complete. You just need to keep an eye on the info box for the number of runners and places paid and play to that in terms of ICM, push fold spots ect ect. I’m no expert in these having only played about 10 in the past couple of sessions, I cashed once for 1st and $286. I find them useful session fillers / savers as opposed to grinding them exclusively. 

As for the OP. Looks like good steady progress and positive ROI but without the full picture its hard to say. Looking at the shape of your graph I would say that your ITM is quite high and your ROI is relatively low, therefore you are cashing frequently but not enough in the top spots. You might want to look at your push fold and call off spots later in the tournaments with something like Holdem Resources Manager. I would guess that you are maybe being a little too tight in both cases. 

The Riceman said
Interesting. Maybe you are right, I might take another look. I’ve been a 180 man player since I started, I’m just so used to the fixed structure. Possibly it’s a better game. For sure I see those games always run with the same old regs making a show. 

Nice score in 2012 there…I could really do with one of those about now!  

Its just my point of view. There are a lot of regs but also a surprising number of fish and bad play as well.

Yeah thanks…a while ago now lol….there is actually a video series on here of that win. Search for Chris Moons videos