IntenseHeat
Legend
Bronze Level
The first time I looked myself up on SharkScope, I was surprised to find that it showed me in the hole on several sites on which I maintained positive balances,without ever having made a deposit. I have the kind of analytical mind that requires that things make sense. So I tried to come up with some reasoning to explain it. In the end the only solid conclusion that I was able to come to was that SharkScope stats cannot be relied upon to be accurate.
In fact, in just the last six days, two of my MTT cashes totaling close to $90 have failed to show up on SharkScope. In one of those tourneys I came in 5th place, earning $50. When I realized that the results of that tournament did not show up on my stats, I looked up a player that had finished a couple of places behind me. His stats did not reflect his recent cash in the same tourney. I looked up the player who had finished first in the tournament, winning about $189 and some change. His recent win was not reflected in his SharkScope statistics either. SharkScope did however have a record of my previous nights 92nd place finish. A few nights later, I cashed in the same $5 tourney again. This time for $40. Again the results never showed up SharkScope.
In the end it doesn't really matter that much. After all, I know how much I've cashed out. If my SharkScope stats cause my opponents to underestimate my abilities, that's perfectly fine with me. The only place it really matters to me is probably here on CardsChat. I mean if I am to give advice on strategy, I would think that people would naturally question who I am to be giving them advice. I know I ask that question of others. You might think that SharkScope would be a good place to get an ideal of how well a player might play, and therefore how much value should be placed on the advice that they're giving. I used to think so. However, my recent observations have only served to reinforce my opinion that SharkScope statistics cannot be relied upon to be accurate.
In fact, in just the last six days, two of my MTT cashes totaling close to $90 have failed to show up on SharkScope. In one of those tourneys I came in 5th place, earning $50. When I realized that the results of that tournament did not show up on my stats, I looked up a player that had finished a couple of places behind me. His stats did not reflect his recent cash in the same tourney. I looked up the player who had finished first in the tournament, winning about $189 and some change. His recent win was not reflected in his SharkScope statistics either. SharkScope did however have a record of my previous nights 92nd place finish. A few nights later, I cashed in the same $5 tourney again. This time for $40. Again the results never showed up SharkScope.
In the end it doesn't really matter that much. After all, I know how much I've cashed out. If my SharkScope stats cause my opponents to underestimate my abilities, that's perfectly fine with me. The only place it really matters to me is probably here on CardsChat. I mean if I am to give advice on strategy, I would think that people would naturally question who I am to be giving them advice. I know I ask that question of others. You might think that SharkScope would be a good place to get an ideal of how well a player might play, and therefore how much value should be placed on the advice that they're giving. I used to think so. However, my recent observations have only served to reinforce my opinion that SharkScope statistics cannot be relied upon to be accurate.
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