What StackEdge captures per tournament
- Date, start time, end time (or bust time)
- Tournament name, venue, series (if applicable)
- Buy-in (entry + rake), rebuys, re-entries, add-ons
- Bounties earned (for PKO and bounty formats)
- Final cashout (prize)
- Finishing place (or "did not cash")
- ITM flag
- Net result, ROI for the event
- Sold action: which backers had which %, markup, payouts
Series tracking (WSOP / WPT / circuits)
Group multiple tournaments into a series and StackEdge rolls up trip P&L: total buy-ins, total cashes, net result, and ROI for the trip. Useful for the realization that a six-figure-cash WSOP can still be a losing trip after you back out 30 buy-ins.
Sold action — the math handles itself
Sold action is the only meaningful way most players play higher buy-ins than their personal bankroll supports. Create a backer, set markup, sell % of the tournament — StackEdge calculates:
- What the backer pays you (buy-in × % sold × markup)
- Your net invested (buy-in − backer payments)
- Backer's share of the cashout (cashout × % sold)
- Your net profit (cashout × % owned − net invested)
- Per-backer ROI rolled up across every tournament
Read the bankroll management section on sold action for how to size your bankroll when you sell.
Variance is the headline number for MTTs
Tournament variance is dramatically larger than cash variance. A +30% ROI player can go 200 tournaments without a four-figure score. Use the variance calculator to model your expected swing range — most players underestimate how long their next dry stretch could last.