PSO Skill Ranking Explanation
PokerSchoolOnline 4 x Factor Skill Ranking
The competition for the PSO Skill League is based on 4 Factors of Skill Rating. The Skill Rating formula specifically rates multi-table poker tournament players and is the ultimate skill based rating system for tournament poker. See the League Overview here.
Your Skill Rating will change, based on four factors (see below). Each player starts with a rating of 1500 and your performance in each tournament changes your Rating in the PokerSchoolOnline Skill League.
Having a bad week? Don't worry your League Skill Rating is reset back to 1500 at the start of each month.
Please check out the latest PSO Skill League Leaderboard and an explanation of the headings on the Legend page.
Full Schedule of PSO Skill League freeroll tournaments here
Please check out the latest PSO Skill League Leaderboard and an explanation of the headings on the Legend page.
Full Schedule of PSO Skill League freeroll tournaments here
Factor #1: Your Performance / Result in the Tournament
The most important factor for the skill rating is how well you place in a tournament. Your main aim should be to reach the payout places of the tournament.
Example: In a tournament with 500 players, here is how "Player A" with a Skill Rating of 1500 (every player starts with 1500) in an average field will change based on his placement in the tournament.
Example: In a tournament with 500 players, here is how "Player A" with a Skill Rating of 1500 (every player starts with 1500) in an average field will change based on his placement in the tournament.
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Tournament Placement
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Change to Skill Rating
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New Skill Rating
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1st Place
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+81
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1581
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2nd Place
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+53
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1553
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3rd Place
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+44
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1544
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Last to Place in $
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+33
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1533
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One out of the money
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+27
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1527
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100th
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+ 9
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1509
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250th
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- 4
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1496
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500th
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- 14
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1486
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Factor #2: The Number of Entrants in the Tournament
It is one thing to finish first in a tournament with 50 players, but to do it in a field of 1000 is an even greater achievement. The Skill Rating changes based on the number of entrants in the tournament.
Example: By winning (1st place) a tournament of 300 players with an Average Field Strength of 1500, "Player A" Skill Rating increases by 74. Winning the same skill rated tournament but with a field of 1000 players results in an increase of 87.
Factor #3: Your Skill Rating Prior to the Tournament
The Skill Rating is designed so that a player with a higher skill rating who performs poorly will see a slightly larger decrease in their Skill Rating than an already poorly rated player. This is because it is more of a surprise that a strong player has exited early than a low Skill Rated player. On the other hand, players with lower Skill Ratings who place highly will receive a larger increase in Skill Rating than a player already rated highly. As a player improves it becomes increasingly difficult to continue to increase their Skill Rating.
Example: "Player E", a player with a Skill Rating of 1700 (well above average) drops 14 points, when finishing 190th in a 200 person tournament with an Average Field Strength of 1500 - compared to 'Player F", who with a Skill Rating of 1400 drops 8 points.
Factor #4: Average Field Strength of Players in the Tournament
The skill rating also takes into account the strength of all the entrants in the tournament. A player will receive a higher increase in Skill Rating when entering a tournament with a higher Average Field Strength than by finishing in the same position in a tournament having low average field strength.
Example: "Player A" (who has a starting skill rating of 1500) finishes 10th in a 200 player tournament. If the tournament has a large number of highly skilled players, and has an Average Field Strength of 1600 "Player A's" Skill Rating is increased by 32. However, if the tournament has an Average Field Strength of only 1450 a 10th place finish would have resulted in an increase of only 29 points. Therefore the same result in a stronger field of players merits a higher increase in skill rating. 
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