A chip and a chair

This is the third time I've used this title; the first was on October 27, 2011. I included a reference in both previous posts, and I'll do the same here:

An old poker adage says that all you need to win is a chip and a chair, especially since Jack “Treetop” Straus pulled off this feat in the '82 championship.

James McManus, "Positively Fifth Street"

Last night, I played two MTTs and one sit and go. In the sit and go, I was in dire straits after 8 hands. I had only $90 in chips of the $6,000 in play, which is a meager 1.5%. The classic chip and a chair scenario! However, I didn't end up winning. Nor did I come in second. However, I did come in third, fully 43 hands later. That's a noteworthy comeback. I'll have to check, but I'm pretty sure I've never played longer than 43 hands starting with just 1.5% of the chips in play.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands place winnings

MTT   NLHE     4500   500       6    64    32    11000
MTT   NLHE     4500   500       9     5    74        0
SNG   NLHE     9000  1000       6    51     3        0

delta: $-9,000
Sit and go no limit hold'em balance: $2,383,700
balance: $10,159,264