Breaking a rung

I love the variety of 8-game, and the challenge, and the fun. The only thing I don't like is the difficulty of making large sums of money playing it :-) Last night, after making the money in an MTT 8-game, I made a strategic mistake. Instead of trying to ladder up, I broke a rung instead. I was on the bubble of the first money jump, and instead of playing super cautiously, I went for it. I jammed my foot down on the rung I was standing on, and hit the rail (to mix metaphors :-)). Since only two places are paid in six seat sit and gos, there's no such thing as laddering up in them; I think I played that last MTT 8-game hand as if I were playing a six seat sit and go. I'll try to keep that in mind the next time I'm in a position to ladder up.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   8-Game   4500   500       6    83      99   18    13     5790
SNG   NLHE    45000  5000       6   107       6    2     2    94500

delta: $45,290
Sit and go no limit hold'em balance: $3,268,800
balance: $11,344,294