Two stories in one

My favorite Dickens novel is "Our Mutual Friend". I've read it three times in my life so far, and plan to read it several more. To me, the most amazing thing about it is its richness of detail. There are enough characters in it, each one very sharply delineated, to people two or three distinct novels. Each time I read it, it surprises me that story lines I think must certainly come from two separate books are actually co-residents of the same one. I guess you could say that my two favorite Dickens novels are "Our Mutual Friend" :-)

What does this have to do with poker? The connection is that one of the sit and gos I played last night contained two very distinct story lines. So distinct were they, my memory told me they were from two different sit and gos. I was sure that I'd suffered the most painful bubble ever, coming in third after being way ahead. It was true that I'd been way ahead, lost tons of chips, and nearly hit the rail. The fact that I actually won the damn thing in no way interfered with my subsequent certainty that I'd lost it :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   8-Game   4500   500       6    23      88   18    47        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    21       6    2     6        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    29       6    2     5        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    47       6    2     1   171600
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    50       6    2     3        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    14       6    2     5        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    38       6    2     4        0

delta: $-133,400
Sit and go no limit hold'em balance: $4,069,000
balance: $12,076,284