Long is wrong

One of the nice benefits of having written so many blog posts is the ability to crib from myself. As it turns out, the longer ago I wrote something, the better it reads back to me in the present day :-) As near as I can make out, the first time I used this blog post title was on December 1, 2010. Here's an excerpt from what I had to say then (and damn, was I cogent :-)):

I'm pretty sure I first heard the phrase "long is wrong" on an ESPN poker show; it means that if you take a long time when it's your turn to act, you increase your likelihood of making the wrong decision. I can't confirm or deny the truth of this poker aphorism in its original context, but I can confirm its truth in another context -- namely, session length. The more hands you play, the greater the likelihood that your session will be a losing one.

Last night, my cash game lasted a full 150 hands, so you know the odds of being successful were not in my favor. Indeed, I had a losing cash game, but found the will to exit it before hitting the felt.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 150 hands and saw flop:
 - 13 out of 21 times while in big blind (61%)
 - 6 out of 19 times while in small blind (31%)
 - 37 out of 110 times in other positions (33%)
 - a total of 56 out of 150 (37%)
 Pots won at showdown - 7 of 14 (50%)
 Pots won without showdown - 1

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE     4350   650       6    43     271   72   106        0
MTT   NLHE     4350   650       6    12     150   36     0        0
MTT   NLHE     4350   650       9    21      92   27    55        0
MTT   NLHE     4350   650       6    30     206   60    73        0

delta: $-58,203
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $5,337,202
balance: $9,422,640