Waiting for a wave

I first used this blog post title way back on September 7, 2010, in my cash game days. Here's an excerpt of what I wrote:

I've said what I'm about to say before. I've even said "I've said what I'm about to say before" before. The thing is, when you find a good metaphor, you stick with it! Waiting for a good hand in poker is like waiting for a good wave in surfing.

Since poker is fractal, I'd like to apply that idea in a larger context. Waiting for a big MTT cash is also like waiting for a good wave. You know it's out there, you just don't know when it's going to come. In the meantime, you have to take your lumps. I took some more last night.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

POW   NLHE     2125   375       3     ?       3    1     2        0
MTT   NLHE    16500  3500       9     6     546  117   221        0
MTT   NLHE    45000  5000       6     3      63   18     -        0
MTT   NLHE    43500  6500       9     7      34    7     -        0
MTT   NLHE    17500  2500       6    27     348   84   124        0

delta: $-142,500
MTT NLHE balance: $2,216,448
2017 balance: $139,550
balance: $11,557,380