$96,000 rung

Laddering up is so important in tournaments. It can mean the difference between profit and loss, or between a ho-hum profit and a tidy one. Last night, in the only tournament I entered, I made it under the lights, but was the short stack. I'd fired six bullets, so I needed to win $300,000 to break even. 9th place paid $351,000, so I was covered, but wanted more. By hook or by crook, I laddered up one rung, which added $96,000 more to my profit. Ka-ching :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9   105      73   15     8   447000

delta: $147,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $31,298,500
2018 balance: $-2,181,000
balance: $43,332,260