Immediate service

I first used this blog post title on September 20, 2015. Here's an excerpt of what I had to say:

One of my favorite poker commentators is Nick Wealthall. He provides commentary for online tournaments on PokerStars. One  phrase I really like which he uses quite often is "immediate service"; it refers to hitting a straight or flush draw as soon as possible, in other words on the turn.

Last night, I received immediate service on a straight draw, on hand 37 of the MTT NLHE tournament I entered. I had no real business being in the hand at that point, since it was a gutshot straight draw. However, I was being stubborn, and it paid off in this case.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    25      60   12    46        0
MTT   NLHE    45000  5000       6   123      99   24     3   378000

delta: $228,000
MTT NLHE balance: $4,564,668
2019 balance: $17,179,850
balance: $63,714,110