Sometimes, 2.125 < 2

As a reminder, here are my definitions of the important stations on the poker tournament train line:

Station 1: when you've outlasted the late registration period

Station 2: when you've outlasted at least 50% of the field

Station 2.125: when you've registered an official place which is less than double the number of paid places

Station 2.25:  when you've outlasted at least 60% of the field

Station 2.5:  when you've outlasted at least 70% of the field

Station 3: when you've made the money

Station 4: when you've made the final table

Station 5: when you've won the tournament

Last night, I made it to station 2.125, but didn't make it to station 2. How could that be? It was due to a quirk of the numbers. My official place (40) was less than double the number of paid places (21), but I outlasted less than 50% of the field. This type of occurrence is rare enough that I don't feel the need to change my station definitions.

style flavor buy_in  entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE   174000  26000       6      74   21    40        0

delta: $-200,000
MTT NLHE balance: $42,617,468
2021 balance: $16,795,700
blue distance: $400,000
balance: $94,461,153