Worth the wait

I'm getting used to waiting for 8-game tables to fill up. They're definitely worth the wait! Last night, I had to wait about ten minutes for the first table I joined to fill up. As far as I can recall, I've never not been the first player to join an 8-game table. That almost makes me believe that were it not for me, no 8-game would be played on PokerStars :-) My steadfast patience convinces other players to join (or so I like to think). In an anomaly, once the tournament started, I didn't last as long as I'd waited; I didn't win a single pot and hit the felt after 21 hands. That didn't deter me from being the first to join another 8-game, however. The second one was more typically lengthy, and I ended up in first after more than an hour of play.

buy_in entry_fee num_players num_hands place winnings

 45000      5000           6        21     6        0
 45000      5000           6       186     1   175500

delta: $75,500
tournament balance: $1,839,090
balance: $8,721,789