Too bad luck

Every family has its own private language, words and phrases that have special meaning because they grew out of events known only to the family members. One such phrase in my family is "too bad luck"; it was coined by my sister when she was about three years old. It's a combination of "too bad" and "bad luck", and connotes more than ordinary misfortune. In Saturday night's session, I had too bad luck twice. Both times, I exited a tournament as early as one can - in sixth place. Both times, I got my money in good and was a huge favorite - 92.22% after the flop in the first case, 90.91% after the turn in the second. Both times, my opponent hit runner runner - for a flush in the first case, and for a full house in the second. I knew when too bad luck hit the second time that there was no earthly point in playing another tournament that night.

buy_in entry_fee num_players num_hands place winnings

 45000      5000           6        52     2    94500
 45000      5000           6        14     3        0
 45000      5000           6        27     4        0
 45000      5000           6         6     6        0
 45000      5000           6        28     2    94500
 45000      5000           6         8     6        0

delta: $-111,000
tournament balance: $2,049,840
balance: $8,932,539