High and dry

This is the second time I've used this blog post title. The first time, I was referring to a cash game session where your balance is never underwater. This time, I'm referring to a sit and go tournament where your balance is never underwater. That's what I had last night. It's much harder to have a high and dry sit and go tournament than it is to have a high and dry cash game session, since a necessary but not sufficient condition in the former case is that you come in first place.

Out of curiosity, I ran the numbers to see how many high and dry sit and go no limit hold'em tournaments I've achieved. Drum roll, please ... The answer: 17 (out of 999).

style flavor buy_in entry players hands place winnings

SNG   NLHE    45000  5000       6    89     1   175500

delta: $125,500
Sit and go no limit hold'em balance: $3,826,300
balance: $11,825,794