Keeping an eye on the sixths

In the final sit and go I played last night, I came in sixth. It feels to me like I'm coming in sixth more frequently these days. Let me check the archives to see if this is true ...

It's true. My career sixth place percentage is 7.89, whereas my 2016 sixth place percentage is 8.09. The distribution of my non-money finishes shouldn't matter that much to me, but for some reason it does; I like to keep my sixth places well down. There are obviously different ways to come in sixth, however; for me, the higher the hand count, the better I feel about it. 26 hands for a sixth place finish isn't too shabby :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   8-Game   4350   650       6    39     100   24    36        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6     7       6    2     4        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    53       6    2     2    92400
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    87       6    2     1   171600
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    26       6    2     6        0

delta: $59,000
Sit and go no limit hold'em balance: $3,903,000
balance: $11,940,194