81 million tournament play dollars wagered

Wagering is very different between cash games and tournaments. In a cash game, you're constantly wagering, often multiple times per hand. In a tournament, you only wager once  - when you buy in. When you wager in a cash game, what you're essentially saying is "I have a hand I think has a great chance of winning". When you wager in a tournament, what you're essentially saying is "There's this player I think has a great chance of making the money in this tournament, and I want to back that player". The fact that the player happens to be you is largely irrelevant :-)

I've wagered more play money on cash games in my career than I have on tournaments, but the tournament amount is catching up. I have no doubt that it will eventually surpass the cash game amount. For the record, the tournament amount is currently $81,031,850.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands place winnings

SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    94     2    92400
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    28     5        0
SNG   NLHE    44000  6000       6    53     2    92400

delta: $34,800
Sit and go no limit hold'em balance: $3,035,640
balance: $10,588,729