However improbable

"How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?"

Sherlock Holmes (to Dr. Watson)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Sign of the Four"

There's something amiss with my overall PokerStars balance. For some unknown reason, I have 50,000 more play dollars than I should have. I first noticed this two sessions ago. It's as if PokerStars forgave me the buy in plus entry fee for a $50,000 tournament, all unbeknownst to me. I've been worrying over this problem ever since I became aware of it. I think I have the solution now, and I owe it all to Sherlock Holmes :-) The PokerStars software forbids players from transferring funds from other players to themselves; however, as far as I can determine, it doesn't forbid gifts from one player to another. The only logical explanation I can come up with for my $50,000 windfall is that for altruistic reasons I can't immediately fathom, the player I came in second to in the MTT NLHE I played on Thursday night sent this money my way after he won the tournament. I've decided to accept this gift, and to silently thank my benefactor for his largesse :-)

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 24 hands and saw flop:
 - 2 out of 3 times while in big blind (66%)
 - 3 out of 4 times while in small blind (75%)
 - 9 out of 17 times in other positions (52%)
 - a total of 14 out of 24 (58%)
 Pots won at showdown - 4 of 6 (66%)
 Pots won without showdown - 0

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   8-Game  45000  5000       6    45      65   12     0        0
MTT   NLHE    18000  2000       9    70     128   36    24    36000
MTT   NLHE    18000  2000       9    83     285   72    16    64000

delta: $141,190
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $5,744,227
balance: $10,659,295