Rivered

I first used this blog post title over seven years ago, on December 19, 2009. Here's what I had to say:

If you're scientific about poker, which I claim to be, you realize that if you play long enough, you'll be dealt "unbeatable" hands which nonetheless not only can be beaten, but will be beaten. When this happens, you must simply tip your hat to the poker gods and realize that no one can win all the time they "should" win.

Last night, I hit the rail in two tournaments where I was a heavy favorite after the turn on the final hand, but got rivered. The harder of the two to take was the first; I hit a flush on the turn, but my opponent hit a four of a kind on the river. Ouch!

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE    17500  2500       6    60     444  114   106    27100
MTT   NLHE    45000  5000       6    44      73   21     -        0
MTT   NLHE    17500  2500       6    52     411   96   113        0
MTT   NLHE    87000 13000       9     7      76   18    52        0
MTT   NLHE    17500  2500       6    57     348   84    86        0

delta: $-182,900
MTT NLHE balance: $3,156,048
2017 balance: $1,077,025
balance: $12,494,855