Getting it in good

It's a foregone conclusion that to do well in a tournament, periodically you're going to have to go all in. When you do, you always hope that you're "getting it in good" - i.e., that you're a healthy favorite to win the hand. When you're playing well, more often than not you do get it in good. If you hit the rail on a bad beat, that's unfortunate, but it doesn't negate the fact that you were a favorite. As long as you're committed to playing poker over the long haul, and continue to get it in good, you'll be fine.

Last night, I hit the rail in the first MTT-R I joined after getting it in good; my opponent spiked a wheel (a five high straight) on the river. I was a 90.91% favorite after the turn, and my opponent had only four outs. He needed to hit one of the four fives in the deck, and did. I've played long enough that I was able to be completely philosophical about what happened.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    50      80   18    35        0
MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    77      73   15    15   327000

delta: $77,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $7,438,000
2017 balance: $8,277,825
balance: $19,695,655