40 outs

I don't often indulge in bad beat sob stories, so you should humor me on the rare occasions when I do (such as now). Let me start with a definition. An out in poker is any card which will win the hand for you. Where the rubber generally meets the road in poker is on the river. When you're up against a single opponent, and are waiting for the river card to peel off the deck, there are 44 different cards it could be, since you and your opponent each have 2 cards, 4 community cards have already been dealt, and there are 52 cards in the deck. Last night, on the final hand of the first tournament I played, I had 40 outs after the turn. There were only 4 cards which I had to fade. In other words, I was a 10 to 1 favorite. You already know what the outcome was; my opponent spiked one of those 4 cards, and I was out. What made it even more painful was that I was close to the money, and would almost assuredly have made it there had I won that hand.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    59      53   12    15        0
MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    50      58   12    29        0 

delta: $-300,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $32,279,500
2018 balance: $-1,444,000
balance: $44,069,260