Backing a loser

I made the money last night in large part because I backed a loser. Why would I do that? For the simple reason that it was the right thing to do. On hand 57, I was short stacked and in the big blind, starting the hand with just 1,775 in chips. The ante of 125 chips plus the forced bet of 1,200 chips meant that I was compelled to commit roughly 75% of my stack to the pot before the hand had even begun. I was dealt seven five offsuit, a terrible hand. However, I knew that I could never fold it, since so many of my chips were already committed. I had to live or die with that hand. Luckily for me, I lived, winning the main pot of 12,675 with a full house of sevens full of deuces.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    68      89   18    16   379000

delta: $279,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $41,222,500
2018 balance: $7,499,000
balance: $53,012,260