Porpoising

I first used this blog post title way back on April 8, 2010. Here's an excerpt of what I had to say:

I first encountered the term "porpoising" in Michael Crichton's novel "Airframe"; he was referring to the phenomenon of an airplane rising and falling repeatedly, similar to a porpoise leaping in and out of the water. I (or more precisely, my stack :-) experienced this phenomenon in last night's session.

Lately, my overall balance has been porpoising. Just when I thought it was heading back toward the blue, my balance has gone on another deep dive. The only good news about last night's session is that I fired enough bullets to ensure that I'll set a new record for money wagered in a single month tomorrow night; it will break through the 10 million play dollar barrier.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   8-Game  45000  5000       6    17      68   18    38        0
MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    50      85   18    24        0
MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    32      69   15    32        0

delta: $-600,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $38,843,500
2018 balance: $5,727,000
balance: $51,240,260