How to lose half your stack without really trying

Here's how to lose half your stack without really trying:

1. be on the button
2. be dealt a halfway decent hand (i.e., a hand good enough to call the big blind with)
3. make a pair on the flop
4. make two pair on the turn
5. whiff on the river, which pairs the board
6. face a river bet which puts you all in

The right thing to do in this scenario is to fold. It isn't pretty, and it isn't fun, but it's the right thing to do. That's just what I did last night, when I was dealt 8s Jd and the board ran out Jc 5h 4s Qs 4c.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   8-Game  45000  5000       6    58      71   18    16    41000
MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    54      77   18    23        0

delta: $-109,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $34,657,500
2019 balance: $617,000
balance: $47,201,260