A $520,000 fold

The money jumps near the top of the payout tables for MTT-R NLHEs are truly staggering. They're so big, they can (and should) change your strategy. Last night, when I made it to four-handed play, I was the short stack, but the player with the second shortest stack was sitting out. If I could manage to outlast just this one player, I'd be the beneficiary of a $520,00 money jump. So that's what I focused on. I had to win a pot or two, in order to have a bigger stack than the player sitting out (let's call him player B). If I could achieve that, I only needed to fold for the rest of the tournament in order to achieve my goal (barring player B surviving the inevitable fall-in). I'm happy to report that's just what happened. On the hand where player B hit the rail, I was dealt ducks (pocket deuces). I folded them before the flop. Friends and neighbors, chalk that up as a $520,000 fold :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9   148      51   12     3  1619000

delta: $1,419,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $42,141,000
2019 balance: $8,137,250
balance: $54,721,510