11 > 19

In poker, as in life, there are times when less is more. The title of this post is shorthand for the following statement:

It's better to join a tournament with 11 minutes left in the late registration period than it is to join that same tournament with 19 minutes left.

Last night, I joined a tournament with 19 minutes left, and suffered the consequences. My anemic percentile of 38.78 is the lowest I've recorded since January 18, 2017. Tonight, I'll definitely wait until the clock has ticked down to 11 :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE    45000  5000       6      98   24    60        0

delta: $-50,000
MTT NLHE balance: $8,041,668
2020 balance: $1,224,000
balance: $63,032,010