Paying luck forward

The honorable thing to do when you've been the beneficiary of more than your fair share of luck is to pay it forward. That's what I did in last night's tournament. Early on, I went out on a limb with a ace in my hand, an ace in the flop, and four cards to a flush on the turn. I shoved, and needed to pair my other hole card or hit my flush on the river to survive. I hit my flush. On my final hand, very close to the money and severely short-stacked, I was dealt KJs (king jack suited). I could try to weasel my way into the money by folding every remaining hand, or I could honor the luck I'd received before by not folding. I didn't fold. I missed the money by two spots, but don't regret a thing.

style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE   174000 26000       6     104   30    32        0

delta: $-200,000
MTT NLHE balance: $20,687,668
2020 balance: $13,465,343
balance: $75,273,353