Giving to get

I first used this blog post title on June 3, 2017; here's an excerpt of what I had to say:

The first game I ever loved was chess. I still love it. One of the hardest lessons to learn in chess, and one which I still haven't fully learned, is that many times, you must give in order to get. Indeed, "give to get" is a common chess puzzle hint. Over the last nine years, I've learned that in poker, too, you must give to get. In a poker context, giving to get means that you must have a willingness to take temporary losses when your goal is to achieve long-term gains.

Right now, I'm in the throes of a giving binge; it's high time for a little getting :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE   174000 26000       6      85   21    43        0

delta: $-200,000
MTT NLHE balance: $20,630,668
2020 balance: $13,408,343
balance: $75,216,353