The best time to join a tournament

I used to think there was an optimal time to join a tournament. I had it narrowed down to whenever at least half but less than three quarters of the late registration period has elapsed. Now I think that idea was rather silly. The best time to join a tournament turns out to be any time - any time at all :-) For the record, I joined last night's tournament with 7 minutes remaining.

This is an excerpt from my July 30, 2020 post. I disagree with my earlier self. The best time to join a tournament is not "any time at all". I now firmly believe the best time is as late as possible. Yesterday, I joined with less than five minutes remaining in the late registration period.

style flavor buy_in  entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE    44000   6000       9     387   99    76    91000

delta: $41,000
2024 balance: $2,723,000
2024 blue distance: $0
balance: $15,532,303
MTT NLHE ITM pct: 41.43 (1203 of 2904)