Loss portfolio

One of the best reasons to keep good poker records is so that you can build up a really impressive loss portfolio. It may seem odd, but there's a really good reason to have such a portfolio - it can cheer you up when you need it most :-)

This is an excerpt from my March 3, 2017 post. I failed to make the money in all three of the tournaments I entered yesterday, extending my money-less streak to 5 straight tournaments. This got me a little down, so I consulted my loss portfolio and discovered that I had a 24 tournament money-less streak in the summer of 2023. I feel better now :-)

style flavor buy_in  entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE    44000   6000       9     323   81   183        0
MTT   NLHE    44000   6000       9     378   99   162        0
MTT   NLHE    44000   6000       9     297   72   110        0

delta: $-150,000
2024 balance: $2,924,000
2024 blue distance: $371,000
balance: $15,733,303
MTT NLHE ITM pct: 41.50 (1225 of 2952)