Punctuated equilibrium

The most common outcome of a hand played in a tournament is that you fold preflop, and lose your ante. Therefore, you must accept that your chip stack will undergo periods where it steadily decreases. Consider these periods as the cost of doing business. Moreover, since every player in the tournament is alike in this respect, you can even consider these periods as periods of equilibrium. Hands which punctuate this equilibrium are the bread and butter of every successful player. When they arrive, they should be jumped on with both feet :-)

style flavor buy_in  entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE    44000   6000       9     328   81   142        0
MTT   NLHE    44000   6000       9     399   99    43   143000

delta: $43,000
2024 balance: $3,865,000
2024 blue distance: $0
balance: $16,674,303
MTT NLHE ITM pct: 41.72 (1270 of 3044)