Into thin air

I first used this blog post title on August 20, 2013; here's an excerpt of what I had to say:

I haven't read Jon Krakauer's 1997 nonfiction bestseller "Into Thin Air" yet, but it's on my bucket list. It has a hell of a title, and I have no qualms about using that title for this post. In poker, you're traveling into thin air when you stop winning pots. Won pots supply you with the oxygen you need to survive. Without them, you're a goner.

I still haven't read the book, but went into thin air at the poker table again last night. I won just one pot in 39 hands. I was surprised to discover this, since I wasn't playing badly. The truth is, you don't have to play badly to get a result like this, although it helps :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    39      56   12    38        0

delta: $-300,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $36,399,500
2018 balance: $2,676,000
balance: $48,189,260

Into thin air

I haven't read Jon Krakauer's 1997 nonfiction bestseller "Into Thin Air" yet, but it's on my bucket list. It has a hell of a title, and I have no qualms about using that title for this post. In poker, you're traveling into thin air when you stop winning pots. Won pots supply you with the oxygen you need to survive. Without them, you're a goner. Last night, I traveled into very thin air. Of the 142 sessions I've lost since I turned on the PokerStars feature which automatically saves the hand histories, I've only traveled into thinner air once. On November 19th, 2012, I didn't win any of the 14 hands I was dealt, for a perfectly futile 0.00 win percentage. Last night, I won just 2 of the 46 hands I was dealt, for a woeful 4.35 win percentage. I hit the felt three times; the second and third times, I ran into coolers. Since there's nothing you can do in those situations, I don't feel bad about it.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 46 hands and saw flop:
 - 3 out of 5 times while in big blind (60%)
 - 5 out of 6 times while in small blind (83%)
 - 23 out of 35 times in other positions (65%)
 - a total of 31 out of 46 (67%)
 Pots won at showdown - 1 of 6 (16%)
 Pots won without showdown - 1

delta: $-60,000
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $4,746,903
balance: $7,103,856