Min win

Last night, I halted my losing session streak at four. However, it wasn't an emphatic winning session by any means; I only made a profit of $10,000. That tied for the least profit of any tournament in my MTT-R NLHE career. I was extremely lucky to make the money. I survived a fall in on hand 89; four hands later, I hit the rail at the same time as a player at another table, and placed ahead of that player simply because I had more chips at the start of the hand (note that on the bubble, hands are dealt out in lockstep at all remaining tables). I'm due for a big win one of these days.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    93      67   15    15   260000

delta: $10,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $35,544,500
2018 balance: $2,163,000
balance: $47,676,260

Min win

In poker, a min raise is when you raise by the minimum amount, which is one big blind. You might think that the minimum amount you can win in a winning session would be the same amount, but you'd be wrong. The minimum amount you can win in a winning session is actually one play dollar, regardless of the size of the blinds. The reason is simple; since you can bet any amount which is at least the big blind amount, you can also lose any amount which is at least the big blind amount. If, for instance, you have $42,000, bet $1,999 on a hand, and lose, you end up with $40,001. If you decide to quit at that moment, you'll have achieved the perfect min win of a single play dollar.

Last night, I had an impressive min win; I won less than a big blind. In fact, I won the least I've ever won in 110 winning sessions of cash game no limit hold'em. I would have played longer, but the table quit on me, and I didn't feel like joining another.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 81 hands and saw flop:
 - 21 out of 23 times while in big blind (91%)
 - 16 out of 22 times while in small blind (72%)
 - 25 out of 36 times in other positions (69%)
 - a total of 62 out of 81 (76%)
 Pots won at showdown - 12 of 26 (46%)
 Pots won without showdown - 19

delta: $192
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $4,908,831
balance: $7,358,239