Show me the money

Last night, after missing the money in four straight MTTs, I decided to start Movember early :-) Accordingly, I entered a $50,000 BI+EF SNG 8-game, and came in first. I never can seem to make up my mind about whether I like SNGs or MTTs better; the only thing I know for sure is that I hate cash games.

It's very liberating to play for big money! In a single SNG, I cut my 2016 deficit by a third. I really need to focus on playing more SNG 8-games. Maybe those tables have started to fill up faster on PokerStars than they were the last time I set myself this goal; at any rate, last night I lucked out by finding a table with five players already sitting down, so I had no wait at all. I'm hoping for something similar tonight.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   8-Game   4350   650       6    18      86   18    45        0
MTT   NLHE      870   130       6     8     749  192     -        0
MTT   Horse    4350   650       8    30      78   16     -        0
MTT   NLHE      870   130       6    12     595  150   350        0
SNG   8-Game  44000  6000       6   159       6    2     1   171600

delta: $109,600
Sit and go 8-game balance: $720,610
balance: $10,465,369

Show me the money

Last night, I only went all in on a single hand, but made it count. It was a "Show me the money!" kind of hand. I was dealt a pair of sixes, and hit a set on the flop. I bet $4,000 into a pot of $9,000 and got two callers. On the turn, I bet $9,000 and both players called again, one going all in for his last $8,400 to do so. On the river, I went all in with my remaining $17,991, which was a bit of grandstanding, seeing as the only player still in the hand with chips to bet had just $5,399 left. He called. My set held up and I raked in a pot worth $57,578. That was hand 23, and I felt like playing longer, so I did - to the tune of 104 more hands.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 127 hands and saw flop:
 - 12 out of 19 times while in big blind (63%)
 - 15 out of 21 times while in small blind (71%)
 - 40 out of 87 times in other positions (45%)
 - a total of 67 out of 127 (52%)
 Pots won at showdown - 10 of 15 (66%)
 Pots won without showdown - 6

delta: $24,399
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $4,939,137
balance: $7,388,545