The skin of my teeth

Last night, I made the money by the skin of my teeth. I survived two hands I had no right to survive. Sometimes, you need a little help like that :-)

This is an excerpt from my May 15, 2019 post. It applies equally well to last night's session. Nearing the money bubble, I was Caboose Boy, and folding every chance I got. Of course, it's impossible to fold when you fall in, and I fell in not once but twice. Mirabile dictu, I was lucky enough to win one and chop the pot on the other. That was just enough to allow me to survive until the money bubble burst.

style flavor  buy_in    entry players entries paid place  winnings

MTT   NLHE   4400000   600000       8     108   17    17   8370000

delta: $3,370,000
MTT NLHE balance: $366,481,468
2022 balance: $287,892,000
blue distance: $69,095,000
balance: $382,735,953

The skin of my teeth

Last night, I made the money by the skin of my teeth. I survived two hands I had no right to survive. Sometimes, you need a little help like that :-) Here's what went down:

hand 57: I fell in, since I started the hand in the big blind, and didn't have enough chips to cover it. I was dealt 9d 6d, and the flop came 4d 7h Kd, giving me a flush draw. I received immediate service, as the turn card was the ten of diamonds. My flush held up to win the main pot.

hand 64: I was severely short stacked, and was dealt 9s Ah. I called the big blind all in preflop. I was an 18.18% dog on the turn, but spiked a seven on the river to hit a straight and win the main pot.

In other news, my blue distance is down to $38,000. Time to get back into the blue :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    73      75   15    15   365000

delta: $265,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $42,775,000
2019 balance: $8,771,250
balance: $55,355,510