Tiny fields considered harmful

Even though the money up top in MTT-R NLHEs is gigantic, the field sizes are never that big. Of the 335 I've played to date, only one topped 100 entries. The average field size is 65. Last night, I played in a tournament with a tiny field - just 25. Only 5 places were paid, which meant you could make it under the lights and not actually make the money. I didn't even make it under the lights :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    62      25    5    15        0

delta: $-150,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $36,699,500
2018 balance: $2,976,000
balance: $48,489,260