1st vs. 2nd vs. 3rd

[HonchoOverload]

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I think this has a lot to do with your playing style. Recently I've heard of a lot of people where first and third are close and second trails by a lot (like me, for example), and I've heard top heavy where first is significantly out in front... but those people usually have 4th place as second most often.

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I wonder what the optimal distribution is...very interesting

The recent argument is that with the payout structure heavily biased towards the first place winner, that one should be playing for 1st once in the money. With this in mind you would see results where you finish in 1st or 3rd much more heavily than 2nd.

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I'm sure optimal distribution would vary based on buyin.