So why do I bring this up? Answer: I was perusing my PT3 data last night, looking for leaks in my $10NL cash game stats. During this exercise, I stumbled across a pair of filters that showed just how much being IP was better than being OOP. (These filters can be found under the Filters\Misc tab.)
Here are the results from the last 2 months for the hands I played IP on the flop:


At showdown (or anytime all the money has gone into the middle), all positions are created equal; i.e., the best hand will win. But being IP during the play of the hand means you'll have a much better chance to (a) extract maximum value out of your monsters; (b) control the amount you risk with your marginal hands; and (c) minimize your losses with the hands that don't hold up and/or get a better hand to fold. The importance of all this may be obvious, but it bears repeating. As everyone in the long run gets dealt the same number of good and bad cards, the difference between winners and losers is the amount they win when they win, and the amount they save when they lose. In other words, position is critical to winning big and losing little. Don't believe me? Take a look at your own stats for a sobering experience.
Finally: courtesy of Mr. Multi, I have a new word to add to my poker lexicon: "Pubble", which is the Penultimate bUBBLE, or the point in a tournament right before the bubble. In a single table SnG that pays the top three places, the bubble is when there are four players left. The Pubble, then, would be when there are five players left.
All-in for now...
-Bug
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