Re: EV in the short-term: conceptual post (Boz don\'t read) :)
I wouldn't say that you were losing $X, I WOULD say that you made a bet that was statistically -EV and got lucky. The same as any person hitting a number on a roulette wheel x times in a row, or someone hitting the Wheel of Fortune or some other ridiculously -EV bet.
If that same person started playing "sound" poker the rest of his life, if given proper odds to call the gutshot and he misses his next 45 (making him 5 for 50) would you call him a statistical loser, or making an unsound EV play?
I don't know if that makes any sense, but hope that helps somewhat...
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