Re: ALERT: Poker is a LONG TERM game!
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Oh, and I did have a question re: Standard Deviation. Is that a statistic that is at all controllable? I don't mean "I am going to shave 5% off my SD" More like, how much of the SD rate emerges from our choices at the table, and how much emerges from the randomness of the cards dealt all around, and how much is the choices the other players make?
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I'd say it's most certainly both. More aggressive and higher VP$IP players will have bigger swings, hence a bigger standard deviation. On the other hand, no matter how TAG you try to play, there will always be a significant component of your standard deviation simply due to the cards and your oponents.
Think of it this way: If you played AA against 5 other random hands, you'll win about 50% of the time. So that's half of the time you win, and half you lose! In that case, even though you're playing the best hand and playing it correctly, you'll still lose - just because of the cards and your opponents.
Hope that helps! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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