[SheridanCat]

We're fond of saying that "it's all one long poker game" when talking about expectation and long term vs. short term luck.

But what you seem to be saying is that for a tournament player, it's not all one long poker game and that it's really about the short duration of a single tournament. That each tournament resets the luck continuum somehow.

I guess this is true, if this is your very last tournament ever. Period.

But the same can be said for a ring game player who is playing his very last game ever. Period.

How are discrete ring game poker sessions different than discrete tournament sessions? I just don't see how the zero-sum nature of a tournament is fundamentally different - from a statistical standpoint - than a ring game.

I may be missing the issues you are raising in your post.

Regards,

T