Re: Making a slightly negative ev play to build a stack in NL
It's reasonable to make -EV plays on one hand if you feel that the value of chips in your stack (at the end of the hand) is superlinear. If you feel you can win $20/hour with a short stack, and $50/hour with a big stack, you can make a play that costs you $10 for a 1/3 chance of getting a deep stack an hour early.
Many players overdo this just because having a big stack is fun. In some games, it is more profitable to have a short stack.
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