[Pensive Gerbil]

Now that I (and presumably others) have elaborated, I would much appreciate any further comments you may have on the original topic of this thread. I expected you to agree that above-average players should be generally less inclined to chase big pots with marginal odds than below-average players. Do you also agree that this practice would be better (or less bad) for good players who are desperately short-stacked (since they will likely have less opportunity to benefit from their skill edge)?

What do you think of the argument that some above-average players are justified in chasing big pots with slightly inadequate odds because their skill edge with a large stack is greater than their skill edge with a lesser stack? I suspect that in reality, this potential skill edge differential rarely justifies chasing pots with inadequate odds, due to the offsetting value that superior players realize by minimizing the variance of their tournament play.

Regards,

PG