Re: A quick note about \"rareness\" of bets
Hey Ed,
If you guys find yourself having negative swings of 400 or more bets it ISN'T because you are "pushing too many thin edges." It's because you don't play that well in general. You are making lots of -EV mistakes.
You're pretty much wrong on this one. Like Kick already mentioned, there are players on these boards who are beating a game for over 3bb/100 (I assume Gambler is, though I don't know for certain) who have gone through the type of downswings you mention. The worst I've experienced so far is -300 BB's, though I fully expect to have a 400 big bet loss if game conditions stay the same. I've dropped over 80 BB's in 30 minutes in that game; that's just the way it is. It doesn't take "lots of -EV mistakes" to do.
BTW, El Diablo has also gone through a 400 BB downswing too.
GoT
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