[ArtVandelay]

It is NOT okay to raise to 10% of your stack with a big pair, lose the rest when you get out-flopped, and say "it's okay, I'm making money in the long run." Yes, it is true that when you are dealt a big pair you are achieving positive E.V., but duh, everyone makes money when they get dealt a big pair pre-flop (well, no actually, a lot of bad/new players lose money on average with big pairs if against tough opposition, but you see my point). What you are doing is going to the level of results orientation where you are a winner and being happy about that. At the first level, you lost the hand. At the next level, you were negative E.V. once the money was all-in. At the next level, you were positive E.V. in the long run given that you were dealt a big pair and got called when you raised big pre-flop. At the top level though, what is your E.V. given nothing except that everyone is dealt 2 cards?