Variance in SnGs vs. cash games

[mosdef]

if you fold on the bubble over and over again your variance will go down. you'll end up with a lower ROI and a lot of 3rds and 4ths, but your variance will be lower.

[freemoney]

if you are aiming to minimize variance you will not always be making the max EV play.

[eastbay]

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i think is a silly question. the degree of variance in your results is totally up to you. you can choose to play SNGs with more or less variance in results than cash games, or vice versa.

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OMG!!!plz tell me how do I reduce variance!!!!plz I must know!!

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I will now reveal the closely held secret to guaranteed minimum variance style of play:

Fold. Repeat.

eastbay

[mosdef]

good god, man! do you actually understand what i'm saying?

that makes 2 of us so far...

[valenzuela]

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if you fold on the bubble over and over again your variance will go down. you'll end up with a lower ROI and a lot of 3rds and 4ths, but your variance will be lower.

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[img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img], well if I go all-in every hand I can reduce variance a lot. Anyway Sngs have less variance than ring games and thats it, I was just making fun of someone who failed to identify a very legitamate question.

[Apathy]

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In short, the higher your roi is the lower "variance" will be.

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this statement is 100% totally and completely wrong.

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Assuming you are using the term 'variance' to mean the negative swings that can be taken by playing, then I am not worng at all, of course if you mean "The range of monetary swings total you can take (+ and -)" then as eastbay says, just lose every single tourney, 0 variance right there.

[valenzuela]

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if you are aiming to minimize variance you will not always be making the max EV play.

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where is citanul when u need him???????? [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img], dude I was being sarcastic...anyway I put u on ignore but once again Im reading ur post, I have no selfcontrol I just cant put ppl on ignore [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[Apathy]

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if you fold on the bubble over and over again your variance will go down. you'll end up with a lower ROI and a lot of 3rds and 4ths, but your variance will be lower.

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once again you might have a slightly smaller range of monetary swings doing this, but you would lose a pile of money, and your down swings doing this would be MUCH greater then playing optimally.

[freemoney]

if you are referring to on the bubble this will surely not reduce variance, and it is not true that sng's clearly have more variance.

[valenzuela]

clearly have less variance...it was a typo