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Originally Posted by lovemachine
well taking a neutral EV situation now could lead to more + EV later. some people (gigabet is the one that comes to mind) even take -EV situations because they believe it will amount to enough +EV later to make up for the -EV now. so i suppose if you think you can gain enough EV later from picking up chips from stealing or winning an all-in as a slight underdog then i think you should push a neutral EV situation like this. if when you do get lucky enough to steal blinds or double, you can't use your stack to your advantage to bully the other stacks and get into situations where you have more positive EV, then you should probably just fold the neutral EV situation. try to keep in mind your future EV in situations like this, it isn't something that can be calculated like shoving QK vs a specific calling range so you need to estimate for yourself.
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How does Gigabet's theory of blocks relate to this? (In case you didn't know, his "taking negative -EV moves" is directly related to his block theory) Second of all, he didn't advocate taking -EV moves that would cost you your tournament life. Anyhow, you might want to consider going back to reread that post.
I'm going to continue to be a little critical of your post because I think you spent some time trying to demonstrate your thought process, meaning your're trying to learn. But your thoughts are really discombobulated.
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so i suppose if you think you can gain enough EV later from picking up chips from stealing or winning an all-in as a slight underdog then i think you should push a neutral EV situation like this.
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This is the same as pushing any two cards. This is precisely the kind of thought process that can cost you money (called expected value).
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try to keep in mind your future EV in situations like this
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I've reread this a few times now. And it still confuses me. Why do you advise to keep in mind future EV, and not consider the current EV? The only EV I'm considering at this stage, is finishing ITM.
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