On the won $ without showdown thing. If you were given the choice between:

1. High showdown winnings and losing non showdown winnings

2. Moderate showdown winnings and breakeven non-showdown winnings, or

3. Low showdown winnings and high non-showdown winnings

which would you choose?

Trick question, you'd choose whichever gave you the highest winnings overall.

Its something to be aware of, and could well indicate leaks to be plugged, but you dont want to drop your overall winnings just to bring them up.

Unless of course its just a shortterm adjustment thing and you're confident you can come out the other side with even higher overall winnings.