Originally Posted by redietz View Post
Originally Posted by coach belly View Post
Originally Posted by redietz View Post
Can "a" player win in the long term at negative expectation vp? Probably
So your answer is "yes"...a player can win in the long term at negative expectation VP.

Is that correct...that your answer is yes?
Your question is exactly the same as, "Can a burst of solar radiation cause a mutation in me that allows me to grow seventy feet tall and read minds?" The answer is yes. "Can a meatball fall from an Italian restaurant patio in Venice, be carried by a small dog to the docks, and make it to the United States, where it poisons the governor of New York's cat?" The answer, again, is yes.
No...of course the questions are not exactly the same.

When discussing negative expectation VP, you've agreed that a player can win in the long-term.

How about the short-term, can a player win in the short-term?