I'm not much of a "Wall Streeter" but I understand what you're saying, and why. The concept actually never occurred to me when putting my strategy together. It might have been an interesting option. I know arci would scream that "nothing changes expectation". Try telling that to your wife when she collects that "wife tax". The only expectation that never changes I've ever known in gambling is that, ever since I developed SPS, I always EXPECT to win.