Originally Posted by regnis View Post
Originally Posted by mickeycrimm View Post
Originally Posted by regnis View Post
Skip the double talk. What can I do with the accumulated EV. My odds of winning the next hand haven't changed at all. So what can I do with it? What good is it? Or does it just mean I played a lot of hands? I played a lot of hands so I accumulated a lot of EV. OK---now what? What do I do with it? How does it help me on the next hand or the 10,000th hand to come? That is what I don't understand. The fact that you lost $8,000 or won $8,000 doesn't matter to me. I understand there are wins and losses. But tell me what I can do with that accumulated EV.
Compare it with your actual results. Duh!
Mickey--don't get snarky with me. Compare it with actual results to what end? What good does it do? We all know there is variance. Kewl is certain that in the long run he will approximate the EV. So what good does it do to look at it after the one bad day? If he is certain then it doesn't matter and he need not look at it.

If it is just a mental crutch then so be it. It may be meaningless to some but it may have some comfort to others. So be it. But don't make it sound like it has some other intrinsic value.

I'm ok with Kewl's answer from above.

You're the one that's been getting snarky. I didn't make it sound like it had some intrinsic value. Anyone who says I did is a fucking liar. Here, I'll make it a little easier on you and Mentalmidgetson. I "played off" $330 in EV today. It means the exact same thing as "I accumulated $330 in EV today." But maybe you can grasp "played off." There's no hope for Mentalmidgetson. And this bullshit about it comforting someone is total hogwash.