Quote Originally Posted by Midwest Player View Post
Okay, I will admit it. I don't like to lose. I'm willing to trade off some expected value for less variance. Is this possible in the long run or is it only possible in the short run.

I didn't want to give it all back on the last day of the trip so decided to play $10 min tables instead of $25 min which I mostly played on the prior two days. I can think of other things to reduce variance and at times have done them such as using a weaker spread.
First paragraph
Short answer - yes, but I don't want to elaborate.

Second paragraph
You're thinking backwards. You're actually going to go through a variance roller coaster, which will eventually come together. Further, using a weaker spread is going to eat into your hourly in a big way. You need the spread to overcome the cost of waiting bets. I like you, I think you're a good guy, but you're not doing yourself any favours thinking this way.