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"Preserving the win" is, for the most part, very stupid. There may be some exceptions, but those are likely to be influenced by something else, like (possible) heat.
When I plan a trip, I want my EV to far exceed my expenses. When I'm on my trip, I want to make as much EV as I can. Why wouldn't I? I'm going to be going back next week, next month, or next year. I may as well play more "now" since I'm already here.
What REALLY happens when you "preserve the win" is this -- let's say you plan a trip where you expect to have $5,000 in EV over 20 hours and your expenses are $500. I'm not smart enough to calculate your effective ROR when you include the expenses, but it's there. Depending on the volatility of the game I'm playing, using a $5,000 win goal can absolutely skyrocket my ROR. Maybe half of my trips I run bad, such that I don't hit the +$5,000 mark. The other half the trips I run good right off the bat in just a few hours. Overall, my average # of hours played might be something like 8. Now, instead of my expenses being 10% ($500 per $5,000) of my EV, it's now 25% ($500 per $2,000).
"Everyone wants to be rich, but nobody wants to work for it." -Ryan Howard [The Office]
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