[TNixon]

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as i understand it, the definition of variance that you're tacitly using

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No.

The definition of variance I'm using is the size of the swings in your bankroll, where if the swings are too big, and you have too few buyins, your risk of going broke is large.

Reading the rest right now, but thank you in advance for finally putting something real into the thread.