[sweetjazz]

My impression is that in practice many (though by no means all) players who play a 30/20 style give up much of their shania edge by making poor decisions when they are running badly. I know that I've played against some LAGTAGs who look absolutely great when the cards are coming in the favor -- extracting the max while losing the least -- but then I play them again later when they are having a bad session and they literally spew back most of that EV right there.

I know that I've been guilty of that behavior myself.

So I think your psychological state of mind should also be a factor. If you're running bad and not playing your A game, if you can't get away from the table, you should at least tighten up because (1) your edge on the marginal hands is probably non-existent at that moment; and (2) the extra variance is going to increase the chance you start doing some really stupid monkey tilting.

Please take these words of wisdom from someone who ends up playing like a donkey a lot now for no good reason. :|