re the variance thread blowup NL

[jay_shark]

Let me summarize what I think is going on .

Take player A who is playing with 20BB's in a game where the BB is $a . Player B is playing with 100BB's in a game where the BB is $b .

If a=b , then player B will experience more variance .
If a>b or a<b, then player A's variance may or may not be higher than player B's .

If we talk about variance per BB , then clearly A will experience more swings . If we talk about variance per $ , then B will experience more swings .

This is analogous to a player winning 3 BB's playing a 10-20 limit game or a player winning 2 BB's playing a 20-40 game . You earn more money per BB in the former game , but you earn more profits in the second game .