Varying number of hands played is EV neutral, but it does effect average bankroll growth. The approximate Kelly optimum is to bet edge/variance of your current bankroll.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "will_gamble2" <jchildress@...> wrote:
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> Is it +EV to raise the number of hands you play on a multi hand machine as your winnings grow and then come back down at the same increments.
> For example, you are playing quarters three hands with a buy in of $100 and go to 5 hands at $250 and 10 hands at $500.
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> Is this a better method than staying at 3 hands all the time?
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