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Expected value (EV)

The average amount a decision wins or loses if it were repeated many times.

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Also: EV, expected value, +EV, -EV

Positive-EV (+EV) decisions make money in the long run, even if they lose on a particular hand. Poker is about making +EV decisions consistently and letting results follow over a large sample.

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