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Originally Posted by iBOOBOO
its -ev in the sense that instead of them trying to play optimally to give themselves the best chance at climbing out of the cushion, they instead dig a deeper hole
Suppose the opponent is down the max on hand 29 and is dealt 87s. Bot 1 opens, Bot 2 3bets, Bot 3 4bets. This is a clear get-it-in situation since the EV from playing this pot is much greater than the expectation of hand 30. Even with tight stackoff ranges (QQ+, AKs) it is hugely +EV over folding.
Move this pot to hand 30 and it's even more obvious that it's the correct play. If you begin walking it backward from the end of the match, it becomes less clear, but
only if you are better than your opponent. A worse opponent is never going to give himself the best chance of climbing out of a hole against his opponent since he will be -EV every hand and should be taking huge risks in the cushion to freeroll and try to get even.