Optimum Video Poker 4.0 was released in May, 2017, and last week I received the first report of a bug. On some systems, a new player may start out with a 600 credit deficit. So far, this has been reported only on Windows 10, but it is not certain whether it is limited to that OS. This does not affect the accuracy of any analysis or training features; it only causes the Player History to indicate falsely negative results.
This will, of course, be fixed in the next release, but in the mean time there is a simple workaround. Immediately after selecting a player ID for the first time (e.g., the first time you use the program), or after creating a new player ID, select Player History and click the Clear History button. From there on there will be no problem. If you have not encountered this problem, there is no need to do anything.
Many thanks to the customer who reported this, along with a screen snapshot that helped to track down the cause. Also, apologies to any user who has been confused by this problem.
In the mean time, I am working on other improvements to the program, and I’m looking for anyone who is interested in assisting with the theoretical aspects of calculating the long-term cost of an error. No special knowledge or skills are needed, but you should be an experienced advantage player and have some understanding of the math.
Dan