I come up with the exact same 103.64% ER. This calculation in Optimum Video Poker took less than four seconds on my old 500MHz computer.
Other information provided instantly by OpVP:
The variance is rather extreme at 374.
For a 10% Risk of Ruin on a quarter game you need a starting bankroll slightly over $14,000.00.
The minimum of the -2SD curve is at 282,188 hands with a loss of 10,272 bets.
Dan
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At 11:13 PM +0000 10/16/03, vpFREE@yahoogroups.com wrote:
"Harry Porter" <harry.porter@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Can this game be beat?Elliot Frome wrote:
FWIW, I came up with 107.25%
perhaps someone who came up with 103+% can post the strategy table
with frequencies for me to compare against. Perhaps the unique
paytable wreaked havoc with my program.> > 4000 RF
> > 4000 SF
> > 4000 ACES
> > 1500 2-3-4
> > 125 5-K
> > 5 FH
> > 5 FL
> > 5 ST
> > 5 (3)
> > 5 2-P
> > 5 J'SElliot, I'm relying upon WinPoker which, assuming I've correctly
specified the paytable, calculates the ER as 103.64%.Maybe someone could confirm this value. It wouldn't be the first time
that, even after double and checking my input, I glossed over an error.
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