It means don't play it unless you have a substantially bigger bankroll than
you would have for FPDW.
In a message dated 9/11/2005 7:00:46 PM Pacific Standard Time,
testpro@yahoo.com writes:
What does the variance of 56 mean compared to FPDW variance of 26?
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testpro wrote:
What does the variance of 56 mean compared to FPDW variance of 26?
ezfromnwon replied:
It means don't play it unless you have a substantially bigger
bankroll than you would have for FPDW.
To put it into a modestly different frame, in between RF and quad
deuces hits, you look to lose 9.3% of your Downtown D. wagers on
average vs. 5.1% of your FPDW bets. That can add up to a LOT of
additional deuces pain.
btw, while I don't have basic strategy changes to offer up for playing
Downtown Deuces (out east we don't have much cause to toss on our
thinking caps when it comes to deuces), I can tell you that play using
standard FPDW strategy will entail a .3% ER penalty vs. optimal
Downtown strategy.
In other words, stick with FPDW machines until you've got the new game
strategy finely honed. You're going to want every bit of ER advantage
over FPDW to survive the additional variance of Downtown Deuces.
- Harry