--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Dancer" <bob.dancer@...> wrote:
Linda has 15 categories down the left side of her strategy (Two
Pair,
Jacks or Better, Four Flush, etc.). In the center column of each
category she lists exceptions. Next to Four Flush, for example, she
lists the exception that you hold three to the royal flush instead.
A
right-hand column, called "Taboos (What you should NEVER do)", in
the
same section says "Never hold a Four Flush over three to a Royal
Flush.
Hold only the three to the Royal." It appears as though the taboos
are
usually the same as the exceptions, only phrased in somewhat longer
sentences.
Bob, there is NO 3rd column (right-hand column) on Linda's strategy
cards. I thought that is what you were trying to evaluate.
How many errors is that now? Did you even look at the strategy cards
in the back of her book? I'm beginning to wonder ...
So far there's no problem. Under the Four Flush category, the next
ones
down are (Low Pair, Open-Ended Four-Straight, Inside Four Straight,
High
Cards, No Pairs or High Cards). That's the entire bottom end of the
list
(which is where the problems are).
In the High Cards section is the only place where it says to hold
AK,
AQ, AJ, KQ, KJ, QJ, or KQJ.
In the exceptions column, one exception says to hold two to the
royal,
unless they are 'AT', 'KT', or 'QT'. Notice this is as a EXCEPTION
to
holding two or three high cards. I don't really understand what it
means
to have 'AK' being an exception in the High Card category.
Bob, I'm glad you finally are admitting your initial comment was
WRONG (where you stated RF2 was not handled). Where's that apology??
Now you are arguing about FORMAT. I'm sorry you don't like the format
but that is COMPLETELY different then stating there is an error.
If you read
this as 'AK', 'AQ', 'AJ', 'KQ', 'KJ', and 'QJ' being included in
this
section (i.e. suited high cards), then what do you do with what it
says
in the in the "Taboo" column, where it says "Never hold an Ace when
dealt three high cards. Hold the two non-Ace high cards." What this
says
is from Ah Kh Qc, you hold Kh Qc.
Once again there is NO 3rd column on the strategy cards. Bob this
backpedalling attempt to justify your initial attack is ludicrous.
I've asked her if she meant this a few
months ago, and she said no, but her dog has just died so she
couldn't
explain how to properly read the chart. (She's had months since to
answer, but she has chosen not to. Most math teachers I've known
have
been good at debating mathematical problems, which is what this is.
Linda Boyd seems to be the exception to this.) In the current
exchange,
she has offered no explanations.
How could she explain something that is NOT on her cards? Bob, this
entire note of yours is really sick!
I suppose on FVP you could put 'AK', 'AQ', and 'AJ' BELOW unsuited
KQ,
KJ, and QJ. That would be consistent with what she has written on
her
strategy.
No it wouldn't. The exceptions are processed FIRST. That is what
exception means Bob. Please try to get ONE thing right. I am truly
amazed ... you have made so many errors in this response that it
boggles the imagination. Do you really consider yourself an EXPERT at
VP strategies? I hope others revisit that assumption.
But she already denies that that is what she means, so what do
you do?
Listen??? Read, with comprehension???
You can't put any strategy into FVP format unless you agree on
what the strategy says. There currently is no agreement (and Linda
is
refusing to cooperate) so there's no way that there will be any
agreement on the number that FVP comes up with. There's a phrase
used in
certain calculations of "Garbage In Garbage Out". If there's no
agreement on what the strategy says in the first place, there will
be no
confidence in whatever number FVP churns out.
I think GIGO describes your post rather accurately.
Analyzing the Level 4 Dancer/Daily strategies using FVP is likewise
impossible simply because FVP doesn't handle penalty card
situations.
There are also different notations to get used to. For example, one
instruction in Dancer/Daily Level 4 says 'SF3 +1; SF3 +0'. The
comparable instruction in FVP says 3 Card Straight Flush, 9JQ, 9TJ,
3-K:Dbl Ins (2 High), 8-Q:Inside (1 high), 3-T:Open
Are these the same or different? It will take an experienced
player/analyst to work this out but most inexperienced players
couldn't
know for sure if the two different instructions were not at all the
same, partly the same, mostly the same, or 100% exactly the same.
To be
100% the same, remember that there can be no differences in the
combinations included. No more, no less. (The answer is not too
difficult but I'll let others work it out. For those yelling and
screaming that putting the strategies on FVP is a great solution,
can
you figure it out?)
This is a cop out on Bob's part. Right in line with all the errors he
made in this note.
Dick