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USING JOB STRATEGY FOR 10/7 DB

#1

Sphboc2003 <sphboc@aol.com> wrote :

Both FVP and VPSM actually generate strategy CHARTS, as opposed to

CARDS. Printed out, these tend to occupy a full page or two. Bob
Dancer (and others) have done a very nice job, for selected games, of
condensing the CHART information onto pocket-sized CARDS; these
indicate, with very nearly 100 percent accuracy, what to hold.

I use VPSM to print out small strategy cards. I save the files as .rtf files and load them into Microsoft Word where I change the font to a smaller one and insert page breaks as appropriate. We then print them out and my wife cuts them and laminates them so they are about index card size. Works very well and lasts a long time.

Barry

#2

Sphboc2003 <sphboc@a...> wrote :

>> Both FVP and VPSM actually generate strategy CHARTS, as opposed

to

> CARDS. Printed out, these tend to occupy a full page or two.

Bob

> Dancer (and others) have done a very nice job, for selected

games, of

> condensing the CHART information onto pocket-sized CARDS; these
> indicate, with very nearly 100 percent accuracy, what to hold.

I use VPSM to print out small strategy cards. I save the files

as .rtf files and load them into Microsoft Word where I change the
font to a smaller one and insert page breaks as appropriate. We then
print them out and my wife cuts them and laminates them so they are
about index card size. Works very well and lasts a long time.

Barry

I agree that VPSM generates highly-accurate information. But, I'm
curious as to specifically what actions you take against the
generated files. Strategy chart, for db 10/7, follows; I'd be most
interested in specifically how you revise this to produce cards.

     DOUBLE BONUS POKER
   VPSM Advanced Strategy
           100.17%

  4000.0000 Pat Royal
   800.0000 Four Aces
   400.0000 Four 2,3,4
   250.0000 Pat Four 5's to K's
   250.0000 Pat Straight Flush
    93.1915 4 Royal
    50.5735 3 Aces
    50.0000 Pat Full House
    35.0000 Pat Flush
    33.5523 3 Twos, Threes or Fours
    27.1693 3 Fives to Kings
    25.0000 Pat Straight
    18.6915 4 STFL, Open
    12.4468 4 STFL, Inside
     8.8298 Two Pair
     8.8175 Pair Aces
     7.9232 QJTs, 0 Pen
     7.8770 KQJs, 0 Pen
     7.8168 QJTs, 1 St.Pen only
     7.7151 QJTs, 1 HP Pen only
     7.6920 KQJs, 1 St.Pen only
     7.6827 KQJs, 1 HP Pen only
     7.6596 4 Flush, 3 Hi Cards, 0 HP Pen
     7.6318 QJTs, 1 Fl.Pen only
     7.5532 4 Flush, 3 Hi Cards, 1 HP Pen
     7.4468 QJTs, Any 2 Pen
     7.3913 KQJs, Any 2 Pen
     7.3774 KQTs, KJTs, 0 Pen
     7.3404 4 Flush, 2 Hi Cards, 0 HP Pen
     7.3312 AKQs, AKJs, AQJs, 0 Pen
     7.2911 Pair JJ, QQ, KK
     7.2710 KQTs, KJTs, 1 St.Pen only
     7.2248 AKQs,AKJs,AQJs, 1 St.Pen only
     7.0212 4 Flush, 1 Hi Card
     6.9796 KQTs, KJTs, Any 2 Pen
     6.8316 AKTs, AQTs, AJTs, 0 Pen
     6.7021 4 Flush, 0 Hi Cards
     6.6975 AKTs,AQTs,AJTs, 1 St.Pen only
     4.5745 4 ST, Open
     4.1332 Pair 22, 33, 44
     3.9130 JT9s
     3.8807 QJ9s
     3.7169 Pair 55 to TT
     3.4274 3 STFL, Open, 0 Hi Cards
     3.3947 AKQJ
     3.3219 QJ8s
     3.2886 QT9s, JT8s, J98s
     3.2562 KQ9s, KJ9s
     3.0851 4 ST, Inside, 3 Hi Cards
     2.9356 QJs, 0 or Any 1 Pen
     2.9223 KQs, KJs, 0 Pen
     2.8862 QJs, Any 2 Pen
     2.8631 3 STFL, 1 Gap, 0 Hi, 0 St.Pen
     2.8458 AKs, AQs, AJs, 0 Pen
     2.8353 3 STFL, 2 Gaps, 1 Hi, 0 St.Pen
     2.8252 KQs, KJs, 1 Fl.Pen only
     2.8249 QJs, Any 3 Pen
     2.8212 KQs, KJs, 1,2 St.Pen only
     2.8030 3 FL, 2 Hi Cards
     2.7978 AKs, AQs, AJs, 1 St.Pen only
     2.7908 KQs, KJs, 1 St.Pen & 1 Fl.Pen
     2.7891 3 STFL, 1 Gap, 0 Hi, 1 St.Pen
     2.7660 4 ST, Inside, 2 Hi Cards
     2.7573 KQs, KJs, Any 3 Pen
     2.7428 3 STFL, 2 Gaps, 1 Hi, 1 St.Pen
     2.5994 KQJ
     2.5057 JTs, 0 Pen
     2.4699 QJT
     2.4468 4 ST, Inside, 1 Hi Card
     2.4086 JTs, 1 Fl.Pen only
     2.3737 JTs, 1,2 St.Pen only
     2.3723 QJ
     2.3497 975s, 965s
     2.3414 QTs, 0 Fl.Pen
     2.3358 3 STFL, 2 Gaps, 0 Hi, 0 St.Pen
     2.3259 JTs, 1 St.Pen & 1 Fl.Pen
     2.3114 KQ, KJ, 0 St.Pen
     2.2988 3 FL, 1 Hi Card
     2.2941 JTs, Any 3 Pen
     2.2868 KQ, KJ, 1+ St.Pen
     2.2760 Ace, 0 Fl.Pen
     2.2493 Ace, 1 Fl.Pen & no 2,3,4,5
     2.2467 AK, AQ, AJ
     2.2436 KTs
     2.2436 Ace, 1 Fl.Pen
     2.2254 Jack, 0 Fl.Pen
     2.2155 3 STFL, 2 Gaps, 0 Hi, 1 St.Pen
     2.1705 Queen
     2.1549 King
     2.1532 Jack, 1 Fl.Pen
     2.1277 4 ST, Inside, 0 Hi Cards
     1.8039 3 FL, 0 Hi Cards
     1.6453 Redraw

               PAYTABLE

···

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    Royal Flush 4000.00
    Straight Flush 250.00
    Four Aces 800.00
    Four 2-4s 400.00
    Four 5-10s 250.00
    Four J-Ks 250.00
    Full House 50.00
    Flush 35.00
    Straight 25.00
    Three of Kind 15.00
    Two Pair 5.00
    Jacks or Better 5.00

#3

sphboc2003 wrote:

I agree that VPSM generates highly-accurate information. But, I'm
curious as to specifically what actions you take against the
generated files. Strategy chart, for db 10/7, follows; I'd be most
interested in specifically how you revise this to produce cards.

What I strive for is to condense the strategies to as few lines as
possible. Without reducing the font, I'm able to comfortably fit the
DB strategy onto two 3x5 index cards, including use of blank lines
that group the strategy into logical sections, making it easier to
reference the cards.

I'd provide a few examples but you've detailed the "advanced" strategy
for DB, which includes rules for penalty cards. If you want to retain
exact handling of penalties, the strategy becomes far more difficult
to condense.

I work with the "basic" strategy when constructing my strategy cards.
That makes them FAR easier to reference. And you gain VERY nominal
additional return by taking penalties into consideration.

That said, there are a handful of limited penalty situations which
account for the greater proportion of all penalties that you'll
account in play.

An example is that when dealt an Ace and a non-suited high card, where
there's no stronger holds present, you hold the lone Ace unless
another card in the hand is similarly suited, in which case you hold
both high cards. (The logic is that when you discard the card that's
from the same suit as the Ace, you have fewer possibilities of forming
a flush than otherwise and the value of holding a second card to go
for a high pair becomes more valuable by comparison to holding just
the lone Ace.)

I've got that subset of penalty rules down cold and automatically
incorporate them into my play without detailing them on the strategy
card. By excluding them from the strategy cards (which makes sense
since I have no need to reference the cards for them) the cards become
far more condensed than they'd be otherwise.

- Harry

#4

Harry Porter wrote:

I'd provide a few examples but you've detailed the "advanced"
strategy for DB, which includes rules for penalty cards.

Catching up on posts out of order, I see that Howard has provided an
excellent example. I hope that my post served to provide additional
food for thought.

- H.