Hi all -
The VPW strategy for Super Double Bonus (99.695) has a line (#18) that
calls for holding a pair of 2s, 3s, 4s, or 7s. Since there is no
"premium" for quad sevens as there is for quad 2s, 3s, or 4s, can
anyone tell me the the reasoning behind holding the 7's?
Thanks in advance,
Noosarazoo
noosarazoo wrote:
The VPW strategy for Super Double Bonus (99.695) has a line (#18)
that calls for holding a pair of 2s, 3s, 4s, or 7s. Since there is
no "premium" for quad sevens as there is for quad 2s, 3s, or 4s, can
anyone tell me the the reasoning behind holding the 7's?
Now that's a fascinating quirk!
Note that what separates paired 2-4,7 in the strategy from the other
low pairs is the hold of suited JT9 (JT9s).
As you suggest, the added quad payout on 2-4 is sufficient to make
these pairs more attractive than JT9s, whereas the JT9s is otherwise
favored over any other low pair other than 7's.
In the case of paired 7's, these are more valuable than JT9s because
if you toss 7's to hold JT9s you've discarded 2 opportunities to form
a straight on the JT9s hold. This weakens the value of JT9s
sufficiently to bring it below the value of the 7's.
Discarding paired 8's would have a similar effect on the value of
holding JT9s, but in that case the strongest hold would be the JT98
straight. To keep things simple (and keep a focus as 7's on the only
real exception outside of the expected 2-4's), 8's presumably are
listed with the other low pairs even though they have a higher EV than
JT9s when present in the same time (who cares, you hold JT98 then).
- Harry
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Harry Porter" <harry.porter@...>
wrote:
noosarazoo wrote:
> The VPW strategy for Super Double Bonus (99.695) has a line
(#18)
> that calls for holding a pair of 2s, 3s, 4s, or 7s. Since there
is
> no "premium" for quad sevens as there is for quad 2s, 3s, or 4s,
can
> anyone tell me the the reasoning behind holding the 7's?
Now that's a fascinating quirk!
Note that what separates paired 2-4,7 in the strategy from the
other
low pairs is the hold of suited JT9 (JT9s).
As you suggest, the added quad payout on 2-4 is sufficient to make
these pairs more attractive than JT9s, whereas the JT9s is
otherwise
favored over any other low pair other than 7's.
In the case of paired 7's, these are more valuable than JT9s
because
if you toss 7's to hold JT9s you've discarded 2 opportunities to
form
a straight on the JT9s hold. This weakens the value of JT9s
sufficiently to bring it below the value of the 7's.Discarding paired 8's would have a similar effect on the value of
holding JT9s, but in that case the strongest hold would be the JT98
straight. To keep things simple (and keep a focus as 7's on the
only
real exception outside of the expected 2-4's), 8's presumably are
listed with the other low pairs even though they have a higher EV
than
JT9s when present in the same time (who cares, you hold JT98 then).
- Harry
Aha! I figured there had to be a reason!
Many thanks for clearing that up for me, Harry. It makes perfect
sense now.
-Noosarazoo