In a message dated 7/14/2003 8:06:47 PM Pacific Standard Time,
Dan@OptimumPlay.com writes:
I plugged this payoff table into Optimum Video Poker, and the correct
Game EV is 99.8033%. FVP is correct.
As is WinPoker, if the game were created correctly. However, I don't
understand why anyone would try to create a user defined game of this type using
WinPoker, when just changing the paytable of Double Bonus would be much quicker and
simpler. Just click on Games, Double Bonus, then click on Options, Change
Paytable, and enter the values for Triple Bonus. Then click on Analyze, Game, Run
Analysis. You will get the same 99.8033% if you correctly entered the
paytable. The whole thing should take about two minutes.
Creating a user defined game is much more complex, is much more prone to
error, and takes much longer. The only game I've had to use this function for is
Super Double Bonus, because of the special payoff for Js,Qs,Ks. All other games
I've been interested in, I've been able to just change the paytable on a game
already included with the program.
Brian
Dan
rawhidetoo wrote:
>I plugged in the following paytable for Triple Bonus VP in both
>Winpoker (User Defined) and FVP:
>
>RF 250 500 750 1000 4000
>4 Aces 240 480 720 960 1200
>4 2,3,4 120 240 360 480 600
>SF 100 200 300 400 500
>4 5-K 50 100 150 200 250
>FH 9 18 27 36 45
>FL 5 10 15 20 25
>STR 4 8 12 16 20
>3 of K 3 6 9 12 15
>2 PR 1 2 3 4 5
>JOB 1 2 3 4 5
>
>WinPoker analysis - ER 111.7436%, Variance 160.63425
>FVP analysis - ER 99.80, Variance per credit bet 44.35
>(Obviously), the strategy varies greatly between the two
>programs as well.
>
>I would appreciate any help with determining what explains the
>difference between the WinPoker and FVP analysis. Could the
>problem lie with the "user defined" process in WinPoker
>(perhaps I'm not using this function properly).
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