I'm not offended, I appreciate the concern. I am sure that a large % of
players who read about strategy for a particular game and use the strategy
cards either don't understand it, abandon it when they're way down or up, or
lack the mental stamina to maintain accuracy. However, I am fairly certain
that I have mastered 2PJW for all intents and purposes. I'll describe my
methodology so that you can identify where I might be going wrong:
I came into this with working knowledge of probability/statistics so things
like penalty cards make sense on a gut level. It's not as though I don't
require data from others but having a chart of the expected return for every
possible hand (that I studied first) while I practiced made things easy. As
soon as I encountered exceptions to general rules, the reasoning behind them
fell into place which makes remembering those exceptions easy. I do still
make a mistake every now and then, but they're not statistically significant
(the only kind I make is picking the wrong single card hold, which is
usually around a .01 loss in ER for that hand). Since it doesn't happen
often, they knock off less than .001% off my overall expected return:
statistically insignificant for my purposes.
It's been a couple weeks since my VPFW trial ended (it's some slick software
but the most important tools are available elsewhere for free so it didn't
seem worth the price) but my error rate and their impact on my overall ER
was equally insignificant then. I've moved on to mastering FPDW as it seems
like the most prevalent good bet in Vegas. I make sure to go back to 2PJW
after training with FPDW to make sure I don't confuse strategy between the
two.
Sorry for the long post but you did ask! VP Theory isn't that complicated so
I can't imagine there being much difference, if at all, between perfect-play
strategy given by VPFW and that given by vpgenius. That being said, I am new
so it's possible I'm overlooking something. I tried to detail my methodology
as much as possible so that you could identify the errors if there are any.
I'd much rather be wrong and corrected than continue playing w/blissful
ignorance of my mistakes!
- Brian
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Bob Bartop <bobbartop@yahoo.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "caliexile" <nairbtrah1@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I mastered 2PJW(FP) using trainers at vpgenius because it is 99.92% at my
> local casino,
>
> Hi, I don't know you from Adam, so don't get offended by what I have to
> say, but I can't help but raise my eyebrow at your statement of "mastering"
> 2PJW. Are you sure? You might want to test yourself on some other software
> like WinPoker or Video Poker for Winners. Just a suggestion. It's a very
> difficult game.
>
>
>
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