--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Jason Pawloski <jpawloski@...> wrote:
>
> DEFINITELY not. Since your actions on this hand affects the multiplier on
> your hand, you can't keep the multiplier and the hand strategy "independent"
> like you can in STP.>>>>
You mean your actions on this hand affects the multiplier on your NEXT hand, don't you? Remember I'm talking about a single line Ultimate X game, so you are playing for a single multiplier on the next hand, so why isn't the strategy always the same?
<< In STP you have no control over your multiplier; you
> either win it or you don't. In UX you have complete control over your
> multiplier.
>
Understood.
> Your Multistrike analysis is very astute. In Multistrike, your optimal
> strategy is some mix of hit frequency (to get you to the next level) and pay
> back contribution on that level. If you take too much in the pay back
> contribution category, you lose in the hit frequency category and lose in
> your overall EV. Likewise, if you take too much hit frequency, you are
> losing payback % on that particular level and losing in the overall EV. The
> correct strategy is somewhere in between.
>
Why isn't playing a single line Ultimate X game like always playing a level 3 hand in Multistrike? In both examples you are playing a strategy to maximize return on the current hand plus get a multiplier on you next hand, if and only if you win the current hand.
