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> Posted by: "5-card" 5-card@comcast.net
> <mailto:5-card@comcast.net?Subject=%20Re%3A%20progressive%20machine>
> se2808 <http://profiles.yahoo.com/se2808>
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> Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:57 pm (PST)
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> I find it interesting that all three posts have a different answer. I show
> $2,629.75 = 100% using perfect strategy on my web site. Perhaps some are
> using "Frugal VP" and penalty free strategy to analyze. I assume that
> "Optimum Video Poker" rounds to the nearest dollar.
No, Optimum Video Poker does not "round off." It makes very precise
calculations. 10525 coins is correct if you continue to use perfect play
strategy derived for a 4000-coin royal, but if the strategy is adjusted
for the break-even royal then the 100% point is 10520 coins. For 7/5 JoB
that's a very small difference, but for some games the difference can be
much bigger.
It's worth noting that a strategy derived specifically for that
break-even royal yields the lowest expected cost of a royal. This was
the strategy used by the biggest ever video poker slot team that
operated in Las Vegas in the 90's, which inspired the break-even
progressive calculation in Optimum Video Poker version 3. This is a very
valuable feature for anyone who plays progressives.
Dan
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Dan Paymar, Author of "Video Poker - Optimum Play"
Visit my web site at http://www.OptimumPlay.com
"Chance favors the prepared mind" ~ Louis Pasteur
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