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Bearoff cube decision

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Friday, 10 August 2007, at 2:55 p.m.

In Response To: Bearoff cube decision (MaX)

Ward is a modification of (=improvement on) Thorp. Trice mentions doing a study of millions(!) of bearoff positions comparing them (and maybe another, I don't remember) where Ward came out clearly best. I used to use Thorp but seeing the result of this study switched to Ward. Also, John O'Hagan pointed out that once you've got a Ward Count you can then use Kleinman. This is VERY useful.

I still say that the weakness of the competing methods is converting to GWC. If Walter has a global method for EPC I haven't seen it. (Maybe we should ask him.) I'm sure it's doable but someone has to do it! The two pip thing Matt the Younger mentions (or something similar) works locally but (I'm pretty sure) not globally.

Messages In This Thread

• Bearoff cube decision
  DC-Ohio -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 2:30 p.m.
  • Bearoff cube decision
    MaX -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 4:05 p.m.
    • Bearoff cube decision
      Frankie D -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 5:27 p.m.
      • Bearoff cube decision
        MaX -- Friday, 10 August 2007, at 8:31 a.m.
  • Bearoff cube decision
    Stick -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 4:18 p.m.
    • Bearoff cube decision
      DC-Ohio -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 4:42 p.m.
      • Bearoff cube decision
        Stick -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 5:17 p.m.
  • Bearoff cube decision
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 5:00 p.m.
    • Bearoff cube decision
      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 6:04 p.m.
      • Bearoff cube decision
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 6:56 p.m.
        • EPC Question
          Klaus Evers -- Friday, 10 August 2007, at 4:54 a.m.
          • EPC Question
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 10 August 2007, at 6:05 a.m.
            • Thanks (NT) *NM*
              Klaus Evers -- Friday, 10 August 2007, at 3:11 p.m.
    • Bearoff cube decision
      MaX -- Friday, 10 August 2007, at 8:56 a.m.
      • Bearoff cube decision
        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 10 August 2007, at 2:55 p.m.
  • Bearoff cube decision
    Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 5:43 p.m.
  • Bearoff cube decision
    neilkaz -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 5:44 p.m.
  • Rollout action:
    DC-Ohio -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 7:28 p.m.
    • Rollout action: Cash game
      DC-Ohio -- Thursday, 9 August 2007, at 7:34 p.m.