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Posted By: Stick
Date: Saturday, 17 October 2009, at 3:21 p.m.

In Response To: What Colour is the Wind - Page 24 (Stick)

Ignore the dice, it was a cube problem with Stick on roll. In the explanation it's stated that 'for money black should not yet double'. I fell off my chair because I was more wondering what White should do when cubed. Some of the other math in the book for this problem also may be slightly off.

gnubg	77
Stick	112
Position ID: 38MMwAC224ABBg Match ID: cAkKADAACAAA

• Stick doubles

Cube decision
Rollout cubeless equity		+0.539
Cubeful equities:
1.	Double, take	+0.939
2.	Double, pass	+1.000	+0.061
3.	No double	+0.795	-0.144
Proper cube action:		Double, take
Rollout details
Win W g W bg Lose L g L bg Cubeless Cubeful Centered 1-cube 0.678 0.205 0.005 - 0.322 0.026 0.000 +0.539 +0.795 Standard error 0.001 0.002 0.000 - 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.003 0.008 Player gnubg owns 2-cube 0.689 0.222 0.008 - 0.311 0.026 0.000 +1.163 +0.939 Standard error 0.001 0.003 0.001 - 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.009 0.010
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Messages In This Thread

• What Colour is the Wind - Page 24
  Stick -- Friday, 16 October 2009, at 11:49 a.m.
  • What Colour is the Wind - Page 24
    misja -- Friday, 16 October 2009, at 2:52 p.m.
  • What Colour is the Wind - Page 24
    neilkaz -- Friday, 16 October 2009, at 2:55 p.m.
  • What Colour is the Wind - Page 24
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 16 October 2009, at 5:19 p.m.
  • What Colour is the Wind - Page 24
    Keene -- Friday, 16 October 2009, at 6:30 p.m.
  • Rollout
    Stick -- Saturday, 17 October 2009, at 3:21 p.m.