Re: [vpFREE] Playing Short Coin - Dangerous OR Smart?

Jason,

The problem with your logic is that you are comparing two hands of unequal
wager amounts: $5 (playing one-coin) vs. $25 (playing max-coin).

Yes, playing $5 short-coin, you will lose $0.085. But, you only wagered $5,
not $25. Obviously, if you risk less money, you will lose less money.

You should be comparing playing equal dollar amounts: $25 (playing five
one-coin hands, for example) and $25 (playing one max-coin hand).

Playing short-coin 9/6 JoB, you are losing 1.63%. So, the actual loss is
$0.408 per $25 wagered.

Playing max-coin 9/6 JoB, you are losing 0.46%. So, the actual loss is
$0.115 per $25 wagered.

On any negative-expectation VP machine, you will lose less money by playing
max-coin.

Luke

On 6/23/10, Jason Pawloski <jpawloski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Playing $5 on short coin, you are losing 1.7% every hand, so the actual
> loss
> in dollars is $0.085 per hand.
>
> Playing $5 on max coin, you are losing 0.46% every hand, so the actual loss
> in dollars is $0.115 per hand.
>
> Unless there are other factors involved, it appears to be better to play
> short.
>

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