Grochowski on "advantage video poker"

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I remember dozens of members who no longer post here and they left saying the same things: there is a lack of useful information and a glut of negativity.

I don't know why some boards are more popular than others. IMO the biggest annoyance here is the repetition, but I don't know how to fix it. In general, I don't think members should be banned simply for being loudmouths. I'm glad Rob is allowed to express himself here, and I know the ignore feature is available if I need it. (So far, I haven't ignored anyone.)

Now getting back to our biggest problem at hand: Can Coach show a profit on a 98% game. The "math" says he won't. I agree, the math says he won't. But maybe if he plays DIFFERENTLY he will beat the expected value.

Some topics are doomed from the start. The proper analytical tools for this situation are mathematics and/or simulations. Actually playing the game is at best a complete waste of time, so the math-oriented posters tend to give lazy or sarcastic responses, although the correct answers are probably mixed in to the discussion.