Re: [Bug-gnubg] Optional redouble, or is it automatic

[Joern Thyssen]

On Mon, Sep 09, 2002 at 12:28:52PM +0200, address@hidden wrote
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> --On 09  Sep 2002  11:10 +0100 Ian Shaw <address@hidden> wrote:
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> >Why is this type of position called an "optional redouble"? Surely the
> >redouble is automatic. I guess the 2-ply analysis is looking ahead and
> >automatically doubling on the next roll so it sees no loss of equity.
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> That is exactly the point. No equity is lost by waiting to double. So you 
> might want to double later - where there might be a better chance that X 
> will make a wrong drop. Thinking like this takes up a lot of brain power 
> better used elsewhere, though - since you have to consider before every 
> roll, whether you have any market loosers.
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> BTW: I am surprised that 5-5 is not considered a market looser by gnu in 
> this position.

The take point for O is 75% as he'll be trailing 3-away, 1-away Crawford
is he passes the 4-cube. After 5-5 gnubg thinks it's 50-50, that is, a
clear take.

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