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Money management From:   Gnoh Mon Address:   gnohmon@panix.com Date:   9 July 2004 Subject:   Re: Playing BG for money Forum:   rec.games.backgammon Google:   b8c281eb.0407090631.2b2e41a1@posting.google.com How much does one play for these days? Not a high-stakes game, but say a casual money game in a park or club between low-average strength players? (I haven't played since the 1970s so I'm sure I'll be shocked by the huge amount!) Gregg Cattanach  writes: People play for $3, $5, and $10 a point (money game sessions) all the time. Of course, if you find the right person, this number may be much higher. I'd say the most common chouette denomination is $5, but you see a lot of $10 and $20 chouettes around the big tournaments. It often depends on where you live. There are lots of $3 chouettes in Florida. Michael Sullivan  writes: Assuming one is average strength for the group, what's a typical 95% CI for points won/lost in an evening of chouette play? Exact variances would be great, but I assume those vary depending on the group, so anecdotal evidence (best and worst nights from someone who plays a lot) would be welcome also. $5 a point seems like a lot of money to this risk-averse fellow. I'd like to experiment with chouettes, but I don't gamble, and don't really want to risk losing $100+ in a night, even though my overall result might be zero or positive long term. Gregg Cattanach  writes: Looking over my records my average win is $36/session and my average loss is $24/session, with about 80% of the chouettes at $5/point and the rest at $10/point. My expectation for an evening is that at $5 a point it is extremely rare to be more than 30 points ahead or behind but no big surprise if I win or lose 20 points or so. I usually have enough cash to pay 40 points so I don't have to write checks on a bad night (but I have one in reserve, just in case). Like any gambling you have to be ready to play a lot and accepts the losses with the wins. If your opposition is quite weak, this is of course, a good thing, and if you have some players that like to beaver and cube extremely early a lot, then your variance can be quite a bit higher. All told in 650 sessions over many years I'm about a 2 point per session favorite.   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

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