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Inconsistencies in how EMG equity is calculated
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I've written a paper that explores what I consider to be a troubling
inconsistency within EMG (Equivalent to Money Game) numbers.
Here's the basic idea:
A. 3-away is doubled to 2 by 2-away.
B. 3-away is doubled to 4 by 3-away.
C. 3-away is doubled to 8 by 5-away.
In each case 3-away must choose between taking for the match or passing and
trailing 3-away 1-away for 25% MWC. Suppose in each case she makes a bad
take with only 20% CPW, giving up 5% MWC. That 5% error gets transformed
into very different EMG errors at the different scores:
Case A: Case B: Case C:
MWC and EMG lost 3-away, 2-away 3-away, 3-away 3-away, 5-away
by taking Position 1: Doubled to 2 Doubled to 4 Doubled to 8
--------------- --------------- ---------------
MWC EMG MWC EMG MWC EMG
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Snowie 4.5 -5.26% -.425 -5.26% -.212 -5.26% -.141
gnubg 0.14 -5.10% -.407 -5.10% -.203 -5.10% -.136
I find it distressing that the same error (taking a 20% CPW for the match
rather than passing to 3-away 1-away) is sometimes reported as a .425 error
and sometimes reported as a .141 error. I am having a crisis of faith
wondering if our "whoppers" and "double whoppers" mean anything at all.
The paper goes over this in detail, considers the history of the EMG
transformation, and considers some possible alternatives. I don't have a
solution, so the paper feels unfinished and unsatisfactory. I'd love your
thoughts and comments.
(Note that while case A involves an automatic redouble, neither case B nor
case C does and they have different EMG errors, so the effect is not based
on automatic double weirdness.)
Thanks,
Jeremy
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