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02-12-2011 , 10:43 AM

Wamy Einehouse

rack 'em

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,653

Cash game. Black to play.

Take, drop or beaver?

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02-12-2011 , 12:54 PM

Doubledouble1984

centurion

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 141

To me, this looks like pretty solid drop. even with the opponent with two checkers still on the 24. just look at the position if you dance and he throws a splitting number (4 or 1). the blot on the 8, and ecape are in imminent.

Double/drop

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02-12-2011 , 02:59 PM

TomCowley

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,649

I'm happy to let this one go before gammons get turned on.

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02-12-2011 , 04:19 PM

Robertie

old hand

Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,954

My hunch is that White is supposed to be on roll here, not Black as originally stipulated.

White on roll: double and pretty clear drop.

Black on roll: no double/beaver!

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02-12-2011 , 04:24 PM

Wamy Einehouse

rack 'em

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Originally Posted by Robertie

My hunch is that White is supposed to be on roll here, not Black as originally stipulated.

White on roll: double and pretty clear drop.

Black on roll: no double/beaver!

Ooops yeah this should just be white on roll without the cube in the centre - just screen capped it when cube was sent across and technically the action is on black to 'play' - sorry for the confusion.

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02-12-2011 , 07:55 PM

RolldUpTrips

old hand

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XGR+ gives it as a .029 drop. Rollout in progress

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02-13-2011 , 01:53 AM

RolldUpTrips

old hand

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Originally Posted by RolldUpTrips

XGR+ gives it as a .029 drop. Rollout in progress

3 ply XG RO gave me a 1.103. I would have possibly taken it but I've been known to take gammonish 1.1+ positions (a leak of mine, to be sure)

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02-14-2011 , 02:50 PM

ferrengi

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 683

Your broken prime makes this a take. Even if you don't anchor, it looks like your opponent's attack will run out of steam pretty soon and he may even have to crash because he can't escape your prime.

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