White opened with 6-3: 24/18 13/10, Red responded with 6-6: 24/18(2) 13/7*(2), followed by 6-3: B/22 10/4.
-- Mary Hickey

Borderline double/no double for money (probably just shy of strong enough), and I wouldn't cube since I can often get a cube error later. At -3-2 this is a VERY clear cube.
-- Neil Kazaross

Double/take at this score and for Money. This might be a bit thin for money, but Red's position is solid and it will be some time before White can turn things around.
-- Dean Gay

At the actual score it is probably a close take because of gammon value. For money, I also double.
-- Marty Storer

This would be a huge double at 3a2a, with this much gammon chances and White's take-point being higher than normal (26.7%). It's probably a borderline take/pass at the score.
I didn't double but it worked out OK. I rolled 5-3, making the 3-point, followed by White's 6-5: B/14.
-- Mary Hickey

GNU_0.14  2-ply/worldclass, cubeful, Kazaross Met Cube action equity Eval Cubeless equity:   0.387   W: 62.9%  WG: 18.3%    LG: 7.6% 1. Double, take 0.898 2. Double, pass 1.000 (+0.102) 3. No double 0.778 (- 0.120) Proper cube action:   Double, take Snowie_4  3-ply/precise, cubeful, Snowie 2.1 Met Cube action equity Eval Cubeless equity:   0.389   W: 63.3%  WG: 19.3%    LG: 7.6% 1. Double, take 0.957 2. Double, pass 1.000 (+0.043) 3. No double 0.827 (- 0.129) Proper cube action:   Double, take GNU_0.14  3-ply/grandmaster, cubeful, Kazaross Met Cube action equity Eval Cubeless equity:   0.450   W: 64.9%  WG: 19.3%    LG: 7.2% 1. Double, pass 1.000 2. Double, take 1.032 (+0.032) 3. No double 0.864 (- 0.136) Proper cube action:   Double, pass 0-ply/expert, cube: 2-ply/33%, Full, 1296 games, Kazaross Met Cube action equity Rollout Cubeless equity:   0.432   W: 63.8%  WG: 17.9%    LG: 9.9% 1. Double, take 0.938 2. Double, pass 1.000 (+0.062) 3. No double 0.811 (- 0.127) Proper cube action:   Double, take    Rollout for Money Snowie_3  2-ply/huge, cubeless, Full, 462 games Cube action equity Rollout Cubeless equity:   0.398   W: 65.0%  WG: 17.2%    LG: 7.4% 1. No double 0.569 2. Double, take 0.540 (- 0.029) 3. Double, pass 1.000 (+0.431) Proper cube action:   No double [Volatility: 0.179] • Score: Red (2-away), White (3-away)    Posted by Robert-Jan Veldhuizen  [080404]    Red on roll, cube decision Pip counts: White (Top): 121, Red (Bottom): 104 For money, I think there's enough market-losers and a good racing advantage to double this, but still an easy take from the 20-point anchor and not many gammon losses. White also has an ugly spare on his 2-point. Since gammons are still part of the equity after doubling here for money, there might be more market-losers than at the -2,-3 score where gammons don't count anymore after a double by Leader. -- Robert-Jan Veldhuizen D/T for money but likely no double (it's close) at this score where Red's doubling window opens much higher. -- Neil Kazaross Gammons are pretty unlikely so if it's a double for money, as you suggest, then it must be a double at this score as well. I'm just not sure if it's a double for money. Red is only up 17 pips with the mid and the 10-point to clear. On the other hand, White's board isn't ready to contain a hit checker and he's got that awkward spare on the deuce-point. I would estimate White's cubeless chances to be in the high 20's, 3% or so above what he needs to take. I don't think that is close enough to double in this position. I only see 7 big market losers: double 2's or higher and 5-3. Red needs a few more than this. -- John O'Hagan I suspect this is technically a very close double, but I would take a roll. I don't think Red loses his market by much very often, and many players will take later when they shouldn't. -- Dean Gay Looks like with the 5-point anchor, Red wins just 3% gammons and Red also might lose a gammon. The net effect is that the money TP would be raised by about 1%, like from 22 to 23%, so still clearly lower than at the score. The rollout result just has it as a small double for money. -- Robert-Jan Veldhuizen GNU_0.14  2-ply/worldclass, cubeful, Kazaross Met Cube action equity Eval Cubeless equity:   0.440   W: 70.5%    WG: 3.0%    LG: 2.1% 1. No double 0.776 2. Double, take 0.647 (- 0.129) 3. Double, pass 1.000 (+0.224) Proper cube action:   No double Snowie_4  3-ply/precise, cubeful, Snowie 2.1 Met Cube action equity Eval Cubeless equity:   0.454   W: 72.0%    WG: 3.7%    LG: 2.5% 1. No double 0.852 2. Double, take 0.779 (- 0.074) 3. Double, pass 1.000 (+0.148) Proper cube action:   No double GNU_0.14  3-ply/grandmaster, cubeful, Kazaross Met Cube action equity Eval Cubeless equity:   0.487   W: 72.2%    WG: 3.6%    LG: 2.0% 1. Double, take 0.779 2. Double, pass 1.000 (+0.221) 3. No double 0.729 (- 0.050) Proper cube action:   Double, take 0-ply/expert, cube: 2-ply/33%, Full, 1296 games, Kazaross Met Cube action equity Rollout Cubeless equity:   0.457   W: 72.3%    WG: 9.5%    LG: 3.9% 1. Double, take 0.777 2. Double, pass 1.000 (+0.223) 3. No double 0.730 (- 0.047) Proper cube action:   Double, take    Rollout for Money 0-ply/expert, cube: 2-ply/33%, Full, 2592 games Cube action equity Rollout Cubeless equity:   0.449   W: 72.3%    WG: 3.0%    LG: 1.9% 1. Double, take 0.744 2. Double, pass 1.000 (+0.256) 3. No double 0.727 (- 0.172) Proper cube action:   Double, take [Volatility: 0.099] Hosted by www.Geocities.ws