Why are my results from The PokerWiz® not exactly the same as the relevant mathematical calculations?
As alluded to above, mathematical calculations of probability are based on infinity — an infinite number of cases. In order to show exact results you would have to run an infinite number of deals. In reality, however, the differences shown between “theoretical” results and the results from a million-deal run are so small that you would have to play poker all day every day for about ten thousand years to notice. However, some traditional calculations of probability are simply incorrect in that they fail to include all possible variables. If your pencil tells you one thing and The PokerWiz® tells you another, The PokerWiz® will have the better number; it’s been checked and rechecked many, many times. Often in these cases, interpolating the information available on the various detail charts will tell you where the calculation went wrong. (Watch out: there is always the possibility that you are not setting up your simulation correctly, not considering discards or other factors. The PokerW
As alluded to above, mathematical calculations of probability are based on infinity — an infinite number of cases. In order to show exact results you would have to run an infinite number of deals. In reality, however, the differences shown between “theoretical” results and the results from a million-deal run are so small that you would have to play poker all day every day for about ten thousand years to notice. However, some traditional calculations of probability are simply incorrect in that they fail to include all possible variables. If your pencil tells you one thing and The PokerWiz® tells you another, The PokerWiz® will have the better number; it’s been checked and rechecked many, many times. Often in these cases, interpolating the information available on the various detail charts will tell you where the calculation went wrong. (Watch out: there is always the possibility that you are not setting up your simulation correctly, not considering discards or other factors. The PokerW
