Within finite-shoe horizon M304-0, a 30-unit treasury backing Contra D'Alembert Press for 144 hands (2 shoes) faces a 50-unit bet cap that calibrates 48.50% ruin exposure, 32.32% target attainment at +8u, and 19.17% time-limit expiration. Every 8-deck hand remains statistically independent (45.86% Banker, 44.62% Player, 9.52% Tie), meaning progression sizing reshapes session variance without altering the house edge.
Reference 8-deck shoe for Matrix Cell M304 (Contra D'Alembert Press, 30u bankroll, 144 hands). Big Road and Bead Plate show Banker (red) and Player (blue); derived roads record structural symmetry.
Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 2, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
Matrix cell M304 tests Contra D'Alembert Press with a $25 base unit and -15u/+8u absorbing boundaries.
Probability of hitting the -15u drawdown barrier before completing 144 hands or reaching +8u.
Share of 144-hand trajectories reaching the +8u session ceiling, with 19.17% ending between barriers.
A 50-unit house limit and 30-unit stack cap Contra D'Alembert escalation after 5 adverse coups.
Derived from 171u total action (1.19x average wager) multiplied by the 1.0579% 8-deck Banker edge.
Horizon matrix M304-1 dissects how Contra D'Alembert (+1 on win / -1 on loss) behaves inside a 30-unit session budget across 144 coups, showing that a 50-unit pit limit and 15-unit floor generate a 48.50% drawdown-trigger rate alongside 2.06u in expected 8-deck vigorish.
Within variance-scaled horizon M304-2, a 30-unit treasury backing Contra D'Alembert Press for 144 hands (2 shoes) faces a 50-unit bet cap that evaluates 48.50% ruin exposure, 32.32% target attainment at +8u, and 19.17% time-limit expiration.
| M304 Parameter | Contra D'Alembert (30u) | 2-Shoe escalation |
|---|---|---|
| Contra D'Alembert Ladder | +1 on win / -1 on loss (10 steps) | Peak 10u multiplier on M304 |
| 30u Stack Window | 144 hands (2 shoes) | Barriers -15u / +8u |
| 50u Ceiling & Ruin | 48.50% ruin vs 32.32% win | Depth 5 steps (2 cap hits) |
| 171u Handle & Hold | 2.06u ($52) | Multiplier 1.19x (capital-bounded drift) |
Horizon matrix M304-3 audits how Contra D'Alembert (+1 on win / -1 on loss) behaves inside a 30-unit session budget across 144 coups, showing that a 50-unit pit limit and 15-unit floor generate a 48.50% drawdown-trigger rate alongside 2.06u in expected 8-deck vigorish.
Within eight-deck horizon M304-4, a 30-unit treasury backing Contra D'Alembert Press for 144 hands (2 shoes) faces a 50-unit bet cap that tracks 48.50% ruin exposure, 32.32% target attainment at +8u, and 19.17% time-limit expiration.
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Step-by-step lookback rules for Big Eye Boy (1), Small Road (2), and Cockroach Pig (3).
Definitions for progression ladders, absorbing barriers, commission formats, and shoe terms.