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STAGE 2 STRESS TEST · MACAU 3-STEP VS FLAT BETTING

Macau 3-Step VIP Bullet vs. Flat 1-Unit Baseline — 18% Tie-Heavy Shoe under No-Commission Banker 6 Half-Pay (80-Hand Stress Test)

Under No-Comm High-Tie (1.4579% effective edge), finite-shoe stress run S302-0 over 80 hands and a 85-unit treasury models a -27u drawdown (13.33% ruin) for Macau 3-Step VIP Bullet against -14u (5.73% ruin) for Flat 1-Unit Baseline inside a 60-unit cap. Because every 8-deck coup is statistically independent under No-Commission Banker 6 (0.50:1 on 6) (1.4579% edge), progression rules alter drawdown speed and table-cap collisions without changing per-hand expectation.

Macau 3-Step Ruin Rate
13.33%
Flat Betting Ruin Rate
5.73%
Peak Trough (5-Run)
-27u
No-Comm High-Tie House Edge
1.4579%
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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Big Road B B P P B B B P P B B P P B P B
Big Eye Boy = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ = = = = = = ≠ =
Small Road ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = = = = ≠ ≠
Cockroach Pig ≠ = = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠

Reference 8-deck shoe for Stress Cell S302 (Macau 3-Step vs Flat Betting, 18% Tie-Heavy Shoe under No-Commission Banker 6 Half-Pay). Big Road shows Banker (red) and Player (blue); derived roads track symmetry.

Big Road B is Banker, P is Player Roads under it Red (=): repeating Blue (≠): breaking
Step-by-Step Mark Proofs (Rule 1 & Rule 2)
Big Eye Boy Mark #2

Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 3 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 2 with Column 1, 1 column further back.
  2. 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.

Small Road Mark #2

Column 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 2, 2 columns further back.
  2. Column 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 2.

Cockroach Pig Mark #2

This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

  1. Column 5 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 3 columns back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 2 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

Matchup & Shoe Profile
Macau 3-Step vs Flat Betting (No-Comm High-Tie)

Stress cell S302 compares 1-3-7 cap against 1-1-1-1 constant unit over 80 hands.

Head-to-Head Ruin Rate
13.33% vs 5.73%

Probability of exhausting the 85-unit bankroll under a 60-unit house bet limit.

Expected Session Hold
2.21u vs 1.21u

Theoretical erosion under No-Commission Banker 6 (0.50:1 on 6) (1.4579% house edge) across 80 coups.

Peak Drawdown Excursion
-27u vs -14u

Deepest unit trough triggered by a 5-hand run inside the high-tie shoe profile.

Tie Stalls & Commission Toll
15 Ties · 1.37u Drag

Reflects 18.75% tie frequency (15 pushes) and 1.37u in vigorish friction.

STRESS CELL S302 · HIGH-TIE SHOE PROFILE

Macau 3-Step vs. Flat Betting variance-scaled footprint (80 Hands · S302)

In commission-adjusted comparative trial S302-1, running Macau 3-Step against Flat Betting for 80 hands of No-Comm High-Tie (high-tie) on 85 units measures 2.21u vs 1.21u in expected toll and 13.33% vs 5.73% ruin under a 60-unit pit limit.

Under No-Comm High-Tie (1.4579% effective edge), multi-coup stress run S302-2 over 80 hands and a 85-unit treasury dissects a -27u drawdown (13.33% ruin) for Macau 3-Step VIP Bullet against -14u (5.73% ruin) for Flat 1-Unit Baseline inside a 60-unit cap.

S302 footprintMacau 3-StepFlat Betting
Macau 3-Step / Flat Betting Rule1-3-7 cap1-1-1-1 constant unit
80-Hand Ruin (85u)13.33%5.73%
No-Comm High-Tie Hold (1.4579%)2.21u1.21u
5-Run Trough (60u Cap)-27u-14u
VIGORISH & TABLE CEILING INTERACTION

No-Comm High-Tie Vigorish (1.37u) & 18.75% Tie Push Audit (S302)

In discrete-time comparative trial S302-3, running Macau 3-Step against Flat Betting for 80 hands of No-Comm High-Tie (high-tie) on 85 units quantifies 2.21u vs 1.21u in expected toll and 13.33% vs 5.73% ruin under a 60-unit pit limit.

Under No-Comm High-Tie (1.4579% effective edge), drawdown-weighted stress run S302-4 over 80 hands and a 85-unit treasury computes a -27u drawdown (13.33% ruin) for Macau 3-Step VIP Bullet against -14u (5.73% ruin) for Flat 1-Unit Baseline inside a 60-unit cap.

  • Trial S302: set a 85u stop before running Macau 3-Step vs Flat Betting over 80 hands.
  • Scenario S302 dissects 1.37u in commission drag and 15 tie pushes (18.75% Tie rate).
  • Board rule S302: derived road red marks variance-scaled column repetition and blue marks a structural break (footprint), never Banker or Player.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSwitching from Flat Betting to Macau 3-Step during 18% Tie-Heavy Shoe under No-Commission Banker 6 Half-Pay neutralizes the 1.4579% house edge.
TruthOver 80 hands on a 85-unit stack, Macau 3-Step carries 2.21u expected loss (13.33% ruin) vs 1.21u (5.73% ruin) for Flat Betting.
MythDuring a 5-hand high-tie sequence, red marks on Big Eye Boy or Small Road indicate Banker is favored next.
TruthDerived road colors never represent Banker or Player: red denotes repeatingBig Road structure and blue denotes breaking structure.
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