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STAGE 2 STRESS TEST · MARTINGALE VS FLAT BETTING

Martingale Doubling vs. Flat 1-Unit Baseline — Four-Shoe Alternating Sawtooth under 5% Banker Commission (288-Hand Stress Test)

Under 4-Shoe Chop (1.0579% effective edge), variance-scaled stress run S113-0 over 288 hands and a 160-unit treasury measures a -27u drawdown (37.93% ruin) for Martingale Doubling against -12u (9.92% ruin) for Flat 1-Unit Baseline inside a 100-unit cap. Because every 8-deck coup is statistically independent under 5% Banker Commission (0.95:1) (1.0579% edge), progression rules alter drawdown speed and table-cap collisions without changing per-hand expectation.

Martingale Ruin Rate
37.93%
Flat Betting Ruin Rate
9.92%
Peak Trough (3-Run)
-27u
4-Shoe Chop House Edge
1.0579%
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Big Road P P B B B P P P B B B P P B B P
Big Eye Boy = ≠ ≠ = = = = ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ = =
Small Road = ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠
Cockroach Pig = = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠

Reference 8-deck shoe for Stress Cell S113 (Martingale vs Flat Betting, Four-Shoe Alternating Sawtooth under 5% Banker Commission). 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

This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 2 goes down to Row 3, so use Rule 2: look 1 column back, at Column 1.
  2. 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.

Small Road Mark #2

This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 3, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 1.
  2. 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.

Cockroach Pig Mark #2

Column 4 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 1, 3 columns further back.
  2. Column 4 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 1.

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

Matchup & Shoe Profile
Martingale vs Flat Betting (4-Shoe Chop)

Stress cell S113 compares 1-2-4-8-16-32-64 against 1-1-1-1 constant unit over 288 hands.

Head-to-Head Ruin Rate
37.93% vs 9.92%

Probability of exhausting the 160-unit bankroll under a 100-unit house bet limit.

Expected Session Hold
13.63u vs 3.17u

Theoretical erosion under 5% Banker Commission (0.95:1) (1.0579% house edge) across 288 coups.

Peak Drawdown Excursion
-27u vs -12u

Deepest unit trough triggered by a 3-hand run inside the chop shoe profile.

Tie Stalls & Commission Toll
27 Ties · 6.54u Drag

Reflects 9.38% tie frequency (27 pushes) and 6.54u in vigorish friction.

STRESS CELL S113 · CHOP SHOE PROFILE

Martingale vs. Flat Betting absorbing-barrier progression-curve (288 Hands · S113)

In combinatorial comparative trial S113-1, running Martingale against Flat Betting for 288 hands of 4-Shoe Chop (chop) on 160 units dissects 13.63u vs 3.17u in expected toll and 37.93% vs 9.92% ruin under a 100-unit pit limit.

Under 4-Shoe Chop (1.0579% effective edge), session-bounded stress run S113-2 over 288 hands and a 160-unit treasury quantifies a -27u drawdown (37.93% ruin) for Martingale Doubling against -12u (9.92% ruin) for Flat 1-Unit Baseline inside a 100-unit cap.

S113 progression-curveMartingaleFlat Betting
Martingale / Flat Betting Rule1-2-4-8-16-32-641-1-1-1 constant unit
288-Hand Ruin (160u)37.93%9.92%
4-Shoe Chop Hold (1.0579%)13.63u3.17u
3-Run Trough (100u Cap)-27u-12u
VIGORISH & TABLE CEILING INTERACTION

4-Shoe Chop Vigorish (6.54u) & 9.38% Tie Push Audit (S113)

In asymmetric comparative trial S113-3, running Martingale against Flat Betting for 288 hands of 4-Shoe Chop (chop) on 160 units computes 13.63u vs 3.17u in expected toll and 37.93% vs 9.92% ruin under a 100-unit pit limit.

Under 4-Shoe Chop (1.0579% effective edge), finite-shoe stress run S113-4 over 288 hands and a 160-unit treasury maps a -27u drawdown (37.93% ruin) for Martingale Doubling against -12u (9.92% ruin) for Flat 1-Unit Baseline inside a 100-unit cap.

  • Trial S113: set a 160u stop before running Martingale vs Flat Betting over 288 hands.
  • Scenario S113 tabulates 6.54u in commission drag and 27 tie pushes (9.38% Tie rate).
  • Board rule S113: derived road red marks absorbing-barrier column repetition and blue marks a structural break (progression-curve), never Banker or Player.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSwitching from Flat Betting to Martingale during Four-Shoe Alternating Sawtooth under 5% Banker Commission neutralizes the 1.0579% house edge.
TruthOver 288 hands on a 160-unit stack, Martingale carries 13.63u expected loss (37.93% ruin) vs 3.17u (9.92% ruin) for Flat Betting.
MythDuring a 3-hand chop 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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