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STAGE 2 STRESS TEST · PAROLI VS FLAT BETTING

Paroli 3-Step Press vs. Flat 1-Unit Baseline — Two-Shoe Doublet Chop under EZ Baccarat Dragon 7 Push (144-Hand Stress Test)

Stress test S135-0 profiles Paroli 3-Step Press (1-2-4-reset) against Flat 1-Unit Baseline (1-1-1-1 constant unit) inside a 100-unit bankroll over 144 hands (EZ Dragon Chop, chop), where a 75-unit table ceiling produces 19.03% vs 8.39% ruin rates and tracks 1.03u in step-indexed vigorish drag. Because every 8-deck coup is statistically independent under EZ Baccarat 3-Card 7 Push (1.028% edge) (1.0284% edge), progression rules alter drawdown speed and table-cap collisions without changing per-hand expectation.

Paroli Ruin Rate
19.03%
Flat Betting Ruin Rate
8.39%
Peak Trough (3-Run)
-22u
EZ Dragon Chop House Edge
1.0284%
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

Reference 8-deck shoe for Stress Cell S135 (Paroli vs Flat Betting, Two-Shoe Doublet Chop under EZ Baccarat Dragon 7 Push). 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
Paroli vs Flat Betting (EZ Dragon Chop)

Stress cell S135 compares 1-2-4-reset against 1-1-1-1 constant unit over 144 hands.

Head-to-Head Ruin Rate
19.03% vs 8.39%

Probability of exhausting the 100-unit bankroll under a 75-unit house bet limit.

Expected Session Hold
2.14u vs 1.54u

Theoretical erosion under EZ Baccarat 3-Card 7 Push (1.028% edge) (1.0284% house edge) across 144 coups.

Peak Drawdown Excursion
-22u vs -14u

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

Tie Stalls & Commission Toll
14 Ties · 1.03u Drag

Reflects 9.72% tie frequency (14 pushes) and 1.03u in vigorish friction.

STRESS CELL S135 · CHOP SHOE PROFILE

Paroli vs. Flat Betting sequential dispersion (144 Hands · S135)

Evaluating Paroli vs Flat Betting in scenario S135-1 (144 hands, 100u stack, 75u table limit) verifies how 14 tie stalls (9.72%) and a 3-coup run shape non-stationary ledger, yielding 19.03% vs 8.39% ruin.

Stress test S135-2 benchmarks Paroli 3-Step Press (1-2-4-reset) against Flat 1-Unit Baseline (1-1-1-1 constant unit) inside a 100-unit bankroll over 144 hands (EZ Dragon Chop, chop), where a 75-unit table ceiling produces 19.03% vs 8.39% ruin rates and maps 1.03u in variance-scaled vigorish drag.

S135 dispersionParoliFlat Betting
Paroli / Flat Betting Rule1-2-4-reset1-1-1-1 constant unit
144-Hand Ruin (100u)19.03%8.39%
EZ Dragon Chop Hold (1.0284%)2.14u1.54u
3-Run Trough (75u Cap)-22u-14u
VIGORISH & TABLE CEILING INTERACTION

EZ Dragon Chop Vigorish (1.03u) & 9.72% Tie Push Audit (S135)

Evaluating Paroli vs Flat Betting in scenario S135-3 (144 hands, 100u stack, 75u table limit) tracks how 14 tie stalls (9.72%) and a 3-coup run shape combinatorial excursion, yielding 19.03% vs 8.39% ruin.

Stress test S135-4 calibrates Paroli 3-Step Press (1-2-4-reset) against Flat 1-Unit Baseline (1-1-1-1 constant unit) inside a 100-unit bankroll over 144 hands (EZ Dragon Chop, chop), where a 75-unit table ceiling produces 19.03% vs 8.39% ruin rates and benchmarks 1.03u in session-bounded vigorish drag.

  • Trial S135: set a 100u stop before running Paroli vs Flat Betting over 144 hands.
  • Scenario S135 quantifies 1.03u in commission drag and 14 tie pushes (9.72% Tie rate).
  • Board rule S135: derived road red marks sequential column repetition and blue marks a structural break (dispersion), never Banker or Player.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSwitching from Flat Betting to Paroli during Two-Shoe Doublet Chop under EZ Baccarat Dragon 7 Push neutralizes the 1.0284% house edge.
TruthOver 144 hands on a 100-unit stack, Paroli carries 2.14u expected loss (19.03% ruin) vs 1.54u (8.39% 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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