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STAGE 2 STRESS TEST · PAROLI VS FLAT BETTING

Paroli 3-Step Press vs. Flat 1-Unit Baseline — Three-Shoe 15% Tie Density on Even-Money Player Wagers (210-Hand Stress Test)

Under Player High-Tie (1.2351% effective edge), multi-coup stress run S140-0 over 210 hands and a 130-unit treasury benchmarks a -23u drawdown (18.56% ruin) for Paroli 3-Step Press against -16u (8.79% ruin) for Flat 1-Unit Baseline inside a 85-unit cap. Because every 8-deck coup is statistically independent under Even-Money Player Side (1.235% edge) (1.2351% edge), progression rules alter drawdown speed and table-cap collisions without changing per-hand expectation.

Paroli Ruin Rate
18.56%
Flat Betting Ruin Rate
8.79%
Peak Trough (4-Run)
-23u
Player High-Tie House Edge
1.2351%
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

Reference 8-deck shoe for Stress Cell S140 (Paroli vs Flat Betting, Three-Shoe 15% Tie Density on Even-Money Player Wagers). 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.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

Matchup & Shoe Profile
Paroli vs Flat Betting (Player High-Tie)

Stress cell S140 compares 1-2-4-reset against 1-1-1-1 constant unit over 210 hands.

Head-to-Head Ruin Rate
18.56% vs 8.79%

Probability of exhausting the 130-unit bankroll under a 85-unit house bet limit.

Expected Session Hold
3.75u vs 2.70u

Theoretical erosion under Even-Money Player Side (1.235% edge) (1.2351% house edge) across 210 coups.

Peak Drawdown Excursion
-23u vs -16u

Deepest unit trough triggered by a 4-hand run inside the high-tie shoe profile.

Tie Stalls & Commission Toll
32 Ties · 1.80u Drag

Reflects 15.24% tie frequency (32 pushes) and 1.80u in vigorish friction.

STRESS CELL S140 · HIGH-TIE SHOE PROFILE

Paroli vs. Flat Betting asymmetric envelope (210 Hands · S140)

In discrete-time comparative trial S140-1, running Paroli against Flat Betting for 210 hands of Player High-Tie (high-tie) on 130 units tracks 3.75u vs 2.70u in expected toll and 18.56% vs 8.79% ruin under a 85-unit pit limit.

Under Player High-Tie (1.2351% effective edge), drawdown-weighted stress run S140-2 over 210 hands and a 130-unit treasury calibrates a -23u drawdown (18.56% ruin) for Paroli 3-Step Press against -16u (8.79% ruin) for Flat 1-Unit Baseline inside a 85-unit cap.

S140 envelopeParoliFlat Betting
Paroli / Flat Betting Rule1-2-4-reset1-1-1-1 constant unit
210-Hand Ruin (130u)18.56%8.79%
Player High-Tie Hold (1.2351%)3.75u2.70u
4-Run Trough (85u Cap)-23u-16u
VIGORISH & TABLE CEILING INTERACTION

Player High-Tie Vigorish (1.80u) & 15.24% Tie Push Audit (S140)

In capital-bounded comparative trial S140-3, running Paroli against Flat Betting for 210 hands of Player High-Tie (high-tie) on 130 units tabulates 3.75u vs 2.70u in expected toll and 18.56% vs 8.79% ruin under a 85-unit pit limit.

Under Player High-Tie (1.2351% effective edge), sequential stress run S140-4 over 210 hands and a 130-unit treasury models a -23u drawdown (18.56% ruin) for Paroli 3-Step Press against -16u (8.79% ruin) for Flat 1-Unit Baseline inside a 85-unit cap.

  • Trial S140: set a 130u stop before running Paroli vs Flat Betting over 210 hands.
  • Scenario S140 tracks 1.80u in commission drag and 32 tie pushes (15.24% Tie rate).
  • Board rule S140: derived road red marks asymmetric column repetition and blue marks a structural break (envelope), never Banker or Player.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSwitching from Flat Betting to Paroli during Three-Shoe 15% Tie Density on Even-Money Player Wagers neutralizes the 1.2351% house edge.
TruthOver 210 hands on a 130-unit stack, Paroli carries 3.75u expected loss (18.56% ruin) vs 2.70u (8.79% ruin) for Flat Betting.
MythDuring a 4-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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