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STAGE 2 STRESS TEST · HK 6-STEP VS MACAU 3-STEP

Hong Kong 6-Step Cruise vs. Macau 3-Step VIP Bullet — Four-Shoe Alternating Sawtooth under 5% Banker Commission (288-Hand Stress Test)

Benchmark S379-0 audits the variance-scaled turnover between HK 6-Step and Macau 3-Step over 288 hands of 4-Shoe Chop: with 160 units, a 100-unit cap, and 1.0579% house edge, ruin settles at 37.03% vs 15.35% while multi-coup decay-rate reaches -28u. 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.

HK 6-Step Ruin Rate
37.03%
Macau 3-Step Ruin Rate
15.35%
Peak Trough (3-Run)
-28u
4-Shoe Chop House Edge
1.0579%
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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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 S379 (HK 6-Step vs Macau 3-Step, 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.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

Matchup & Shoe Profile
HK 6-Step vs Macau 3-Step (4-Shoe Chop)

Stress cell S379 compares 1-3-7-15-31-63 against 1-3-7 cap over 288 hands.

Head-to-Head Ruin Rate
37.03% vs 15.35%

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

Expected Session Hold
13.21u vs 5.13u

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

Peak Drawdown Excursion
-28u vs -16u

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

Tie Stalls & Commission Toll
27 Ties · 6.34u Drag

Reflects 9.38% tie frequency (27 pushes) and 6.34u in vigorish friction.

STRESS CELL S379 · CHOP SHOE PROFILE

HK 6-Step vs. Macau 3-Step absorbing-barrier escalation (288 Hands · S379)

When 4-Shoe Chop (chop) injects a 3-hand extreme run and 27 tie pushes (9.38% Tie density) over 288 coups, combinatorial audit S379-1 profiles Hong Kong 6-Step Cruise at 13.21u expected erosion (37.03% ruin) compared with 5.13u (15.35% ruin) for Macau 3-Step VIP Bullet on 160 units.

Benchmark S379-2 verifies the session-bounded decay-rate between HK 6-Step and Macau 3-Step over 288 hands of 4-Shoe Chop: with 160 units, a 100-unit cap, and 1.0579% house edge, ruin settles at 37.03% vs 15.35% while session-bounded distribution reaches -28u.

S379 escalationHK 6-StepMacau 3-Step
HK 6-Step / Macau 3-Step Rule1-3-7-15-31-631-3-7 cap
288-Hand Ruin (160u)37.03%15.35%
4-Shoe Chop Hold (1.0579%)13.21u5.13u
3-Run Trough (100u Cap)-28u-16u
VIGORISH & TABLE CEILING INTERACTION

4-Shoe Chop Vigorish (6.34u) & 9.38% Tie Push Audit (S379)

When 4-Shoe Chop (chop) injects a 3-hand extreme run and 27 tie pushes (9.38% Tie density) over 288 coups, asymmetric audit S379-3 benchmarks Hong Kong 6-Step Cruise at 13.21u expected erosion (37.03% ruin) compared with 5.13u (15.35% ruin) for Macau 3-Step VIP Bullet on 160 units.

Benchmark S379-4 tracks the finite-shoe threshold between HK 6-Step and Macau 3-Step over 288 hands of 4-Shoe Chop: with 160 units, a 100-unit cap, and 1.0579% house edge, ruin settles at 37.03% vs 15.35% while step-indexed survival-window reaches -28u.

  • Trial S379: set a 160u stop before running HK 6-Step vs Macau 3-Step over 288 hands.
  • Scenario S379 evaluates 6.34u in commission drag and 27 tie pushes (9.38% Tie rate).
  • Board rule S379: derived road red marks absorbing-barrier column repetition and blue marks a structural break (escalation), never Banker or Player.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSwitching from Macau 3-Step to HK 6-Step during Four-Shoe Alternating Sawtooth under 5% Banker Commission neutralizes the 1.0579% house edge.
TruthOver 288 hands on a 160-unit stack, HK 6-Step carries 13.21u expected loss (37.03% ruin) vs 5.13u (15.35% ruin) for Macau 3-Step.
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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