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STAGE 2 STRESS TEST · LABOUCHERE VS OSCAR'S GRIND

Labouchere Split-Line vs. Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle — 16% High-Tie Cluster Shoe under 5% Banker Commission (78-Hand Stress Test)

When 5% Comm High-Tie (high-tie) injects a 4-hand extreme run and 13 tie pushes (16.67% Tie density) over 78 coups, asymmetric audit S355-0 audits Labouchere Split-Line at 2.61u expected erosion (20.80% ruin) compared with 1.36u (8.46% ruin) for Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle on 75 units. 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.

Labouchere Ruin Rate
20.80%
Oscar's Grind Ruin Rate
8.46%
Peak Trough (4-Run)
-29u
5% Comm High-Tie House Edge
1.0579%
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

Reference 8-deck shoe for Stress Cell S355 (Labouchere vs Oscar's Grind, 16% High-Tie Cluster Shoe 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

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

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

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

  1. Column 4 goes down to Row 3, so use Rule 2: look 3 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.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

Matchup & Shoe Profile
Labouchere vs Oscar's Grind (5% Comm High-Tie)

Stress cell S355 compares [1-2-3-2-1] outside sum against hold on loss / +1 on win over 78 hands.

Head-to-Head Ruin Rate
20.80% vs 8.46%

Probability of exhausting the 75-unit bankroll under a 50-unit house bet limit.

Expected Session Hold
2.61u vs 1.36u

Theoretical erosion under 5% Banker Commission (0.95:1) (1.0579% house edge) across 78 coups.

Peak Drawdown Excursion
-29u vs -18u

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

Tie Stalls & Commission Toll
13 Ties · 1.25u Drag

Reflects 16.67% tie frequency (13 pushes) and 1.25u in vigorish friction.

STRESS CELL S355 · HIGH-TIE SHOE PROFILE

Labouchere vs. Oscar's Grind drawdown-weighted footprint (78 Hands · S355)

Benchmark S355-1 profiles the finite-shoe survival-window between Labouchere and Oscar's Grind over 78 hands of 5% Comm High-Tie: with 75 units, a 50-unit cap, and 1.0579% house edge, ruin settles at 20.80% vs 8.46% while variance-scaled drawdown-slope reaches -29u.

When 5% Comm High-Tie (high-tie) injects a 4-hand extreme run and 13 tie pushes (16.67% Tie density) over 78 coups, commission-adjusted audit S355-2 verifies Labouchere Split-Line at 2.61u expected erosion (20.80% ruin) compared with 1.36u (8.46% ruin) for Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle on 75 units.

S355 footprintLabouchereOscar's Grind
Labouchere / Oscar's Grind Rule[1-2-3-2-1] outside sumhold on loss / +1 on win
78-Hand Ruin (75u)20.80%8.46%
5% Comm High-Tie Hold (1.0579%)2.61u1.36u
4-Run Trough (50u Cap)-29u-18u
VIGORISH & TABLE CEILING INTERACTION

5% Comm High-Tie Vigorish (1.25u) & 16.67% Tie Push Audit (S355)

Benchmark S355-3 benchmarks the multi-coup progression-curve between Labouchere and Oscar's Grind over 78 hands of 5% Comm High-Tie: with 75 units, a 50-unit cap, and 1.0579% house edge, ruin settles at 20.80% vs 8.46% while eight-deck footprint reaches -29u.

When 5% Comm High-Tie (high-tie) injects a 4-hand extreme run and 13 tie pushes (16.67% Tie density) over 78 coups, discrete-time audit S355-4 tracks Labouchere Split-Line at 2.61u expected erosion (20.80% ruin) compared with 1.36u (8.46% ruin) for Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle on 75 units.

  • Trial S355: set a 75u stop before running Labouchere vs Oscar's Grind over 78 hands.
  • Scenario S355 evaluates 1.25u in commission drag and 13 tie pushes (16.67% Tie rate).
  • Board rule S355: derived road red marks drawdown-weighted column repetition and blue marks a structural break (footprint), never Banker or Player.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSwitching from Oscar's Grind to Labouchere during 16% High-Tie Cluster Shoe under 5% Banker Commission neutralizes the 1.0579% house edge.
TruthOver 78 hands on a 75-unit stack, Labouchere carries 2.61u expected loss (20.80% ruin) vs 1.36u (8.46% ruin) for Oscar's Grind.
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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