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STAGE 2 STRESS TEST · LABOUCHERE VS OSCAR'S GRIND

Labouchere Split-Line vs. Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle — Three-Shoe 15% Tie Density on Even-Money Player Wagers (210-Hand Stress Test)

During 210 deals of Player High-Tie (high-tie) in audit S364-0, Labouchere Split-Line ([1-2-3-2-1] outside sum) and Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle (hold on loss / +1 on win) navigate 32 tie pushes on a 130-unit roll with a 85-unit cap, models 31.99% vs 13.35% ruin and 3.94u in commission drag. 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.

Labouchere Ruin Rate
31.99%
Oscar's Grind Ruin Rate
13.35%
Peak Trough (4-Run)
-32u
Player High-Tie House Edge
1.2351%
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

Read the Board at Table Speed

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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 S364 (Labouchere vs Oscar's Grind, 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
Labouchere vs Oscar's Grind (Player High-Tie)

Stress cell S364 compares [1-2-3-2-1] outside sum against hold on loss / +1 on win over 210 hands.

Head-to-Head Ruin Rate
31.99% vs 13.35%

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

Expected Session Hold
8.21u vs 4.26u

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

Peak Drawdown Excursion
-32u vs -17u

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

Tie Stalls & Commission Toll
32 Ties · 3.94u Drag

Reflects 15.24% tie frequency (32 pushes) and 3.94u in vigorish friction.

STRESS CELL S364 · HIGH-TIE SHOE PROFILE

Labouchere vs. Oscar's Grind asymmetric threshold (210 Hands · S364)

Matchup S364-1 measures how a 130-unit roll and 85-unit pit maximum govern Labouchere versus Oscar's Grind during 210 hands of Player High-Tie: discrete-time envelope divergence pushes primary ruin to 31.99% against 13.35% for the benchmark while models 3.94u in commission friction.

During 210 deals of Player High-Tie (high-tie) in audit S364-2, Labouchere Split-Line ([1-2-3-2-1] outside sum) and Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle (hold on loss / +1 on win) navigate 32 tie pushes on a 130-unit roll with a 85-unit cap, dissects 31.99% vs 13.35% ruin and 3.94u in commission drag.

S364 thresholdLabouchereOscar's Grind
Labouchere / Oscar's Grind Rule[1-2-3-2-1] outside sumhold on loss / +1 on win
210-Hand Ruin (130u)31.99%13.35%
Player High-Tie Hold (1.2351%)8.21u4.26u
4-Run Trough (85u Cap)-32u-17u
VIGORISH & TABLE CEILING INTERACTION

Player High-Tie Vigorish (3.94u) & 15.24% Tie Push Audit (S364)

Matchup S364-3 quantifies how a 130-unit roll and 85-unit pit maximum govern Labouchere versus Oscar's Grind during 210 hands of Player High-Tie: capital-bounded trajectory divergence pushes primary ruin to 31.99% against 13.35% for the benchmark while inspects 3.94u in commission friction.

During 210 deals of Player High-Tie (high-tie) in audit S364-4, Labouchere Split-Line ([1-2-3-2-1] outside sum) and Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle (hold on loss / +1 on win) navigate 32 tie pushes on a 130-unit roll with a 85-unit cap, computes 31.99% vs 13.35% ruin and 3.94u in commission drag.

  • Trial S364: set a 130u stop before running Labouchere vs Oscar's Grind over 210 hands.
  • Scenario S364 dissects 3.94u in commission drag and 32 tie pushes (15.24% Tie rate).
  • Board rule S364: derived road red marks asymmetric column repetition and blue marks a structural break (threshold), never Banker or Player.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSwitching from Oscar's Grind to Labouchere 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, Labouchere carries 8.21u expected loss (31.99% ruin) vs 4.26u (13.35% 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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