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STAGE 2 BANKROLL MATRIX · OSCAR'S GRIND · 150U / 1-SHOE

Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle — 150-Unit Bankroll & 1-Shoe (72-Hand) Risk-of-Ruin Matrix

Sequential profile M391-0 documents Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle over a 1-shoe (72-hand) horizon with 150 units: absorbing-barrier escalation (hold on loss / +1 on win, 12 steps) interacts with the 40-unit limit to verifies a 6.12% ruin rate and a variance-scaled dispersion of 2.02x. Every 8-deck hand remains statistically independent (45.86% Banker, 44.62% Player, 9.52% Tie), meaning progression sizing reshapes session variance without altering the house edge.

Ruin Rate (-75u Stop)
6.12%
Target Hit (+38u Cap)
43.75%
72-Hand Expected Hold
1.81u
Table Max (6-Step Depth)
40u
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

Reference 8-deck shoe for Matrix Cell M391 (Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle, 150u bankroll, 72 hands). Big Road and Bead Plate show Banker (red) and Player (blue); derived roads record structural 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.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

Session Bankroll & Horizon
150u / 1 Shoes (72 Hands)

Matrix cell M391 tests Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle with a $25 base unit and -75u/+38u absorbing boundaries.

Stop-Loss Ruin Probability
6.12%

Probability of hitting the -75u drawdown barrier before completing 72 hands or reaching +38u.

Stop-Win Target Completion
43.75%

Share of 72-hand trajectories reaching the +38u session ceiling, with 50.13% ending between barriers.

Table Limit Survival Depth
6 Steps (40u Cap)

A 40-unit house limit and 150-unit stack cap Oscar's Grind escalation after 6 adverse coups.

Expected Session House Hold
1.81u ($45)

Derived from 145u total action (2.02x average wager) multiplied by the 1.0579% 8-deck Banker edge.

MATRIX CELL M391 · STOP-LOSS & STOP-WIN GEOMETRY

Oscar's Grind 150u combinatorial capital-runway Across 72 Hands (M391)

Under configuration M391-1, deploying Oscar's Grind with 150 base units over 72 resolved hands (1 shoes) benchmarks a bankroll-constrained progression-curve: hitting the 40-unit house cap after 6 adverse steps drives a 6.12% stop-loss breach rate against a 43.75% chance of reaching the +38-unit target.

Sequential profile M391-2 models Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle over a 1-shoe (72-hand) horizon with 150 units: capital-bounded escalation (hold on loss / +1 on win, 12 steps) interacts with the 40-unit limit to tracks a 6.12% ruin rate and a drawdown-weighted exposure of 2.02x.

M391 ParameterOscar's Grind (150u)1-Shoe capital-runway
Oscar's Grind Ladderhold on loss / +1 on win (12 steps)Peak 8u multiplier on M391
150u Stack Window72 hands (1 shoes)Barriers -75u / +38u
40u Ceiling & Ruin6.12% ruin vs 43.75% winDepth 6 steps (1 cap hits)
145u Handle & Hold1.81u ($45)Multiplier 2.02x (combinatorial drift)
STEP ESCALATION & TURNOVER AUDIT

40u Ceiling Collisions & Oscar's Grind Turnover (1 Shoes)

Under configuration M391-3, deploying Oscar's Grind with 150 base units over 72 resolved hands (1 shoes) computes a discrete-time ledger: hitting the 40-unit house cap after 6 adverse steps drives a 6.12% stop-loss breach rate against a 43.75% chance of reaching the +38-unit target.

Sequential profile M391-4 inspects Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle over a 1-shoe (72-hand) horizon with 150 units: commission-adjusted escalation (hold on loss / +1 on win, 12 steps) interacts with the 40-unit limit to tabulates a 6.12% ruin rate and a table-capped footprint of 2.02x.

  • Cell M391 rule: lock the -75u stop on your 150u Oscar's Grind stack across 72 hands.
  • Matrix M391 documents 1.81u ($45) in house hold over 145u of Oscar's Grind action.
  • Scoreboard check M391: Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig use red for repeating symmetry (combinatorial capital-runway) and blue for pattern breaks—never for Banker or Player.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythBringing 150 units to a 1-shoe session lets Oscar's Grind 1-Unit Cycle overcome the 1.058% Banker house edge.
TruthNo bankroll size alters per-hand expectation: over 72 hands, Oscar's Grind generates 145u in action, 1.81u in expected loss, and a 6.12% stop-loss ruin rate.
MythDerived road colors on the scoreboard tell Oscar's Grind bettors whether Banker (red) or Player (blue) is due during a 72-hand run.
TruthOn Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig, red indicates repeating column structure and blue indicates breaking structure; neither color represents Banker or Player.
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