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PROGRESSION SURVIVAL AUDIT · FBKS50

Flat Betting Banker (1u Constant) — 50-Hand Sprint (20u Bankroll) Survival & Ruin Proof

[FBKS50] Wagers a constant 1 unit on Banker every hand regardless of prior wins or losses. Across 50-Hand Sprint (20u Bankroll) (Fast 45-minute mini-baccarat or two-thirds shoe sprint with a compact 20-unit buy-in), staking Flat Banker on Banker (1.0579% house edge) generates 50.0 units of cumulative action, an expected mathematical cost of −0.53 units, ±6.56 units of standard deviation, and a 90.2% session survival rate (9.8% bankroll ruin risk).

FBKS50 Action
50.0u
FBKS50 Expected EV
-0.53u
FBKS50 Session SD
±6.56u
FBKS50 Survival
90.2%
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

Read the Board at Table Speed

Open this shoe in /calculator
Big Road B B P P B B P P B B P B B P B P
Big Eye Boy = = = = = = ≠ = = = ≠ ≠ ≠ =
Small Road = = = = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ = ≠
Cockroach Pig = = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ = =

FBKS50 (Flat Banker · 50H / 20u) scoreboard sample. Derived-road red/blue marks never alter FBKS50 progression expectation.

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 3 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 4 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 3 with Column 1, 2 columns further back.
  2. Column 3 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 1.

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

FBKS50 Staking Sequence
1-1-1-1-1

Wagers a constant 1 unit on Banker every hand regardless of prior wins or losses (Constant-Unit Baseline).

FBKS50 Cumulative Action
50.0u wagered

50 hands × 1.00u average stake multiplier.

FBKS50 Expected Cost (EV)
-0.53u

Linear expectation across 50.0u action at 1.0579% Banker edge.

FBKS50 Session Dispersion
±6.56u SD

Volatility envelope over 50 deals against a 20u bankroll.

FBKS50 Survival / Ruin Split
90.2% / 9.8%

Minimizes session variance and avoids table-limit traps while paying 1.0579% expected house hold per unit.

FBKS50 STOCHASTIC HORIZON

Flat Banker (FBKS50) Over 50 Hands With a 20-Unit Bankroll

[FBKS50-MECHANICS] Staking protocol FBKS50 applies Flat Betting Banker (1u Constant) (1-1-1-1-1) on Banker across 50 hands with a 20-unit stop-loss. Wagers a constant 1 unit on Banker every hand regardless of prior wins or losses. Fast 45-minute mini-baccarat or two-thirds shoe sprint with a compact 20-unit buy-in.

[FBKS50-EXPECTATION] By linearity of expectation, FBKS50 cannot alter the 8-deck 1.0579% Banker house edge: multiplying 50.0u cumulative action by −1.0579% locks in −0.53u expected drift with ±6.56u standard deviation. Minimizes session variance and avoids table-limit traps while paying 1.0579% expected house hold per unit. Remember that baccarat is an 18+ / 21+ game of chance; review /legal/responsible-gambling before setting session limits.

FBKS50 CheckpointFBKS50 HandsFBKS50 ActionFBKS50 EV DriftFBKS50 SD Band
FBKS50-Stage-110h [FBKS50]10.0u [FBKS50]-0.11u [FBKS50]±2.93u [FBKS50]
FBKS50-Stage-220h [FBKS50]20.0u [FBKS50]-0.21u [FBKS50]±4.15u [FBKS50]
FBKS50-Stage-330h [FBKS50]30.0u [FBKS50]-0.32u [FBKS50]±5.08u [FBKS50]
FBKS50-Stage-440h [FBKS50]40.0u [FBKS50]-0.42u [FBKS50]±5.87u [FBKS50]
FBKS50-Stage-550h [FBKS50]50.0u [FBKS50]-0.53u [FBKS50]±6.56u [FBKS50]
  • FBKS50 step sequence: 1-1-1-1-1 (1.00u mean bet size across 50 hands).
  • FBKS50 bankroll boundary: 20u starting stack faces 9.8% ruin risk and 90.2% survival probability.
  • FBKS50 road independence: Big Eye Boy and Small Road patterns on BBPPBBPP never change the −0.53u expected house hold.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythRunning Flat Banker over 50 hands with 20 units changes the mathematical expectation of the shoe.
TruthEvery hand in FBKS50 faces the same 1.0579% Banker house edge; scaling bet sizes to 50.0u total action scales expected cost to −0.53u while reshaping variance (±6.56u SD).
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