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PROGRESSION SURVIVAL AUDIT · FBKS80

Flat Betting Banker (1u Constant) — 80-Hand Single Shoe (40u Bankroll) Survival & Ruin Proof

[FBKS80] Wagers a constant 1 unit on Banker every hand regardless of prior wins or losses. Across 80-Hand Single Shoe (40u Bankroll) (Complete 8-deck live shoe from burn card to cut card backed by a 40-unit session stack), staking Flat Banker on Banker (1.0579% house edge) generates 80.0 units of cumulative action, an expected mathematical cost of −0.85 units, ±8.29 units of standard deviation, and a 93.4% session survival rate (6.6% bankroll ruin risk).

FBKS80 Action
80.0u
FBKS80 Expected EV
-0.85u
FBKS80 Session SD
±8.29u
FBKS80 Survival
93.4%
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

FBKS80 (Flat Banker · 80H / 40u) scoreboard sample. Derived-road red/blue marks never alter FBKS80 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

This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=).

  1. Column 2 goes down to Row 3, so use Rule 2: look 1 column back, at Column 1.
  2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=).

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 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=).

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 3, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 1.
  2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=).

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 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=).

  1. Column 4 goes down to Row 3, so use Rule 2: look 3 columns back, at Column 1.
  2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=).

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

FBKS80 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).

FBKS80 Cumulative Action
80.0u wagered

80 hands × 1.00u average stake multiplier.

FBKS80 Expected Cost (EV)
-0.85u

Linear expectation across 80.0u action at 1.0579% Banker edge.

FBKS80 Session Dispersion
±8.29u SD

Volatility envelope over 80 deals against a 40u bankroll.

FBKS80 Survival / Ruin Split
93.4% / 6.6%

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

FBKS80 STOCHASTIC HORIZON

Flat Banker (FBKS80) Over 80 Hands With a 40-Unit Bankroll

[FBKS80-MECHANICS] Staking protocol FBKS80 applies Flat Betting Banker (1u Constant) (1-1-1-1-1) on Banker across 80 hands with a 40-unit stop-loss. Wagers a constant 1 unit on Banker every hand regardless of prior wins or losses. Complete 8-deck live shoe from burn card to cut card backed by a 40-unit session stack.

[FBKS80-EXPECTATION] By linearity of expectation, FBKS80 cannot alter the 8-deck 1.0579% Banker house edge: multiplying 80.0u cumulative action by −1.0579% locks in −0.85u expected drift with ±8.29u 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.

FBKS80 CheckpointFBKS80 HandsFBKS80 ActionFBKS80 EV DriftFBKS80 SD Band
FBKS80-Stage-116h [FBKS80]16.0u [FBKS80]-0.17u [FBKS80]±3.71u [FBKS80]
FBKS80-Stage-232h [FBKS80]32.0u [FBKS80]-0.34u [FBKS80]±5.25u [FBKS80]
FBKS80-Stage-348h [FBKS80]48.0u [FBKS80]-0.51u [FBKS80]±6.43u [FBKS80]
FBKS80-Stage-464h [FBKS80]64.0u [FBKS80]-0.68u [FBKS80]±7.42u [FBKS80]
FBKS80-Stage-580h [FBKS80]80.0u [FBKS80]-0.85u [FBKS80]±8.29u [FBKS80]
  • FBKS80 step sequence: 1-1-1-1-1 (1.00u mean bet size across 80 hands).
  • FBKS80 bankroll boundary: 40u starting stack faces 6.6% ruin risk and 93.4% survival probability.
  • FBKS80 road independence: Big Eye Boy and Small Road patterns on PPPBBBPP never change the −0.85u expected house hold.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythRunning Flat Banker over 80 hands with 40 units changes the mathematical expectation of the shoe.
TruthEvery hand in FBKS80 faces the same 1.0579% Banker house edge; scaling bet sizes to 80.0u total action scales expected cost to −0.85u while reshaping variance (±8.29u SD).
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