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PROGRESSION SURVIVAL AUDIT · MRGS250

Martingale Doubling (1-2-4-8-16) — 250-Hand Weekend Horizon (100u Bankroll) Survival & Ruin Proof

[MRGS250] Doubles the wager after every resolved loss and resets to 1 unit immediately after any win. Across 250-Hand Weekend Horizon (100u Bankroll) (Three-plus shoe weekend trip horizon backed by a full 100-unit session bankroll), staking Martingale on Player (1.2351% house edge) generates 787.5 units of cumulative action, an expected mathematical cost of −9.73 units, ±47.37 units of standard deviation, and a 78.3% session survival rate (21.7% bankroll ruin risk).

MRGS250 Action
787.5u
MRGS250 Expected EV
-9.73u
MRGS250 Session SD
±47.37u
MRGS250 Survival
78.3%
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

Read the Board at Table Speed

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

MRGS250 (Martingale · 250H / 100u) scoreboard sample. Derived-road red/blue marks never alter MRGS250 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 2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 1 column back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

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.

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

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

  1. Column 5 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 3 columns back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

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

MRGS250 Staking Sequence
1-2-4-8-16-32

Doubles the wager after every resolved loss and resets to 1 unit immediately after any win (Geometric Negative Progression).

MRGS250 Cumulative Action
787.5u wagered

250 hands × 3.15u average stake multiplier.

MRGS250 Expected Cost (EV)
-9.73u

Linear expectation across 787.5u action at 1.2351% Player edge.

MRGS250 Session Dispersion
±47.37u SD

Volatility envelope over 250 deals against a 100u bankroll.

MRGS250 Survival / Ruin Split
78.3% / 21.7%

Compresses frequent 1-unit wins against catastrophic multi-step drawdown cliffs when 5 to 7 consecutive losses hit the bankroll or table cap.

MRGS250 STOCHASTIC HORIZON

Martingale (MRGS250) Over 250 Hands With a 100-Unit Bankroll

[MRGS250-MECHANICS] Staking protocol MRGS250 applies Martingale Doubling (1-2-4-8-16) (1-2-4-8-16-32) on Player across 250 hands with a 100-unit stop-loss. Doubles the wager after every resolved loss and resets to 1 unit immediately after any win. Three-plus shoe weekend trip horizon backed by a full 100-unit session bankroll.

[MRGS250-EXPECTATION] By linearity of expectation, MRGS250 cannot alter the 8-deck 1.2351% Player house edge: multiplying 787.5u cumulative action by −1.2351% locks in −9.73u expected drift with ±47.37u standard deviation. Compresses frequent 1-unit wins against catastrophic multi-step drawdown cliffs when 5 to 7 consecutive losses hit the bankroll or table cap. Remember that baccarat is an 18+ / 21+ game of chance; review /legal/responsible-gambling before setting session limits.

MRGS250 CheckpointMRGS250 HandsMRGS250 ActionMRGS250 EV DriftMRGS250 SD Band
MRGS250-Stage-150h [MRGS250]157.5u [MRGS250]-1.95u [MRGS250]±21.19u [MRGS250]
MRGS250-Stage-2100h [MRGS250]315.0u [MRGS250]-3.89u [MRGS250]±29.96u [MRGS250]
MRGS250-Stage-3150h [MRGS250]472.5u [MRGS250]-5.84u [MRGS250]±36.69u [MRGS250]
MRGS250-Stage-4200h [MRGS250]630.0u [MRGS250]-7.78u [MRGS250]±42.37u [MRGS250]
MRGS250-Stage-5250h [MRGS250]787.5u [MRGS250]-9.73u [MRGS250]±47.37u [MRGS250]
  • MRGS250 step sequence: 1-2-4-8-16-32 (3.15u mean bet size across 250 hands).
  • MRGS250 bankroll boundary: 100u starting stack faces 21.7% ruin risk and 78.3% survival probability.
  • MRGS250 road independence: Big Eye Boy and Small Road patterns on BBPBBPBB never change the −9.73u expected house hold.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythRunning Martingale over 250 hands with 100 units changes the mathematical expectation of the shoe.
TruthEvery hand in MRGS250 faces the same 1.2351% Player house edge; scaling bet sizes to 787.5u total action scales expected cost to −9.73u while reshaping variance (±47.37u SD).
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