this is how you martingale
every now and then ill take $130 to the baccarat table and martingale on player. its kindof fun to see how far you can get. usually it will be $141 though since im more likely to have $20s then $10s and probably got a $1 scrunched up in some pocket. the extra $1 has some significance since i can add to 3 steps right off the bat.
i do steps with a progression of 1-3-7-15-31-63-127 and so forth. usually i find a $5 table so my progression would be $5-$15-$35-$75. when i win money i add it to the martingale until i have enough to build another step.
so lets say i buyin for $130 and i win my first bet for $5. then my bets would probably be $6-$18-$35-$76. say i then lose a hand and win a hand. im up $17 total now so my bets would be $7-$21-$42-$77. say i lose a hand and win a hand, im up $31 total now. my bets would be $7-$21-$49-$91. if i then LLW, id be up $52 now so my bets would be $7-$21-$49-$105.
when im up at least $155, ill create a 5th step and my new progression will be $5-$15-$35-$75-$155. i dont really like dropping my bet back down to $5 though since it takes so long to build a 6th step so when i get to plus at least $155, ill usually keep my other bets at $6-$18-$42-$90 and drop the rest into a 5th stack for my final bet. whenever i win chips, i just add it to that final bet until it reaches $186. then start building each step again.
if im on the 4th step in the progression. i make a plan ahead of time in case i lose that bet but win the bet on my 4th step. i know i need at least $285 to have a progression of $5-$15-$35-$75-$155. so i plan ahead on that final bet, figuring out how much ill have if i win that bet. take that amount and divide it by 26 and round down so i know what my initial bet would be in a 4step progression and repeat my steps above once im up at least $155. if im somewhat close to $285 like $281, ill do a 5step progression of $5-$15-$35-$75-X where X is whatevers left for the final bet. then fill in that final bet before adding to my other steps.
theres a lot of constantly adjusting your bets so what i do is make 4 stacks of bets. when i win i make a stack behind of each of these stacks. and may make some stacks in behind those stacks too. when i have enough to increase my front stacks by $1, $3, $7, and $15, i will place those chips onto my front stacks. i might have 1-3 spare chips i put to the side too which ill probably end up tacking onto the final bet in my steps. theres lots of room at the baccarat table so feel free to do whatevers easiest for you.