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Originally Posted by mulebennett
100 to win 50
200 to win 100 Down 300
400 to win 200 600 to win 300
800 to win 400 1,800 to win 900
1600 to win 800 5,400 to win 2,700
3200 to win 1600 16,200 to win 8,100
Yeah, they go on a six-game winning streak and you're suddenly betting $3,200 on a game.
The above double up only gets back the last bet, not all the bets before. The bolded edit shows the break even bets. Just to break even we are actually betting ~16K.
If we want to profit $100 after our bets, which is the goal of progressive betting systems, then it gets even worse.
200 to win 100 (-200)
600 to win 300 (-800)
1,800 to win 900 (-2,600)
5,400 to win 2,700 (-7K)
14.2K to win 7.1K (-21.2K)
42.6K to win 21.3K
So if the Pirates win 5 straight against you, you will either be +100 or down ~64K after that 6th game.
Funsies.
Last edited by Sevenfold; 04-12-2011 at 01:53 PM.