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Board Gambling
Re: Moneypot just took a huge loss?
by
dooglus
on 03/02/2016, 17:53:21 UTC

I modified the simulation to it's running the 121x "red" plinkopot line:

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            r = random.random() * 65536
            if   r >= 26333 and r < 39203: p = 0.3
            elif r >= 14893 and r < 50643: p = 0.5
            elif r >=  6885 and r < 58651: p = 1
            elif r >=  2517 and r < 63019: p = 1.4
            elif r >=   697 and r < 64839: p = 3
            elif r >=   137 and r < 65399: p = 5
            elif r >=    17 and r < 65519: p = 13
            elif r >=     1 and r < 65535: p = 47
            else:                          p = 121

and generated some plots of the average log bankroll growth against percentage of bankroll risked.

It takes a lot of rolls to get a good smooth curve, presumably because of the high variance of the 121x payout.

First attempt:



Second attempt:



Both show that risking somewhere around 40% of the bankroll per game is optimal, but that risking half that isn't anywhere near half as bad.