That's not impossible though, you can start with $1 usd and in your 11th bet, assuming you are in a losing streak, you need to bet $1024 to get back on the winning track. Just imagine the risk, I mean, can anyone take a risk to bet $1024 just to be win back all losses and get a profit of $1?

We might not feel the pressure when we are still in the planning stage, because the real pressure is when we are in the actual gambling. It will then be a battle between your mind and your emotion in deciding the situation cited above.