Hi KFB!

Thanks for your post, I really appreciate the HOT/NOT consideration. From this I'll try to expose our ideas.

Whatever the betting selection and patterns considered (random walks), itlr the NOT will overwhelm the HOT in frequency and not, of course, by a valuable proportional quantity.

There's no difference whether we're playing towards the NOT or the HOT, both are destined to get more probable short patterns than long patterns, then what happened by a huge/moderate density sooner or later will reverse in opposite probability.

The "sooner or later" instead of raw values could be better estimated by the "isolated/clustering" effect acting per every pattern examined.

A NOT shows up only when two things happen:

a) that pattern didn't show up once so far;

b) a previous pattern stopped its apparition.

A HOT shows up simply when a same pattern or more patterns we've decided to gather will continue to come out.

In addition, we know that each shoe is asymmetrically placed, meaning that clusters of something are slight more probable than everything else and now even an isolated/isolated pattern will get the same value of a clustering or clustering/clustering effect.

Theorically the best plan to adopt is to utilize two or three different random walks and wagering toward an isolated/clustering and clustering/clustering situation by progressively betting, better if we'd start the action after waiting some isolated/clustering situations.
If the random walks used get a different rhythm and besides some rare colliding situations, our probability to win is restricted into astronomical low sd values.   

Obviously and knowing that we're using a 0.75 probability, we are aware that isolated successions must show up, it's just a matter of conditional permutations issue.

The CFS and the asymmetrical patterns formation are just the icing on the cake.

Such effects are more than sufficient to erase and invert the HE by a simple FB scheme.

Here's an example extracted from our real shoes data.
 
We'll examine double and triple (exact 3) streaks as opposed to superior streaks (4 and higher).
C= cluster (at least two or more 2-3 streaks before a superior streak happens), I= isolated (a double or a triple streak came out intertwined by two superior streaks).

Each shoe features a first line (the common BR, and a second line being our main random walk)

For simplicity here we do not take care of additional factors.

C-C-C
C-C-C-C

C-C
C

C-C
I-I-C

I-C-C
C-C-I

C
C-C-C

C
I-C-C

C-C-C
C-C-C

C-C
C-C

C-I-I
C-C-C

C-C-C-C
I-C-C-C

C-I-C
I-C

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I-C

C-C
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I-C
C

C-C
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I-C

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C-I-C
C

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I-C

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C

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C
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C-C
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C-C

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C
C

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I-C
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C
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I-C
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C-C
I-I-C-C (6950)

Besides, notice the relationship between the two rows of any shoe, then the fact that a single C (not being so infrequent) means an entire shoe getting all doubles and triples.

Finally there's no way that the I/C ratio will stand strongly deviated toward the left for long as being slightly oriented toward the right side.

as.

In order to win we must let go a lot of hands.

Even by selecting at most our betting spots, we'll 100% have to endure harsh negative situations as it's the normal flow of the game.

We can't control most aspects of the variance even by playing with an advantage.

Best example to provide is a virtual game where Banker is payed 1:1 at all situations, so giving us a 1.36% math advantage.
It's very likely that despite of this edge, many players (say most players) will crash sooner or later whenever Player loaded consecutive shoes will happen.

Baccarat shoes are exploitable by rigid and measurable values extracted by the average card distribution of any shoe dealt. Only a software can do that, yet we can do a lot by approximating what the actual shoe is doing in relationship of what an average shoe looks like.

If something would be consistent for long without a careful assessment, the game wouldn't exist.

Say that players quit the table as winners just by "accident" and as losers by "rule".

More later

as.

Most part of long term successful players (there aren't many, of course) treat baccarat as a game filled of huge uncertainty. No news.

The most important consequence, verified by long term data, is that very few hands are able to erase and invert the HE.

Obviously in the short term and due to the almost 50/50 nature of the game, one could be ahead for several sessions thinking to be a kind of genius or, simply, because he/she was kissed by luck.

Basically long term successful players play baccarat as a relatively "finite" infinite situations, meaning that each shoe (the finite part) will represent infinitely by the same general features displayed after having dissected a large amount of data.

Thus they don't hope for, they just "fear" that the devised betting spot won't belong to the more likely category assessed by running the same situation the more they could.

In any EV- game, the paramount goal remains to preserve the bankroll and not trying to be ahead at all costs, therefore all intermediate winning/losing situations must get the least deviations.

After all and after a fair amount of shoes played, baccarat might concede us just a tiny amount of possible EV+ hands that shouldn't be wasted by betting too many hands.

The idea that every hand is EV- as math dictates so is a total fkng bigh.ornsh.it, it's just a matter of time and proper betting selection to disprove that.


Consider the previous post about 2-3 streaks.
Suppose we have some fictional players betting for us: all of them will wager toward C-C vs a C-I pattern.

Player #1 whenever a C shows up will wager toward another C then stops.

Player #2 whenever a C-I-C shows up will wager toward another C then stops.

Player #3 whenever a x-I-I shows up will wager toward a C then stops.

Results (before vig for simplicity).

Player #1: +41 units (assuming C=+1 and I=-3)

Player #2: -11 units

Player #3: +8 units. 

In this example it seems that Player #1 got the best results, Player #3 did fare fairly and Player #2 was the losing one.
Actually we shouldn't care which player got the best results, itlr cumulatively all three players got us a profit.


I'll make another example about asymmetrical/symmetrical results considered by our random walk C/I patterns. Here's asymmetrical patterns distribution:

C-C-I-C

C-I

I-C-I-C-C

C-C-C

C-C-I

C-I-C

C-C

C-C-C

I-C

C-I-I-C

C

I-I-C-I

I-C-C

C-C-C

C-C-C

C-C-C

C-I-C-I-C

C-C

C

C-C-I-C-C

C-C-I

I-I-C-C

I-I-I-C

C-C

I-C-C-C

I-C

C-C-I

C-C

C-C-I

C-I-C-I

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I-C-C-I-C-C

C-C

C-C

I-C-C-C

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C-C

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C-C

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C-C

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C-I

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Player#1 betting C-C vs C-I = +20

Player#2 betting C after C-I-C = -2

Player#3: betting C after x-I-I = -1

We could even insert a fourth Player betting toward C after a single I: = +10

Now symmetrical spots (C= clustered and I=isolated)

I-I-I-C

I

I-I-C-I

C-I

C-I

C-I

I-C

C-I

I-I

I-I-I-I

C-I-I

I-C

I-C

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The average symmetrical patterns distribution explains why bac players keep losing and at the same time why casinos keep collecting huge profits by exploiting one of the numerous human flaws regarding gambling.

The HE is just an addendum, it's not the main cause why this game seems to be so unbeatable.

Moreover we could deeply investigate how long any symmetrical "C" will more likely last on average, now the advantage will be high as heaven.

See you in a couple of days.

as.

When we study a game we want to find possible flaws capable to build a long term winning plan, that is dissecting every aspect of it.

In essence, there are two main targets to look for:

1- some patterns exhibit a long term one-sided slight propensity capable to erase/invert the HE

2- W/L ranges of some attacks move by sd values lower than expected.

The best #1 example not needing any study is the B>P math propensity (which of course doesn't erase/invert nothing), so B bets are better than P bets.
Unfortunately, in reality B bets are "less worse" than P bets and sometimes that's not even true (no commission tables with B being payed half when winning by a 6).

Trying to forecast a more likely B apparition than expected based upon precedent patterns is a worthless effort. Verified one million of times.

The B propensity is mostly based upon the B4 and B5 initial points meeting a P drawing hand and those situations aren't going to come out so frequently. Meaning that the majority of B bets are just a waste of money (even though less money is wasted than at P bets).

Therefore if some patterns are long term more likely than others and capable to erase/invert the HE, they must also incorporate P hands.

That should be the effect of the average key cards impact and in turn of the average shoe shuffling.

Most "random" results show up when 6 cards are utilized to form a final hand, "curiously" the same situation where a tie is way more probable to come out.

It's like that situations needing 6 cards to form a hand tend to disrupt a more normal flow of the game, that is a kind of "restricted" ranges apparition.
In some way and after one or more 6 card hands, we could even think to restart the deviation values, being quite limited by definition.

Moreover even the asymmetrical/symmetrical patterns are affected by this, so more likely sinking into the undetectable ocean.

There are infinite ways to ascertain the asymmetrical hands/patterns distribution, one of the easiest is to look what happens at back to back columns.
Obviously we have reasons to limit the field of intervention by stopping the registration when a symmetrical pattern happened twice then waiting for a different pattern to show up.
Again, each pattern is considered by a 0.75 probability.

Here's some examples (A=asymmetrical pattern, S=symmetrical pattern)

S-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A  (easy shoe)

S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-S-S-A  (medium shoe)

A-S-S-A-A-A-A-S-A-S-S-A-S-A-A-A-A-S  (difficult shoe)

A-A-A-A-S-S-S-A-A-S-A-S   (difficult shoe)

A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-A-A-S-A-S-S-A-A-A-A  (medium shoe)

A-A-A-S-S-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-S-S-A-S  (difficult shoe)

S-S-S-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-S-S-A-A   (difficult)

A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-S-A-A-S-A-A-A-A (easy)

S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-S-S-A-A-A-S  (medium)

as.

The above examples were built by registering one of the infinite sub successions we can extract from any BP sequence.

Suppose we want to run parallel sub successions, are the "vertical" A/S two or more sequences getting a complete undetectable random world?

More later

as.

Hi AsymBacGuy--another excellent post. I agree 100%(Especially the last sentence in bold below).

Asym above in post#1203:

"...The best #1 example not needing any study is the B>P math propensity (which of course doesn't erase/invert nothing), so B bets are better than P bets.
Unfortunately, in reality B bets are "less worse" than P bets and sometimes that's not even true (no commission tables with B being payed half when winning by a 6).

Trying to forecast a more likely B apparition than expected based upon precedent patterns is a worthless effort. Verified one million of times.

The B propensity is mostly based upon the B4 and B5 initial points meeting a P drawing hand and those situations aren't going to come out so frequently. Meaning that the majority of B bets are just a waste of money (even though less money is wasted than at P bets).

Therefore if some patterns are long term more likely than others and capable to erase/invert the HE, they must also incorporate P hands.
  ..."



Continued Success,

Thanks KFB, thanks!

After all, imo, we have to rely upon the "average card distribution" with its limits (and deviations) and not a general slight math propensity happening just 8.6% of the times.

9s, 8s, 7s and 6s as first or third cards will get the same symmetrical probability to show up as second or fourth cards.
The same about naturals (34.2% of total hands), hands that almost always will win right and then.
Yet at both scenarios the payment is way different.

Back to the A/S topic.

I'll present some real shoes by two different A/S successions, first is the common Big Road and the second one is our main random walk. A= 1, S= 3

A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-S-A-A-A-A-A-A  (A/S = 18/15)
A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A (A/S = 17/9)

That's an easy shoe, quantities shifted toward the A side will make things easy.

A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-S  (A/S = 12/12)
A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A  (A/S = 14/6)

Same as above.

A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-S-A-A-S-A-S-S-A-S-S-S-A-A (A/S = 13/24)
A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-S  (A/S = 14/6)

This shoe is more intricate as the first line is heavily shifted toward the S side, yet the second line remains deviated at the A side. 

A-A-S-A-A-S-S-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-S (A/S = 9/18)
A-S-A-S-S-A-S-A-A-A (A/S = 6/12)

Ouch, symmetry (whatever intended) happens...both lines are strongly deviated toward the S side.

A-A-A-S-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-S-A-A-A (A/S = 14/12)
S-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-A-S (A/S = 17/18)

Another shoe where the asymmetry seems to hide, not a too harmful shoe though.

S-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A (A/S = 16/9)
A-A-A-S-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-S (A/S = 9/9)

In this shoe the global asymmetry, even by showing up just at the first line, returns to be predominant.

A-A-S-A-A-A-A-S-A-S-A-A-S-A-A-S (A/S = 11/15)
A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A (A/S = 17/3)

Again here the asymmetry seems to be cumulatively inferior to the symmetry.

A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A (A/S = 19/9)
A-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-A-A-A (A/S = 15/12)

Fkng good again. Let's continue to try to catch sometimes really "bad".

A-A-A-S-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-S (A/S = 9/15)
A-A-S-A-S-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A (A/S = 16/9)

At the first line the proportional symmetry surely overwhelmed the counterpart, but the second line filled the gap.

S-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A (A/S = 14/9)
A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-A-S-A-A-A-A-S-S (A/S = 13/15)

Same scenario as the previous shoe, but now the A/S ratio was able to get a profit.

S-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S (A/S = 13/9)
A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-A-A-S (A/S = 10/9)

No bad shoe, both lines converged toward the asymmetry.

A-A-A-A-A-S-S-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-S-S-A-A (A/S = 13/15)
S-S-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-A (A/S = 9/15)

Finally, sigh, another two-sided symmetry oriented shoe.

A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S (A/S = 12/6)
A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-S-S-S (A/S = 10/12)

Here overall the asymmetry overwhelms the counterpart by 4 (before vig) steps.

S-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A (A/S = 18/9)
A-A-A-S-A-A-A-S-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-S (A/S = 13/12)

Results speak for themselves.

A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S (A/S = 17/9)
A-A-S-A-A-S-A-A-S-A-A-S-S (A/S = 8/15)

A kind of "balanced" shoe where one line will balance the other one.

A-S-A-A-S-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A-S (A/S = 14/15)
A-S-A-S-A-A-S-A-S-S-A-A-A-S-A-A (A/S = 10/18)

A classic shoe where we can't do almost anything but accept the negative outcomes.

S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A (A/S = 14/6)
A-A-A-S-A-S-A-S-A-A-S-S (A/S = 7/15)

A perfect "balanced" shoe, so a slight negative shoe (for the vig).

A-S-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-A-A (A/S = 14/6)
A-A-S-A-S-A-S-A-A-A-A-S-A-A-S (A/S = 10/15)

Asymmetry is shifted here by 3 steps (before vig)

A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-A-S-S (A/S = 14/12)
A-A-A-A-S-A-S-S-S-A (6/12)

An opposite situation as now the symmetry is 4 step ahead than asymmetry.

Overall in this small sample the raw asymmetry was 27 step ahead over the raw symmetry (before vig), but there are additional statistical tools to exploit this propensity in order to get the minimum vig impact.

as.

Most bac players try to spot symmetrical situations whereas itlr asymmetrical spots will slight overwhelm them in terms of quantity.

If the results would be decided by the first two initial cards without the intervention of the third card(s), well the game wouldn't exist at all. (Obviously I admit a kind of vig on each winning bet).

The reason is because the CFS more often than not will take not homogeneous sequences, getting the room to more likely successions.
This theory could be better ascertained whenever we run multiple sub successions derived by the BR: most lines take an asymmetrical way to distribute the A/B outcomes, in the sense that the symmetry represent a kind of incident.

Obviously a symmetrical world in relationship of its general expected probability to appear must "catch up" sooner or later and this thing can only be accomplished by coming out heavily clustered or strongly intertwined by few asymmetrical spots.
But such natural situations are not entitled to happen simultaneously at two or more sub sequences and when this unlikely scenario shows up, we've got to accept it and wait for the next spot.

More later

as.

Let's consider this real shoe at the common original and derived roads (BR, Byb, SR and CR); "arw" is our main random walk. All patterns are considered under the lens of A/S patterns.

BR: S, A, A, A, A, A, A, S, A, A, S, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, S, A, S
ByB:A, A, A, A, S, A, S, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A
SR: A, A, A, S, A, S, A, S, A, A, A, A, A
CR: A, A, S, S, A, A, S, A, A, A, A, A, A
acr:A, A, A, A, A, S, A, S, A, S, A, A, S, A, A

There are 78 spots to look for, 17 of them are S, the remaining are A.
Even by choosing randomly a betting spot at any line, we'll get 61 profitable spots and 17 losing situations (17 x 3 = 51). 

Another real shoe.

BR: S, S, S, A, A, S, A, S, S, S, A, A, A
ByB:A, A, A, S, A, S, A, A, S, A, A, S, A, S, A, S, A
SR: A, S, A, A, A, A, S, A, A, S, A, S
CR: A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, S, A, A, S, S
asr:A, A, A, S, S, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A

There are 68 bettable spots, 22 of them are S (22x3=66) the rest is A.
Despite of the unlikely 21/6 S/A deviated scenario happening at BR, A events still predominate (a bit) over S events.

See you next week

as.

Hi AsymBacGuy.

In the above post u say: "...If the results would be decided by the first two initial cards without the intervention of the third card(s), well the game wouldn't exist at all. (Obviously I admit a kind of vig on each winning bet)...."

re: third card.
    Do you try to hypothesize if the next hand will include a third-card draw? Meaning the next hand will potentially have a total of 5 or 6 cards dealt(and then use that"3rd card potential", in your decision making for deciding which side u will wager??)

Thx

Hi KFB!!

re: third card.
    Do you try to hypothesize if the next hand will include a third-card draw? Meaning the next hand will potentially have a total of 5 or 6 cards dealt(and then use that"3rd card potential", in your decision making for deciding which side u will wager??)

That's an acute observation.

Actually any 5-cards hand starts with a math advantaged side (greater two-card initial point and, at a way lesser extent, bac rules favoring B), of course we do not know which side will be kissed by such math edge.
Sure as hell, this math edge will shift the results itlr in the sense that "miracle third card catching" will be overwhelmed by a way more normal flow of the cards.

On the other end, 6-card hands are the epitome of the randomness as now there's a wider range of cards determining the final result.

The bold conclusion we've reached is that in reality there is no randomness in the distribution of two-card higher initial points: they'll move by more likely ranges, period.
A thing confirmed by the infinite random walks we may build after the original BP succession.

Unfortunately many hands are resolved by 6 cards and naturally a quite number of 5-card hands will help to win the unfavorite side.

Whenever many hands are resolved by 6 cards (and remember that ties are way more probable to come out in this situation) the BP sequence and even (partially) the sub successions derived from it tend to take more whimsical lines than expected.

In some sense, the 6-card hands are the only real random situations baccarat can provide. Those are representing a kind of independent (unbeatable) coin flip toss even though we know that itlr we'll win half of them and we'll lose half of them.

Since we can't know when a 6-card hand will show up, we have found particularly useful to consider the shoe patterns by exploiting the asym/sym nature of them, now by forcily assessing the actual BP results and their derived sub sequences.

In any instance, it's obvious that any shoe dealt is affected by a strong asymmetry (Alrelax pointed out several interesting situations to grasp), the problem is to find statistical tools to know when to bet toward this ad when to stop the betting (or even wagering FOR it).

More on that later

as.

As you said, "In any instance, it's obvious that any shoe dealt is affected by a strong asymmetry (Alrelax pointed out several interesting situations to grasp), the problem is to find statistical tools to know when to bet toward this ad when to stop the betting (or even wagering FOR it)."

AS FAR AS BETTING TOWARD:

One has to explore, research and be comfortable with what I call; "Equalization", "Just One More", "Cuts Within Sections", "Sections" and "Recognizing Dominance" to use for their wagering advantages. 

Those five are not a definitive list, but very common and non-rarity ones that immediately come to mind.

AS FAR AS STOPPING:

Hit a few quick and hard within a Section.  Continue Positive Progressions out a few times for large returns and then go back to your established 'Base Unit'.

(I have written extensively about all the above I have mentioned herein)

Reference 2 Card each side, 2 Card one side 3 Card other side, 3 Card both sides.

I watched and kept notes (scoring 2 live shoes just a while ago).  One shoe had: 26 hands with 2 cards both sides.  24 hands with 3 cards one side and 2 cards the other side.  31 hands with 3 cards for both sides.

The next shoe had 24 hands with 2 cards for both sides.  21 hands with 3 cards one side and 2 cards the other side.    34 hands with 3 cards for both sides.

Note:  the second shoe was far behind with the 3 cards one side and 2 cards for the side for quite some time. 

IMO, it all equals out somewhat.  As with almost everything in the game of Bac, equalization is just about paramount.  Of course we never know exact turning points and at times, things do not equal out. 

IMO, I cannot find any insight to knowledge advantages even knowing which one of the 3 types of total cards for the upcoming hand might be dealt.

Thanks for your reply Al, that's what I was mostly referring to. 

Al wrote: IMO, it all equals out somewhat.  As with almost everything in the game of Bac, equalization is just about paramount.  Of course we never know exact turning points and at times, things do not equal out.


Same points were brilliantly discussed by KFB in his posts.

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Casinos make a lot of money from bac players not for the tiny HE but for a simpler reason:

They rely upon the probability that it's impossible to be more right than wrong at random sequences happening at a kind of coin flip game.

Really? No way.
Actually bac successions are far from being randomly distributed, let alone mirroring an independent coin flip game.

A coin flip toss succession relies about a constant 50/50 probability to get H or T, meaning that any hand has no link with the past outcomes.
More deeply, no "general" plan could be devised as anything can happen everytime.

On the other end, bac successions are the by product of a finite card distribution, now key cards (nearly 30% of total ranks) will make a huge impact on the long term results, then nearly 30% of the deck is neutral (0 value cards).

The average key cards/neutral cards concentration/dilution ratio is the main reason why patterns will be asymmetrically or symmetrically placed.
Obviously there are many other secondary situations to get a W or L hand, yet we can safely assume that key cards distribution (0 value cards as well) are more asymmetrically than symmetrically shaped.

Baccarat (mostly for the third/s card impact) is sensitive to many "incidents", so what is naturally asymmetrical seems to be symmetrical shaped.

Nobody investigated so much how first two-initial cards will affect the final results in terms of W/L ranges.
Let's run some shoes, consider the common 4 roads (BR, ByB, SR and CR) and tell me if you would find some patterns to rely upon. I guess the answer will be in the affirmative field.

But, as we know, fkng third(s) cards will tend to destroy this plan.

Nonetheless, a BP succession and its derived sequences are entitled to get a bit larger number of asymmetrical situations, of course in proportional relationship of the general probability to happen.

Anyway the decisive tool to take care of, in our opinion, is that once a symmetrical pattern had shown up, we must wait this will ends up as the more likely distribution works at new fresh successions always fighting against a less likely another new symmetrical distribution.

After all and per every shoe dealt, the probability to cross asymmetrical spots not forming at least one cluster is 0.
On the same line, asym/sym distribution will take a strong kind of RTM effect, meaning that possible "(unlikely) symmetrical consecutive and different patterns will get the room to more probable asymmetrical shapes.

See you in a couple of days, I'll provide many examples extracted by live shoes data.

as.