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With an infinite bankroll there is no reason to stop at three losses. In an infinite series of fair coin flips there will be deviations in the distribution around the mean. A gambler can simply choose to stop at any point of excess “wins” as long as he isn’t stopped out due to exceeding his bankroll.



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