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Re:Gambler’s Ruin Problem [pdf] by chrchang523 on Sunday October 02, 2022 @12:16AM (#33052794)
For the same reason, you’d never intentionally stop at $0 (unless the deck is exhausted). You can always get back to $0 by drawing the rest of the deck, and there’s a 50% chance of going up a dollar on the next card.
Re:Gambler’s Ruin Problem [pdf] by Filligree on Sunday October 02, 2022 @12:30AM (#33052864)
If your sum is currently positive, then the chance of going up a dollar is below 50%.