Odds Algorithm - Algorithmic Procedure of The Odds-algorithm

Algorithmic Procedure of The Odds-algorithm

The odds-algorithm sums up the odds in reverse order

until this sum reaches or exceeds the value 1 for the first time. If this happens at index s, it saves s and the corresponding sum

If the sum of the odds does not reach 1, it sets s = 1. At the same time it computes

The output is

  1. , the stopping threshold
  2. , the win probability.

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