Originally Posted by Atticus

Other people at the table make ZERO difference to your hand. It doesnt matter if you're playing with 4 others who play everything exactly by the book or 4 frat boys that double down on 12 with a dealer 6 showing. It's all based on mathmatics. The only thing the other players affect is their own hand.

Progressive betting also doesnt do jack besides make it fun. Again all about mathmatics. You have the same % chance to win the hand before its dealt, whether or not your playing $5 or 5X your original wager. (unless of course your counting cards and basing your multiple by the number).

Unless you are counting cards you will lose roughly 1.5% (if you play perfectly) in the long run. The math doesnt lie. Progressive betting is just another form of the Martingale theory which busts all players eventually.