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EZ Baccarat Barred 3-Card 7 Proof: 2.253% Push Rate & 1.0184% Edge

Banker wins pay 1 to 1 with no commission, except a winning 3-card Banker total of 7 is a barred push on the Banker main bet. When Banker draws a third card to reach 7 and beats Player (0–6), main Banker bets push while the Dragon 7 side bet pays 40 to 1. In an 8-deck shoe, a winning three-card Banker 7 occurs on exactly 2.2534% of all deals (11,263,325,921,280 out of 4,998,398,275,503,360 six-card permutations). Removing 2.2534% from the 45.8597% Banker win rate leaves 43.6063% paid 1:1 against 44.6247% Player losses, resulting in a −1.0184% Banker expectation.

EZBAR7 Banker Edge
1.0184%
EZBAR7 Player Edge
1.2351%
EZBAR7 Tie Edge
14.3596%
8D Banker Win %
45.86%
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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Big Road P B P B P B P P B B P P B B P B P B
Big Eye Boy = = = = = ≠ ≠ = = = = = = ≠ = =
Small Road = = = = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = = = = ≠ ≠ =
Cockroach Pig = = = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ ≠

EZBAR7 rule audit scoreboard. Derived roads record past hand symmetry and never change EZBAR7 house edge.

Big Road B is Banker, P is Player Roads under it Red (=): repeating Blue (≠): breaking
Step-by-Step Mark Proofs (Rule 1 & Rule 2)
Big Eye Boy Mark #2

Column 3 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 4 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 3 with Column 2, 1 column further back.
  2. Column 3 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 2.

Small Road Mark #2

Column 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 2, 2 columns further back.
  2. Column 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 2.

Cockroach Pig Mark #2

Column 5 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 6 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 5 with Column 2, 3 columns further back.
  2. Column 5 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 2.

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

EZBAR7 Rule Trigger
EZBAR7

Banker wins pay 1 to 1 with no commission, except a winning 3-card Banker total of 7 is a barred push on the Banker main bet

EZBAR7 Banker House Edge
1.0184%

Removing 2.2534% from the 45.8597% Banker win rate leaves 43.6063% paid 1:1 against 44.6247% Player losses, resulting in a −1.0184% Banker expectation

EZBAR7 Player House Edge
1.2351%

Unchanged 1:1 even-money settlement on all winning Player hands (44.6247% win rate).

EZBAR7 Tie House Edge
14.3596%

Evaluated across 9.5156% 8-deck Tie frequency (8:1 payout).

EZBAR7 Venue Footprint
Verified Ruleset

California cardrooms, Las Vegas Strip commission-free pits, and British Columbia casinos

EZBAR7 COMBINATORIAL AUDIT

EZ Baccarat Barred 3-Card 7 Proof: 2.253% Push Rate & 1.0184% Edge — Exact 8-Deck Accounting

[EZBAR7-MECHANISM] Banker wins pay 1 to 1 with no commission, except a winning 3-card Banker total of 7 is a barred push on the Banker main bet. When Banker draws a third card to reach 7 and beats Player (0–6), main Banker bets push while the Dragon 7 side bet pays 40 to 1. Across California cardrooms, Las Vegas Strip commission-free pits, and British Columbia casinos, pit supervisors enforce this exact settlement table on every 416-card shoe.

[EZBAR7-PROOF] In an 8-deck shoe, a winning three-card Banker 7 occurs on exactly 2.2534% of all deals (11,263,325,921,280 out of 4,998,398,275,503,360 six-card permutations). Removing 2.2534% from the 45.8597% Banker win rate leaves 43.6063% paid 1:1 against 44.6247% Player losses, resulting in a −1.0184% Banker expectation. Because each six-card deal is governed by the fixed third-card tableau, scoreboard trends on Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig cannot shift the 1.0184% Banker expectation.

EZBAR7 MetricEZBAR7 BankerEZBAR7 PlayerEZBAR7 TieEZBAR7 Baseline Ref
EZBAR7 Gross Payout1.000 to 11.000 to 18.000 to 18-Deck 416 Cards
EZBAR7 Win Probability45.8597%44.6247%9.5156%Naturals 34.3049%
EZBAR7 House Edge1.0184%1.2351%14.3596%Std 5%: 1.0579%
EZBAR7 Variance / Unit0.90470.90476.9742Code EZBAR7-V8
  • EZBAR7 verification: In an 8-deck shoe, a winning three-card Banker 7 occurs on exactly 2.2534% of all deals (11,263,325,921,280 out of 4,998,398,275,503,360 six-card permutations).
  • EZBAR7 floor scope: California cardrooms, Las Vegas Strip commission-free pits, and British Columbia casinos.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythEZ Baccarat has a higher house edge than traditional 5% commission baccarat because an entire winning total pushes.
TruthA winning 3-card Banker 7 occurs 2.2534% of the time—slightly less than the 2.2930% cost of a 5% vig—making EZ Baccarat Banker (1.0184% edge) slightly friendlier than 5% commission (1.0579%).
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