Removing 6 of 8 Eight-Pip Card (Rank-8) cards at 60% penetration of a 2-deck (104-card) shoe leaves 2 Rank-8 cards inside a 42-card stub (DEP167), producing 45.8980% Banker wins, 44.5695% Player wins, 9.5325% Ties, and a 0.9249% Banker house edge under EZ Baccarat.
Reference shoe scoreboard (BBPPBBPBPBPPBBPPBP) illustrating derived-road symmetry checks alongside DEP167 (2D Rank-8 at 60% depth).
Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 2, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
Column 3 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
Column 5 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 2.
60% penetration depth in 2D (double-deck European salon privé carriers and two-deck shoe pits).
6 8-pip cards (Natural 8 generator and Banker 3 block) removed from the 2D pack.
Resolved at 45.8980% Banker win rate under EZ Baccarat settlement.
Resolved at 44.5695% Player win rate with 0.9379 unit standard deviation.
Produces a 14.2072% house hold on the 8-to-1 Tie wager in state DEP167.
Shoe-stub analysis DEP167 inspects 42 remaining cards at 60% penetration of a 104-card (2D) pack after 6 Eight-Pip Card cards have cleared, leaving 2 Rank-8 cards and a 0.9249% EZ Baccarat Banker edge.
In 2D audit DEP167 (42/104 stub at 60% depth), depleting 8-pip cards also (dep167-rank-8) lowers two-card natural 8 lockouts (42c) when paired with zero-point tens (dep167-rank-8·42c) and court cards. Removing 6 Rank-8 cards (-0.50 bps per card) alongside EZ Bar-7 rules sets Tie hold to 14.2072% (9.5325% frequency).
| Wager / Metric | State DEP167 Value | 2D Baseline | Settlement Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEP167 Banker (EZ Bar-7) | 45.8980% (-0.9249% EV) | 45.8998% | DEP167 2D 60% (2 Rank-8) |
| DEP167 Player (1:1) | 44.5695% (-1.3285% EV) | 44.5676% | DEP167 42-card 2D stub (0.9379 SD) |
| DEP167 Tie (8:1) | 9.5325% (-14.2072% EV) | 9.5326% | DEP167 Rank-8 (6 out, 2 in) |
In studio and floor audits of DEP167 (42 cards undealt out of 104 in 2D at 60% depth), a 0.9379 unit standard deviation accompanies the 2-card Rank-8 stub under EZ Bar-7 (45.8980% Banker vs 44.5695% Player).
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