Removing 28 of 32 Ace (1-Point Pip) (Ace-1) cards at 75% penetration of a 8-deck (416-card) shoe leaves 4 Ace-1 cards inside a 104-card stub (DEP376), producing 45.8617% Banker wins, 44.6227% Player wins, 9.5156% Ties, and a 0.5954% Banker house edge under 4%.
Reference shoe scoreboard (PPBBPPBPBPBBPPBBPB) illustrating derived-road symmetry checks alongside DEP376 (8D Ace-1 at 75% 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.
75% penetration depth in 8D (eight-deck Macau, Las Vegas Strip, and Singapore standard shoes).
28 Ace cards valued at 1 modulo-10 point removed from the 8D pack.
Resolved at 45.8617% Banker win rate under 4% settlement.
Resolved at 44.6227% Player win rate with 0.9373 unit standard deviation.
Produces a 14.3592% house hold on the 8-to-1 Tie wager in state DEP376.
Exact conditional enumeration DEP376 for a 8D shoe at 75% depth (104/416 cards undealt) with 4 remaining Ace-1 cards confirms a 0.5954% Banker edge (4% Vig), 1.2390% Player edge, and 14.3592% Tie edge.
Tableau audit DEP376 confirms that removing aces slightly favors (dep376) banker because banker stands on (8d-75%) 6 against player third-card ace (dep376·8d-75%) while player must draw on 0–5. Inside the 104-card 8D stub (75% depth, 4/32 Ace-1 remaining, +0.44 bps slope), standard deviation is 0.9373 under 4% Vig.
| Wager / Metric | State DEP376 Value | 8D Baseline | Settlement Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEP376 Banker (4% Vig) | 45.8617% (-0.5954% EV) | 45.8597% | DEP376 8D 75% (4 Ace-1) |
| DEP376 Player (1:1) | 44.6227% (-1.2390% EV) | 44.6247% | DEP376 104-card 8D stub (0.9373 SD) |
| DEP376 Tie (8:1) | 9.5156% (-14.3592% EV) | 9.5156% | DEP376 Ace-1 (28 out, 4 in) |
Cut-card protocol at 75% depth in DEP376 (8D, 104 stub cards containing 4 Ace-1 cards) ensures the shoe reshuffles long before 4% house hold (0.5954% Banker / 1.2390% Player) is overturned.
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