Removing 15 of 32 Two-Pip (Deuce) (Rank-2) cards at 40% penetration of a 8-deck (416-card) shoe leaves 17 Rank-2 cards inside a 250-card stub (DEP381), producing 45.8607% Banker wins, 44.6236% Player wins, 9.5156% Ties, and a 0.5973% Banker house edge under 4%.
Reference shoe scoreboard (BBPPBPBBPPBPBBPPBP) illustrating derived-road symmetry checks alongside DEP381 (8D Rank-2 at 40% 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 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 2.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 2 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
40% penetration depth in 8D (eight-deck Macau, Las Vegas Strip, and Singapore standard shoes).
15 2-pip cards across all four suits removed from the 8D pack.
Resolved at 45.8607% Banker win rate under 4% settlement.
Resolved at 44.6236% Player win rate with 0.9341 unit standard deviation.
Produces a 14.3592% house hold on the 8-to-1 Tie wager in state DEP381.
When a 8D shoe reaches 40% cut-card depth (250 of 416 cards undealt, state DEP381) with 15 Two-Pip (Deuce) cards removed and 17 remaining, Player wins 44.6236% (1.2371% edge) while Banker wins 45.8607% (0.5973% edge under 4%).
Why does Rank-2 carry a +0.52 bps per-card effect in DEP381? On Banker total 4, (DEP381) Banker draws against Player third-card (8D-40%) 2 through 7; removing 2s (DEP381·8D-40%) trims low-pip Player third-card triggers, and at 40% penetration (17 Two-Pip (Deuce) cards left in 250 8D cards), winning banker wagers collect (dep381-8d) 0.96 units per unit staked (17/32) with 60% of the shoe (dep381-8d·17/32) still inside the acrylic carrier.
| Wager / Metric | State DEP381 Value | 8D Baseline | Settlement Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEP381 Banker (4% Vig) | 45.8607% (-0.5973% EV) | 45.8597% | DEP381 8D 40% (17 Rank-2) |
| DEP381 Player (1:1) | 44.6236% (-1.2371% EV) | 44.6247% | DEP381 250-card 8D stub (0.9341 SD) |
| DEP381 Tie (8:1) | 9.5156% (-14.3592% EV) | 9.5156% | DEP381 Rank-2 (15 out, 17 in) |
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