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SHOE PENETRATION & DEPLETION [DEP040] · 55% DEPTH

Eight (8) Depletion at 229/416 Cards (55%): B3 vs P3=8 Shade Impact #40

In shoe-depletion analysis DEP040, 229 of 416 cards (55%) have exited the shoe, leaving 9 copies of Eight (8) among 187 unseen cards (4.81% vs baseline 7.69%) and shifting B3 vs P3=8 Shade frequency by 40 bps.

DEP040 Shoe Depth
229/416 (55%)
DEP040 8 Density
9/187 (4.81%)
DEP040 Draw Delta
40 bps
DEP040 Tableau Gate
B3vP8:STAND
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 20 Hands

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

Scoreboard trajectory paired with 55% shoe-penetration state DEP040 (Eight (8) -> 9/187).

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 #3

This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 1 column back, at Column 2.
  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.

Small Road Mark #3

This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

  1. Column 4 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 2.
  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.

Cockroach Pig Mark #3

Column 4 has 3 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 1, 3 columns further back.
  2. Column 4 has 3 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 1.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

DEP040 Penetration Depth
229 Dealt / 187 Remaining (55%)

Evaluated at Mid-Shoe Crossover (4.4 decks dealt) in a standard 8-deck (416-card) Punto Banco shoe.

DEP040 Rank 8 Supply
9 of 32 Remaining (4.81%)

Compares depleted density 4.81% against fresh 8-deck baseline 7.69% for Eight (8).

DEP040 Player Draw vs Banker Stand Shift
P-Draw 40 bps / B-Stand -17 bps

Net basis-point movement in Player 0..5 fifth-card drawing vs Banker standing frequency.

DEP040 Fixed Tableau Gate
BANKER_TABLEAU[3][8] = false

Card removal alters entry probabilities into (3, 8) but never alters the fixed STAND rule.

DEP040 Sample Coup Resolution
P(9+4)+8=1 vs B(10+3)=3 (B)

Verified 5-card hand via resolveHand() at penetration checkpoint DEP040.

COMBINATORIAL DEPLETION · DEP040

How Removing Eight (8) at 229 Cards Affects B3 vs P3=8 Shade (DEP040)

Eight-deck checkpoint [DEP040] (Mid-Shoe Crossover (4.4 decks dealt)) isolates 9 remaining Eight (8) cards across 187 unseen slots (4.81% vs fresh 7.69%) against the Banker 3 standing exception on Player third-card 8.

[DEP040-B] Card-counting audits of [DEP040] show Eight (8) (value 8) moving Player draw rate by 40 bps and Banker stand rate by -17 bps, while tableau cell [3][8] stands pat on five cards.

Depletion Matrix for DEP040 (Eight (8) at 229/416 Cards)
DEP040 MetricDEP040 Fresh 416-ShoeDEP040 At 229 DealtDEP040 Tableau Effect
[DEP040:Shoe]416 Cards (0% Dealt)187 Left (55% Dealt)Mid-Shoe Crossover (4.4 decks dealt)
[DEP040:Rank]32/416 (7.69%)9/187 (4.81%)Point Value 8
[DEP040:Shift]Baseline Draw/StandP 40 bps / B -17 bpsB3 vs P3=8 Shade
[DEP040:Hand]P=3 vs B=3, P3=8P=1 vs B=35c (B)
  • [DEP040-1] Verify [DEP040] 187 unseen cards remain after 229/416 exit.
  • [DEP040-2] Compare [DEP040] Eight (8) density (9/187=4.81%) vs 7.69%.
  • [DEP040-3] Apply [DEP040] BANKER_TABLEAU[3][8]=false (5c B).
INDEPENDENCE & ROAD LOGGING · DEP040

Why DEP040 Card Depletion Never Changes Tableau Law or Derived Road Meaning

[DEP040-C5] Auditioning [DEP040] at depth, Player opens 3 + 8 -> 1 while Banker opens 3 -> 3 across 5c (B in [DEP040]). Across [DEP040] 8-deck shoes, main-bet house edge stays near 1.06% (Banker) and 1.24% (Player), and logging B onto [DEP040] BBPPBBPPPB updates derived roads by Big Road column symmetry.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythWhen Eight (8) is depleted to 9/187 in DEP040, the dealer can choose to stand on a drawing Banker total.
TruthPunto Banco third-card rules are 100% mandatory: BANKER_TABLEAU[3][8] remains false at every shoe depth.
MythDeep shoe penetration at 229/416 cards in DEP040 makes Red on Big Eye Boy mean Banker.
TruthOn Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig, Red (=) always signals repeating Big Road structure and Blue (≠) signals a break.
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