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Dragon Bonus 5-Point Margin (Player 8-Deck): 2 to 1 Tier & 3.2580% Frequency

[DBP8M5P] Non-natural 9–4, 8–3, 7–2, 6–1, or 5–0 two-to-one payout tier on Player 8-Deck Dragon Bonus (2 to 1 tier return). In a 8-deck (416-card) shoe, Dragon Bonus 5-Point Margin (Player 8-Deck) achieves a 3.2580% exact hit frequency at 2 to 1, producing a 2.6531% house edge and 2.764u per-unit standard deviation compared to 1.0579% on standard 5%-commission Banker.

DBP8M5P Payout
2 to 1
DBP8M5P Hit Rate
3.2580%
DBP8M5P House Edge
2.6531%
DBP8M5P Volatility
2.764u
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

DBP8M5P (Dragon Bonus 5-Point Margin (Player 8-Deck)) scoreboard sample. Derived-road red/blue marks track Big Road column symmetry, never DBP8M5P side-bet triggers.

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

This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=).

  1. Column 2 goes down to Row 3, so use Rule 2: look 1 column back, at Column 1.
  2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

Small Road Mark #2

This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=).

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 3, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 1.
  2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

Cockroach Pig Mark #2

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

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

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

DBP8M5P Paytable Return
2 to 1

Non-natural 9–4, 8–3, 7–2, 6–1, or 5–0 two-to-one payout tier on Player 8-Deck Dragon Bonus (2 to 1 tier return).

DBP8M5P Exact Hit Rate
3.2580%

Enumerated across 8-deck (416-card) finite deals.

DBP8M5P House Edge
2.6531%

Compared against 1.0579% Banker and 1.2351% Player main bets.

DBP8M5P Unit Volatility (SD)
2.764u

Per-hand standard deviation for Dragon Bonus 5-Point Margin (Player 8-Deck) (DBP8M5P).

DBP8M5P Floor Scope
8-Deck Layout

Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Macau, and regional Dragon Bonus felts (DBP8M5P)

DBP8M5P ACTUARIAL PAYTABLE

Dragon Bonus 5-Point Margin (Player 8-Deck) (DBP8M5P) Combinatorial Breakdown & Jurisdiction Audit

[DBP8M5P-RULE] Gaming-lab specification DBP8M5P enumerates Dragon Bonus 5-Point Margin (Player 8-Deck) across 416 cards: Non-natural 9–4, 8–3, 7–2, 6–1, or 5–0 two-to-one payout tier on Player 8-Deck Dragon Bonus (2 to 1 tier return). Player Dragon Bonus carries a much lower 2.6531% house edge in 8 decks because mandatory Player draws on 0–5 create more large-margin wins; the 5-Point Margin tier contributes 3.2580% hit rate at 2 to 1.

[DBP8M5P-EDGE] Floor audit DBP8M5P tracks a 3.2580% hit rate against the 2 to 1 paytable, which grades a 2.6531% house hold and 2.764u volatility across Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Macau, and regional Dragon Bonus felts (DBP8M5P). Because DBP8M5P models card ranks and totals dealt from the 8-deck shoe, scoreboard trends on Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig never alter DBP8M5P probabilities.

DBP8M5P ParameterDBP8M5P ValueDBP8M5P Main Banker RefDBP8M5P Main Player RefDBP8M5P Audit Note
DBP8M5P Shoe Model8 Decks (416c) [DBP8M5P]8D 416c [DBP8M5P]8D 416c [DBP8M5P]DBP8M5P finite without replacement
DBP8M5P Paytable2 to 1 [DBP8M5P]0.95 to 1 [DBP8M5P]1.00 to 1 [DBP8M5P]DBP8M5P settled on deal completion
DBP8M5P Hit Rate3.2580% [DBP8M5P]45.8597% [DBP8M5P]44.6247% [DBP8M5P]DBP8M5P exact six-card count
DBP8M5P House Edge2.6531% [DBP8M5P]1.0579% [DBP8M5P]1.2351% [DBP8M5P]DBP8M5P house hold per unit
DBP8M5P Std Dev2.764u [DBP8M5P]0.931u [DBP8M5P]0.951u [DBP8M5P]DBP8M5P single-hand dispersion
  • DBP8M5P trigger check: Non-natural 9–4, 8–3, 7–2, 6–1, or 5–0 two-to-one payout tier on Player 8-Deck Dragon Bonus (2 to 1 tier return).
  • DBP8M5P combinatorial proof: Player Dragon Bonus carries a much lower 2.6531% house edge in 8 decks because mandatory Player draws on 0–5 create more large-margin wins; the 5-Point Margin tier contributes 3.2580% hit rate at 2 to 1.
  • DBP8M5P independence verification: derived-road marks on BBBBPPPP never shift DBP8M5P (2.6531% edge).
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythBanker Dragon Bonus has a lower house edge than Player Dragon Bonus because Banker wins more hands overall.
TruthBecause Banker stands on two-card 6/7 and conditional 3/4/5/6, large non-natural margins are rarer on Banker—giving Player Dragon Bonus (2.65% edge) a huge edge advantage over Banker Dragon Bonus (9.37% edge).
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