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DRAGON BONUS AUDIT · DBP8NAT

Dragon Bonus Natural 8/9 Win (Player 8-Deck): 1 to 1 Tier & 15.8842% Frequency

[DBP8NAT] Settled on the initial four cards when a two-card 8 or 9 beats a lower total (natural ties push) on Player 8-Deck Dragon Bonus (1 to 1 tier return). In a 8-deck (416-card) shoe, Dragon Bonus Natural 8/9 Win (Player 8-Deck) achieves a 15.8842% exact hit frequency at 1 to 1, producing a 2.6531% house edge and 2.764u per-unit standard deviation compared to 1.0579% on standard 5%-commission Banker.

DBP8NAT Payout
1 to 1
DBP8NAT Hit Rate
15.8842%
DBP8NAT House Edge
2.6531%
DBP8NAT Volatility
2.764u
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

DBP8NAT (Dragon Bonus Natural 8/9 Win (Player 8-Deck)) scoreboard sample. Derived-road red/blue marks track Big Road column symmetry, never DBP8NAT 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 2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 1 column back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

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 #2

Column 3 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 4 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 3 with Column 1, 2 columns further back.
  2. 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.

Cockroach Pig Mark #2

This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 5 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 3 columns back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

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.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

DBP8NAT Paytable Return
1 to 1

Settled on the initial four cards when a two-card 8 or 9 beats a lower total (natural ties push) on Player 8-Deck Dragon Bonus (1 to 1 tier return).

DBP8NAT Exact Hit Rate
15.8842%

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

DBP8NAT House Edge
2.6531%

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

DBP8NAT Unit Volatility (SD)
2.764u

Per-hand standard deviation for Dragon Bonus Natural 8/9 Win (Player 8-Deck) (DBP8NAT).

DBP8NAT Floor Scope
8-Deck Layout

Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Macau, and regional Dragon Bonus felts (DBP8NAT)

DBP8NAT ACTUARIAL PAYTABLE

Dragon Bonus Natural 8/9 Win (Player 8-Deck) (DBP8NAT) Combinatorial Breakdown & Jurisdiction Audit

[DBP8NAT-RULE] Gaming-lab specification DBP8NAT enumerates Dragon Bonus Natural 8/9 Win (Player 8-Deck) across 416 cards: Settled on the initial four cards when a two-card 8 or 9 beats a lower total (natural ties push) on Player 8-Deck Dragon Bonus (1 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 Natural 8/9 Win tier contributes 15.8842% hit rate at 1 to 1.

[DBP8NAT-EDGE] Floor audit DBP8NAT tracks a 15.8842% hit rate against the 1 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 (DBP8NAT). Because DBP8NAT models card ranks and totals dealt from the 8-deck shoe, scoreboard trends on Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig never alter DBP8NAT probabilities.

DBP8NAT ParameterDBP8NAT ValueDBP8NAT Main Banker RefDBP8NAT Main Player RefDBP8NAT Audit Note
DBP8NAT Shoe Model8 Decks (416c) [DBP8NAT]8D 416c [DBP8NAT]8D 416c [DBP8NAT]DBP8NAT finite without replacement
DBP8NAT Paytable1 to 1 [DBP8NAT]0.95 to 1 [DBP8NAT]1.00 to 1 [DBP8NAT]DBP8NAT settled on deal completion
DBP8NAT Hit Rate15.8842% [DBP8NAT]45.8597% [DBP8NAT]44.6247% [DBP8NAT]DBP8NAT exact six-card count
DBP8NAT House Edge2.6531% [DBP8NAT]1.0579% [DBP8NAT]1.2351% [DBP8NAT]DBP8NAT house hold per unit
DBP8NAT Std Dev2.764u [DBP8NAT]0.931u [DBP8NAT]0.951u [DBP8NAT]DBP8NAT single-hand dispersion
  • DBP8NAT trigger check: Settled on the initial four cards when a two-card 8 or 9 beats a lower total (natural ties push) on Player 8-Deck Dragon Bonus (1 to 1 tier return).
  • DBP8NAT 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 Natural 8/9 Win tier contributes 15.8842% hit rate at 1 to 1.
  • DBP8NAT independence verification: derived-road marks on PPBPPBPP never shift DBP8NAT (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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