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Penetration / Cut card (blackjack)

Also: Penetration, pen, cut card

Blackjack term

How much of the shoe is dealt before the shuffle, and the card marking it.

The deeper it is (75% or more), the more the count is worth. At casinos that deal only 50%, counting has almost no value.

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