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Mathematically no, with cheating yes. There's going to be a five of diamonds at the very bottom of the 8 deck shoe, to get away with connecting two five of diamonds, you could firmly hold the last 51 cards, excluding the exposed 5 of diamonds, with your pointer, middle, and ring finger on one small edge of the deck, your thumb on the opposite small edge, and applying constant pressure into the deck and downwards on the exposed five of diamonds with your pinky, your pinky remains pressed on the 5 with some downward pressure as you take out the other 51 cards, your pinky will connect the two last five of diamonds in the shoe, and no one would notice, like a magic trick being done when no one expects it, and nothing is revealed to anyone.
Can you consistently count 52 cards exactly, no, would it be possible to actually do this at a table one in 100 tries assuming the 5 was perfectly placed, yes.
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