In Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (8-deck, 416-card shoe), Banker Pair & Player Pair Standard 11-to-1 Side Bet pays 11 to 1 with a 7.4699% hit frequency, a 10.3710% house edge, and a 3.1590 per-hand standard deviation under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) standards (SBA357).
Reference shoe scoreboard (PPBBPBTBPPBBPBPBPP) alongside SBA357 (Banker/Player Pair (11:1) in Penn 8D, 416 cards).
Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 2, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
This bead is at Row 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.
Column 4 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
Pays 11 to 1 when the chosen side's first two cards match in exact rank (A-A through K-K).
Evaluated across 416 cards (8 decks) in Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck).
Compared against 1.0579% Banker (5% vig) and 1.2351% Player main bets.
Per-wager volatility under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) rules.
PA statutory 8-deck Midi- and Mini-Baccarat felts.
Under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) rules in Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (SBA357), Banker Pair & Player Pair Standard 11-to-1 Side Bet offers 11 to 1 across a 8-deck (416-card) carrier, generating 7.4699% winning tickets, a 10.3710% house edge, and 3.1590 volatility.
On PA statutory 8-deck Midi- (SBA357) and Mini-Baccarat felts (SBA357), pays 11 to 1 (sba357) when the chosen side's first (penn 8d) two cards match in exact (sba357·penn 8d) rank (a-a through k-k). Across 416 cards (8 decks), in 8 decks, after (sba357-8d) dealing the first card, 31 (penn 8d) matching rank cards remain out (sba357-8d·penn 8d) of 415 (31/415 = 7.4699%, 10.361% house edge), locking Banker/Player Pair (11:1) at a 10.3710% house edge (7.4699% hit rate, 3.1590 SD).
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA357 Banker/Player Pair (11:1) | 11 to 1 | 7.4699% | -10.3710% (3.1590 SD) |
| SBA357 Banker (Penn 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA357 Player (Penn 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Across 100 hands in Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (SBA357, 416-card 8-deck shoe), staking 1 unit per hand on Banker/Player Pair (11:1) (11 to 1) carries an expected cost of 10.3710% per hand with 3.1590 single-hand dispersion (7.4699% hit rate).
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