In Melbourne & Sydney Integrated Pits (8-Deck) (8-deck, 416-card shoe), Big (5–6 Cards) & Small (4 Cards) Total Cards Side Bet pays 0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small) with a 62.1080% hit frequency, a 4.4140% house edge, and a 0.9000 per-hand standard deviation under VGCCC / NICC Australia standards (SBA369).
Reference shoe scoreboard (PPBBBPPPBBPBTBPBPP) alongside SBA369 (Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) in Australia 8D, 416 cards).
This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).
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.
This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).
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.
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.
Small pays 1.5:1 if the hand ends in 4 cards (37.892%); Big pays 0.54:1 if 5 or 6 cards are dealt (62.108%).
Evaluated across 416 cards (8 decks) in Melbourne & Sydney Integrated Pits (8-Deck).
Compared against 1.0579% Banker (5% vig) and 1.2351% Player main bets.
Per-wager volatility under VGCCC / NICC Australia rules.
Eight-deck regulated Australian table-game floors.
Quantitative filing SBA369 pairs Big (5–6 Cards) & Small (4 Cards) Total Cards Side Bet (0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small)) with Melbourne & Sydney Integrated Pits (8-Deck) (8 decks, 416 cards): four-card completions occur on (sba369-8d) all naturals (31.83%) plus two-card (australia 8d) 6/7 vs 6/7 stands (6.06%), (sba369-8d·australia 8d) giving small a 5.268% edge and big 4.354%, fixing expected loss at 4.4140% (62.1080% hit rate, 0.9000 SD).
Multi-bet session math for SBA369 (Australia 8D, 416 cards) shows that pairing a 1-unit main wager with 1 unit on Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) (0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small), 62.1080% hit rate) adds -4.4140% EV and 0.9000 SD per hand (four-card completions occur on (sba369-8d) all naturals (31.83%) plus two-card (australia 8d) 6/7 vs 6/7 stands (6.06%), (sba369-8d·australia 8d) giving small a 5.268% edge and big 4.354%).
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA369 Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) | 0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small) | 62.1080% | -4.4140% (0.9000 SD) |
| SBA369 Banker (Australia 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA369 Player (Australia 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Players in Australia 8D (SBA369, 8 decks / 416 cards) can separate scoreboard reading from side-bet math: derived roads summarize Big Road alignment, while Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) carries a fixed 62.1080% hit rate and -4.4140% expectation (0.9000 SD).
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