In Las Vegas Strip (Nevada 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 4.3540% house edge, and a 0.8920 per-hand standard deviation under Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) standards (SBA361).
Reference shoe scoreboard (PPBBPBPPBBPBPPBBPB) alongside SBA361 (Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) in Vegas Strip 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.
Column 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 2.
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.
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 Las Vegas Strip (Nevada 8-Deck).
Compared against 1.0579% Banker (5% vig) and 1.2351% Player main bets.
Per-wager volatility under Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) rules.
High-limit Salon Privé and main floor 8-deck carriers.
In Vegas Strip 8D (SBA361, 416-card shoe), Big (5–6 Cards) & Small (4 Cards) Total Cards Side Bet (0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small)) carries a 4.3540% house edge (62.1080% hit rate, 0.8920 SD) because four-card completions occur on (sba361-8d) all naturals (31.83%) plus two-card (vegas strip 8d) 6/7 vs 6/7 stands (6.06%), (sba361-8d·vegas strip 8d) giving small a 5.268% edge and big 4.354%.
Why does Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) carry 0.8920 standard deviation in SBA361 (Vegas Strip 8D, 416 cards)? Paying 0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small) on a 62.1080% event (4.3540% edge) concentrates return into rare multi-unit payouts (four-card completions occur on (sba361-8d) all naturals (31.83%) plus two-card (vegas strip 8d) 6/7 vs 6/7 stands (6.06%), (sba361-8d·vegas strip 8d) giving small a 5.268% edge and big 4.354%).
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA361 Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) | 0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small) | 62.1080% | -4.3540% (0.8920 SD) |
| SBA361 Banker (Vegas Strip 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA361 Player (Vegas Strip 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
In High-limit Salon Privé and (SBA361) main floor 8-deck carriers (SBA361), Big (0.54:1) & Small (1.5:1) (0.54:1 (Big) / 1.5:1 (Small)) resolves with 62.1080% frequency, 4.3540% house hold, and 0.8920 SD across 416 cards—completely independent of Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig markings.
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