In Melbourne & Sydney Integrated Pits (8-Deck) (8-deck, 416-card shoe), Either Pair Initial Two-Card Rank Match (5 to 1) pays 5 to 1 with a 14.3820% hit frequency, a 13.7700% house edge, and a 2.1130 per-hand standard deviation under VGCCC / NICC Australia standards (SBA339).
Reference shoe scoreboard (PPBBPPBPBPBBPPBBPB) alongside SBA339 (Either Pair (5:1) Bet in Australia 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 3 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 1.
Column 5 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 2.
Pays 5 to 1 if either the Player initial two cards or the Banker initial two cards form a rank pair (10-J unsuited faces do not pair).
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.
Paytable record SBA339 documents Either Pair Initial Two-Card Rank Match (5 to 1) on Australia 8D (416 cards, VGCCC / NICC Australia): pays 5 to 1 (sba339) if either the player initial (australia 8d) two cards or the banker (sba339·australia 8d) initial two cards form a rank pair (10-j unsuited faces do not pair), yielding a 14.3820% hit probability, -13.7700% EV, and 2.1130 unit volatility.
Table-game filings for SBA339 (VGCCC / NICC Australia, 8 decks / 416 cards) verify that pays 5 to 1 (sba339) if either the player initial (australia 8d) two cards or the banker (sba339·australia 8d) initial two cards form a rank pair (10-j unsuited faces do not pair); each single side pairs (sba339-8d) 7.4699% of the time in (australia 8d) 8 decks; subtracting the 0.558% (sba339-8d·australia 8d) overlap yields 14.382% combined hit rate, yielding 14.3820% wins and 13.7700% hold (2.1130 SD).
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA339 Either Pair (5:1) Bet | 5 to 1 | 14.3820% | -13.7700% (2.1130 SD) |
| SBA339 Banker (Australia 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA339 Player (Australia 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Players in Australia 8D (SBA339, 8 decks / 416 cards) can separate scoreboard reading from side-bet math: derived roads summarize Big Road alignment, while Either Pair (5:1) Bet carries a fixed 14.3820% hit rate and -13.7700% expectation (2.1130 SD).
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