In Manila Entertainment City (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 13.7400% house edge, and a 2.1120 per-hand standard deviation under PAGCOR Philippines standards (SBA338).
Reference shoe scoreboard (BBPPBBPBPBPPBBPPBP) alongside SBA338 (Either Pair (5:1) Bet in Manila Bay 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 Manila Entertainment City (8-Deck).
Compared against 1.0579% Banker (5% vig) and 1.2351% Player main bets.
Per-wager volatility under PAGCOR Philippines rules.
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In Manila Entertainment City (8-Deck) (SBA338, 8-deck 416-card shoe), Either Pair (5:1) Bet pays 5 to 1 with a 14.3820% trigger rate and 13.7400% house hold (2.1120 SD), compared against the 1.0579% Banker and 1.2351% Player main-bet baselines.
Comparing SBA338 (Either Pair (5:1) Bet in Manila Bay 8D, 416 cards) against flat Banker/Player tickets highlights the cost of 5 to 1 leverage: 13.7400% house edge, 14.3820% hit rate, and 2.1120 SD (each single side pairs (sba338-8d) 7.4699% of the time in (manila bay 8d) 8 decks; subtracting the 0.558% (sba338-8d·manila bay 8d) overlap yields 14.382% combined hit rate).
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA338 Either Pair (5:1) Bet | 5 to 1 | 14.3820% | -13.7400% (2.1120 SD) |
| SBA338 Banker (Manila Bay 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA338 Player (Manila Bay 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Summarizing SBA338 (Manila Bay 8D, 416 cards, PAGCOR Philippines): Either Pair (5:1) Bet (5 to 1) hits on 14.3820% of hands with a 13.7400% house edge and 2.1120 SD, while derived roads strictly log Big Road symmetry.
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