In Pennsylvania Regulated 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 13.7200% house edge, and a 2.1160 per-hand standard deviation under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) standards (SBA342).
Reference shoe scoreboard (BBPPBBBBPPPPBBPPBP) alongside SBA342 (Either Pair (5:1) Bet 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 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.
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 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.
For players reviewing Either Pair (5:1) Bet in Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (audit SBA342, 416-card 8-deck shoe), the 5 to 1 schedule hits on 14.3820% of deals and retains 13.7200% for the house with 2.1160 dispersion.
Bankroll variance in SBA342 (Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck), 416-card 8-deck shoe) is driven by Either Pair (5:1) Bet's 2.1160 SD and 13.7200% edge (14.3820% hit rate at 5 to 1): each single side pairs (sba342-8d) 7.4699% of the time in (penn 8d) 8 decks; subtracting the 0.558% (sba342-8d·penn 8d) overlap yields 14.382% combined hit rate.
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA342 Either Pair (5:1) Bet | 5 to 1 | 14.3820% | -13.7200% (2.1160 SD) |
| SBA342 Banker (Penn 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA342 Player (Penn 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Across 100 hands in Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (SBA342, 416-card 8-deck shoe), staking 1 unit per hand on Either Pair (5:1) Bet (5 to 1) carries an expected cost of 13.7200% per hand with 2.1160 single-hand dispersion (14.3820% hit rate).
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