In California Player-Banked Cardrooms (8-Deck) (8-deck, 416-card shoe), Lucky 6 Enhanced Paytable (13:1 Two-Card / 21:1 Three-Card) pays 13:1 (2-card 6) / 21:1 (3-card 6) with a 5.3860% hit frequency, a 11.3470% house edge, and a 4.1870 per-hand standard deviation under California Bureau of Gambling Control standards (SBA156).
Reference shoe scoreboard (BBPPBBPPBPTBPBBPBP) alongside SBA156 (Lucky 6 Plus (13:1 / 21:1) in California 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 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.
Pays 13 to 1 on a two-card winning Banker 6 and 21 to 1 on a three-card winning Banker 6.
Evaluated across 416 cards (8 decks) in California Player-Banked Cardrooms (8-Deck).
Compared against 1.0579% Banker (5% vig) and 1.2351% Player main bets.
Per-wager volatility under California Bureau of Gambling Control rules.
Third-party proposition player (TPPPS) commission-free 8-deck shoes.
In California Player-Banked Cardrooms (8-Deck) (SBA156, 8-deck 416-card shoe), Lucky 6 Plus (13:1 / 21:1) pays 13:1 (2-card 6) / 21:1 (3-card 6) with a 5.3860% trigger rate and 11.3470% house hold (4.1870 SD), compared against the 1.0579% Banker and 1.2351% Player main-bet baselines.
Why does Lucky 6 Plus (13:1 / 21:1) carry 4.1870 standard deviation in SBA156 (California 8D, 416 cards)? Paying 13:1 (2-card 6) / 21:1 (3-card 6) on a 5.3860% event (11.3470% edge) concentrates return into rare multi-unit payouts (adding 1 unit to (sba156-8d) both the 2-card and 3-card (california 8d) payouts trims the 8-deck house (sba156-8d·california 8d) hold by 5.386 percentage points to 11.297%).
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA156 Lucky 6 Plus (13:1 / 21:1) | 13:1 (2-card 6) / 21:1 (3-card 6) | 5.3860% | -11.3470% (4.1870 SD) |
| SBA156 Banker (California 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA156 Player (California 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
In SBA156 (California 8D, California Bureau of Gambling Control), electronic totems may flash side-bet icons alongside Big Eye Boy and Small Road grids, yet Lucky 6 Plus (13:1 / 21:1) remains governed by 416-card combinatorics (5.3860% hit rate, 11.3470% edge, 4.1870 SD).
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