In Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (8-deck, 416-card shoe), Perfect Pair Suited Identical Rank Side Bet (25 to 1) pays 25 to 1 with a 3.3440% hit frequency, a 13.0400% house edge, and a 4.7940 per-hand standard deviation under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) standards (SBA327).
Reference shoe scoreboard (PPBBPPPPBBBBPPBBPB) alongside SBA327 (Perfect Pair (25:1) 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 25 to 1 when either initial two-card hand is an identical rank AND suit pair (e.g., two Queen of Spades).
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.
Quantitative filing SBA327 pairs Perfect Pair Suited Identical Rank Side Bet (25 to 1) (25 to 1) with Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (8 decks, 416 cards): requires duplicate cards from (sba327-8d) multi-deck shoes; impossible in a (penn 8d) single-deck game and tighter in (sba327-8d·penn 8d) 6 decks than 8 decks, fixing expected loss at 13.0400% (3.3440% hit rate, 4.7940 SD).
Comparing SBA327 (Perfect Pair (25:1) Bet in Penn 8D, 416 cards) against flat Banker/Player tickets highlights the cost of 25 to 1 leverage: 13.0400% house edge, 3.3440% hit rate, and 4.7940 SD (requires duplicate cards from (sba327-8d) multi-deck shoes; impossible in a (penn 8d) single-deck game and tighter in (sba327-8d·penn 8d) 6 decks than 8 decks).
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA327 Perfect Pair (25:1) Bet | 25 to 1 | 3.3440% | -13.0400% (4.7940 SD) |
| SBA327 Banker (Penn 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA327 Player (Penn 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Across 100 hands in Pennsylvania Regulated Pits (8-Deck) (SBA327, 416-card 8-deck shoe), staking 1 unit per hand on Perfect Pair (25:1) Bet (25 to 1) carries an expected cost of 13.0400% per hand with 4.7940 single-hand dispersion (3.3440% hit rate).
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