In California Player-Banked Cardrooms (8-Deck) (8-deck, 416-card shoe), Small Tiger Two-Card Winning Banker 6 Side Bet (22 to 1) pays 22 to 1 with a 3.7840% hit frequency, a 13.0180% house edge, and a 4.3480 per-hand standard deviation under California Bureau of Gambling Control standards (SBA396).
Reference shoe scoreboard (BBPPBBPPBPTBPBBPBP) alongside SBA396 (Small Tiger (22:1) Bet in California 8D, 416 cards).
Column 2 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
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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.
Wins 22 to 1 when Banker wins the hand with a two-card total of 6 against a two-card Player hand.
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.
Across Third-party proposition player (TPPPS) (SBA396) commission-free 8-deck shoes (SBA396), Small Tiger (22:1) Bet (22 to 1) resolves at a 3.7840% win frequency in 8-deck (416-card) shoes, carrying a 13.0180% mathematical house edge and 4.3480 standard deviation.
In SBA396 (California 8D, 8 decks / 416 cards), wins 22 to 1 (sba396) when banker wins the hand (california 8d) with a two-card total of (sba396·california 8d) 6 against a two-card player hand and player must stand pat (sba396-8d) on two-card 6? no—for banker (california 8d) 6 to win in four (sba396-8d·california 8d) cards, rule variants specify two-card banker 6 vs 4-or-5 card conditions, resulting in a 3.7840% hit probability, 13.0180% house edge, and 4.3480 SD.
| Wager Option | Payout Schedule | Hit Rate (8D) | House Edge / EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBA396 Small Tiger (22:1) Bet | 22 to 1 | 3.7840% | -13.0180% (4.3480 SD) |
| SBA396 Banker (California 8D) | 0.95 to 1 | 45.8597% | -1.0579% (416c) |
| SBA396 Player (California 8D) | 1 to 1 | 44.6247% | -1.2351% (8D) |
Across 100 hands in California Player-Banked Cardrooms (8-Deck) (SBA396, 416-card 8-deck shoe), staking 1 unit per hand on Small Tiger (22:1) Bet (22 to 1) carries an expected cost of 13.0180% per hand with 4.3480 single-hand dispersion (3.7840% hit rate).
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