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TOTAL-CARDS AUDIT · BIG (5–6 CARDS)

Big (5 or 6 Cards) Side Bet Audit: 0.54:1 Payout & 4.35% House Edge

[BIG56] Wins 0.54 to 1 whenever at least one third card is drawn (total of 5 or 6 cards dealt on the hand). In a 8-deck (416-card) shoe, Big (5 or 6 Cards Dealt) achieves a 62.1103% exact hit frequency at 0.54 to 1, producing a 4.3501% house edge and 0.747u per-unit standard deviation compared to 1.0579% on standard 5%-commission Banker.

BIG56 Payout
0.54 to 1
BIG56 Hit Rate
62.1103%
BIG56 House Edge
4.3501%
BIG56 Volatility
0.747u
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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Big Road B B P B B P B B P P P P B B P P B P
Big Eye Boy ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ = = ≠
Small Road = = = = = ≠ = = ≠ = = = ≠ ≠
Cockroach Pig ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠

BIG56 (Big (5 or 6 Cards Dealt)) scoreboard sample. Derived-road red/blue marks track Big Road column symmetry, never BIG56 side-bet triggers.

Big Road B is Banker, P is Player Roads under it Red (=): repeating Blue (≠): breaking
Step-by-Step Mark Proofs (Rule 1 & Rule 2)
Big Eye Boy Mark #2

This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 1 column back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 2 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

Small Road Mark #2

Column 3 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 4 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 3 with Column 1, 2 columns further back.
  2. 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.

Cockroach Pig Mark #2

This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 5 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 3 columns back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 2 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

BIG56 Paytable Return
0.54 to 1

Wins 0.54 to 1 whenever at least one third card is drawn (total of 5 or 6 cards dealt on the hand).

BIG56 Exact Hit Rate
62.1103%

Enumerated across 8-deck (416-card) finite deals.

BIG56 House Edge
4.3501%

Compared against 1.0579% Banker and 1.2351% Player main bets.

BIG56 Unit Volatility (SD)
0.747u

Per-hand standard deviation for Big (5 or 6 Cards Dealt) (BIG56).

BIG56 Floor Scope
8-Deck Layout

Asian pit felts, Playtech/Evolution live studios, and Macau side-bet layouts

BIG56 ACTUARIAL PAYTABLE

Big (5 or 6 Cards Dealt) (BIG56) Combinatorial Breakdown & Jurisdiction Audit

[BIG56-RULE] Gaming-lab specification BIG56 evaluates Big (5 or 6 Cards Dealt) across 416 cards: Wins 0.54 to 1 whenever at least one third card is drawn (total of 5 or 6 cards dealt on the hand). Every non-natural hand where Player starts on 0–5 or Banker starts on 0–5 against Player standing 6/7 triggers a 5th or 6th card (62.1103% of 8-deck deals).

[BIG56-EDGE] Floor audit BIG56 settles a 62.1103% hit rate against the 0.54 to 1 paytable, which benchmarks a 4.3501% house hold and 0.747u volatility across Asian pit felts, Playtech/Evolution live studios, and Macau side-bet layouts. Because BIG56 isolates card ranks and totals dealt from the 8-deck shoe, scoreboard trends on Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig never alter BIG56 probabilities.

BIG56 ParameterBIG56 ValueBIG56 Main Banker RefBIG56 Main Player RefBIG56 Audit Note
BIG56 Shoe Model8 Decks (416c) [BIG56]8D 416c [BIG56]8D 416c [BIG56]BIG56 finite without replacement
BIG56 Paytable0.54 to 1 [BIG56]0.95 to 1 [BIG56]1.00 to 1 [BIG56]BIG56 settled on deal completion
BIG56 Hit Rate62.1103% [BIG56]45.8597% [BIG56]44.6247% [BIG56]BIG56 exact six-card count
BIG56 House Edge4.3501% [BIG56]1.0579% [BIG56]1.2351% [BIG56]BIG56 house hold per unit
BIG56 Std Dev0.747u [BIG56]0.931u [BIG56]0.951u [BIG56]BIG56 single-hand dispersion
  • BIG56 trigger check: Wins 0.54 to 1 whenever at least one third card is drawn (total of 5 or 6 cards dealt on the hand).
  • BIG56 combinatorial proof: Every non-natural hand where Player starts on 0–5 or Banker starts on 0–5 against Player standing 6/7 triggers a 5th or 6th card (62.1103% of 8-deck deals).
  • BIG56 independence verification: derived-road marks on BBPBBPBB never shift BIG56 (4.3501% edge).
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythBecause Big wins more than 62% of the time, it is safer than betting Player or Banker.
TruthThe 0.54-to-1 short payout against a 37.8897% four-card loss rate creates a 4.3501% house edge—nearly four times the 1.0579% Banker edge.
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