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PAIR SIDE-BET AUDIT · EP6D

Either Pair (6-Deck Shoe): 5 to 1 Paytable & 14.54% House Edge

[EP6D] In a 6-deck (312-card) shoe, Either Banker or Player receives an initial two-card rank pair. In a 6-deck (312-card) shoe, Either Pair (6-Deck) achieves a 14.2441% exact hit frequency at 5 to 1, producing a 14.536% house edge and 2.097u per-unit standard deviation compared to 1.0579% on standard 5%-commission Banker.

EP6D Payout
5 to 1
EP6D Hit Rate
14.2441%
EP6D House Edge
14.536%
EP6D Volatility
2.097u
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

EP6D (Either Pair (6-Deck)) scoreboard sample. Derived-road red/blue marks track Big Road column symmetry, never EP6D 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

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

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

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

Column 4 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 1, 3 columns further back.
  2. 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.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

EP6D Paytable Return
5 to 1

In a 6-deck (312-card) shoe, Either Banker or Player receives an initial two-card rank pair.

EP6D Exact Hit Rate
14.2441%

Enumerated across 6-deck (312-card) finite deals.

EP6D House Edge
14.536%

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

EP6D Unit Volatility (SD)
2.097u

Per-hand standard deviation for Either Pair (6-Deck) (EP6D).

EP6D Floor Scope
6-Deck Layout

6-deck Macau, Las Vegas, UK, and live-dealer studio tables (EP6D)

EP6D ACTUARIAL PAYTABLE

Either Pair (6-Deck) (EP6D) Combinatorial Breakdown & Jurisdiction Audit

[EP6D-RULE] Gaming-lab specification EP6D evaluates Either Pair (6-Deck) across 312 cards: In a 6-deck (312-card) shoe, Either Banker or Player receives an initial two-card rank pair. After the first card is placed in a 312-card shoe, 23 rank matches and 5 identical suited matches remain among 311 unseen cards.

[EP6D-EDGE] Floor audit EP6D settles a 14.2441% hit rate against the 5 to 1 paytable, which benchmarks a 14.536% house hold and 2.097u volatility across 6-deck Macau, Las Vegas, UK, and live-dealer studio tables (EP6D). Because EP6D isolates card ranks and totals dealt from the 6-deck shoe, scoreboard trends on Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig never alter EP6D probabilities.

EP6D ParameterEP6D ValueEP6D Main Banker RefEP6D Main Player RefEP6D Audit Note
EP6D Shoe Model6 Decks (312c) [EP6D]8D 416c [EP6D]8D 416c [EP6D]EP6D finite without replacement
EP6D Paytable5 to 1 [EP6D]0.95 to 1 [EP6D]1.00 to 1 [EP6D]EP6D settled on deal completion
EP6D Hit Rate14.2441% [EP6D]45.8597% [EP6D]44.6247% [EP6D]EP6D exact six-card count
EP6D House Edge14.536% [EP6D]1.0579% [EP6D]1.2351% [EP6D]EP6D house hold per unit
EP6D Std Dev2.097u [EP6D]0.931u [EP6D]0.951u [EP6D]EP6D single-hand dispersion
  • EP6D trigger check: In a 6-deck (312-card) shoe, Either Banker or Player receives an initial two-card rank pair.
  • EP6D combinatorial proof: After the first card is placed in a 312-card shoe, 23 rank matches and 5 identical suited matches remain among 311 unseen cards.
  • EP6D independence verification: derived-road marks on BBPPBBPP never shift EP6D (14.536% edge).
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythDeck count barely affects the Either Pair side bet because every deck has four of each rank.
TruthBecause matching the first card draws without replacement from 311 remaining cards, 6-deck Either Pair carries a 14.54% house edge (14.2441% hit rate).
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