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PAIR SIDE-BET AUDIT · PFP8D

Perfect Pair (8-Deck Shoe): 25:1 / 200:1 Paytable & 13.03% House Edge

[PFP8D] In a 8-deck (416-card) shoe, Initial two cards match in both rank and suit (identical card). In a 8-deck (416-card) shoe, Perfect Pair (8-Deck) achieves a 3.3450% exact hit frequency at 25:1 / 200:1, producing a 13.030% house edge and 2.158u per-unit standard deviation compared to 1.0579% on standard 5%-commission Banker.

PFP8D Payout
25:1 / 200:1
PFP8D Hit Rate
3.3450%
PFP8D House Edge
13.030%
PFP8D Volatility
2.158u
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

PFP8D (Perfect Pair (8-Deck)) scoreboard sample. Derived-road red/blue marks track Big Road column symmetry, never PFP8D 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.

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

PFP8D Paytable Return
25:1 / 200:1

In a 8-deck (416-card) shoe, Initial two cards match in both rank and suit (identical card).

PFP8D Exact Hit Rate
3.3450%

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

PFP8D House Edge
13.030%

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

PFP8D Unit Volatility (SD)
2.158u

Per-hand standard deviation for Perfect Pair (8-Deck) (PFP8D).

PFP8D Floor Scope
8-Deck Layout

8-deck Macau, Las Vegas, UK, and live-dealer studio tables (PFP8D)

PFP8D ACTUARIAL PAYTABLE

Perfect Pair (8-Deck) (PFP8D) Combinatorial Breakdown & Jurisdiction Audit

[PFP8D-RULE] Gaming-lab specification PFP8D computes Perfect Pair (8-Deck) across 416 cards: In a 8-deck (416-card) shoe, Initial two cards match in both rank and suit (identical card). After the first card is placed in a 416-card shoe, 31 rank matches and 7 identical suited matches remain among 415 unseen cards.

[PFP8D-EDGE] Floor audit PFP8D prices a 3.3450% hit rate against the 25:1 / 200:1 paytable, which inspects a 13.030% house hold and 2.158u volatility across 8-deck Macau, Las Vegas, UK, and live-dealer studio tables (PFP8D). Because PFP8D maps card ranks and totals dealt from the 8-deck shoe, scoreboard trends on Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig never alter PFP8D probabilities.

PFP8D ParameterPFP8D ValuePFP8D Main Banker RefPFP8D Main Player RefPFP8D Audit Note
PFP8D Shoe Model8 Decks (416c) [PFP8D]8D 416c [PFP8D]8D 416c [PFP8D]PFP8D finite without replacement
PFP8D Paytable25:1 / 200:1 [PFP8D]0.95 to 1 [PFP8D]1.00 to 1 [PFP8D]PFP8D settled on deal completion
PFP8D Hit Rate3.3450% [PFP8D]45.8597% [PFP8D]44.6247% [PFP8D]PFP8D exact six-card count
PFP8D House Edge13.030% [PFP8D]1.0579% [PFP8D]1.2351% [PFP8D]PFP8D house hold per unit
PFP8D Std Dev2.158u [PFP8D]0.931u [PFP8D]0.951u [PFP8D]PFP8D single-hand dispersion
  • PFP8D trigger check: In a 8-deck (416-card) shoe, Initial two cards match in both rank and suit (identical card).
  • PFP8D combinatorial proof: After the first card is placed in a 416-card shoe, 31 rank matches and 7 identical suited matches remain among 415 unseen cards.
  • PFP8D independence verification: derived-road marks on PPBBPPBB never shift PFP8D (13.030% edge).
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythDeck count barely affects the Perfect Pair side bet because every deck has four of each rank.
TruthBecause matching the first card draws without replacement from 415 remaining cards, 8-deck Perfect Pair carries a 13.03% house edge (3.3450% hit rate).
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