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SIDE-BET AUDIT · SUPER 6 INSURANCE

Super 6 Side Bet Audit: 12:1 Payout, 5.3860% Hit Rate & 29.982% Edge

[SUP6] Pays 12 to 1 (or 15 to 1 on select felts) whenever Banker wins the hand with a 2-card or 3-card total of 6. In a 8-deck (416-card) shoe, Super 6 Insurance Side Bet achieves a 5.3860% exact hit frequency at 12 to 1, producing a 29.9820% house edge and 2.952u per-unit standard deviation compared to 1.0579% on standard 5%-commission Banker.

SUP6 Payout
12 to 1
SUP6 Hit Rate
5.3860%
SUP6 House Edge
29.9820%
SUP6 Volatility
2.952u
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

SUP6 (Super 6 Insurance Side Bet) scoreboard sample. Derived-road red/blue marks track Big Road column symmetry, never SUP6 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 3 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 4 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 3 with Column 2, 1 column further back.
  2. Column 3 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 2.

Small Road Mark #2

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

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 2, 2 columns further back.
  2. Column 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 2.

Cockroach Pig Mark #2

Column 5 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 6 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 5 with Column 2, 3 columns further back.
  2. Column 5 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 1 bead. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 2.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

SUP6 Paytable Return
12 to 1

Pays 12 to 1 (or 15 to 1 on select felts) whenever Banker wins the hand with a 2-card or 3-card total of 6.

SUP6 Exact Hit Rate
5.3860%

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

SUP6 House Edge
29.9820%

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

SUP6 Unit Volatility (SD)
2.952u

Per-hand standard deviation for Super 6 Insurance Side Bet (SUP6).

SUP6 Floor Scope
8-Deck Layout

No-Commission Super 6 tables in Macau, London, and international live studios

SUP6 ACTUARIAL PAYTABLE

Super 6 Insurance Side Bet (SUP6) Combinatorial Breakdown & Jurisdiction Audit

[SUP6-RULE] Gaming-lab specification SUP6 calculates Super 6 Insurance Side Bet across 416 cards: Pays 12 to 1 (or 15 to 1 on select felts) whenever Banker wins the hand with a 2-card or 3-card total of 6. Combines 1.894% two-card Banker 6 wins (against Player 0–5 drawing below 6) and 3.492% three-card Banker 6 wins for a 5.3860% total hit rate.

[SUP6-EDGE] Floor audit SUP6 resolves a 5.3860% hit rate against the 12 to 1 paytable, which records a 29.9820% house hold and 2.952u volatility across No-Commission Super 6 tables in Macau, London, and international live studios. Because SUP6 indexes card ranks and totals dealt from the 8-deck shoe, scoreboard trends on Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig never alter SUP6 probabilities.

SUP6 ParameterSUP6 ValueSUP6 Main Banker RefSUP6 Main Player RefSUP6 Audit Note
SUP6 Shoe Model8 Decks (416c) [SUP6]8D 416c [SUP6]8D 416c [SUP6]SUP6 finite without replacement
SUP6 Paytable12 to 1 [SUP6]0.95 to 1 [SUP6]1.00 to 1 [SUP6]SUP6 settled on deal completion
SUP6 Hit Rate5.3860% [SUP6]45.8597% [SUP6]44.6247% [SUP6]SUP6 exact six-card count
SUP6 House Edge29.9820% [SUP6]1.0579% [SUP6]1.2351% [SUP6]SUP6 house hold per unit
SUP6 Std Dev2.952u [SUP6]0.931u [SUP6]0.951u [SUP6]SUP6 single-hand dispersion
  • SUP6 trigger check: Pays 12 to 1 (or 15 to 1 on select felts) whenever Banker wins the hand with a 2-card or 3-card total of 6.
  • SUP6 combinatorial proof: Combines 1.894% two-card Banker 6 wins (against Player 0–5 drawing below 6) and 3.492% three-card Banker 6 wins for a 5.3860% total hit rate.
  • SUP6 independence verification: derived-road marks on BPBPBPBB never shift SUP6 (29.9820% edge).
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythBetting Super 6 alongside Banker cheaply insures against the 50% payout penalty on winning Banker 6 hands.
TruthAt the common 12-to-1 paytable, Super 6 retains a 29.982% house edge (and 13.824% even at 15-to-1), making it an expensive insurance ticket.
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