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Lucky Match

Introduction

The Lucky Match is an additional wager option available at tables known as 21st Century Baccarat. While the main game follows traditional baccarat rules, the Lucky Match side bet rewards players based on the poker value of the cards from both the Player and Banker hands.

This side bet can be enjoyed at the Bicycle Casino located near Los Angeles.

Rules

  1. The foundational rules of the game remain unchanged from the classic version, which I believe the reader is already acquainted with. baccarat As is typical for baccarat games, eight decks of cards are utilized.
  2. The payout structure is detailed below, with all payouts expressed on a 'to one' basis.
  3. The next table illustrates the various permutations, probabilities, and return contributions for all potential outcomes of the Lucky Match wager, revealing a house edge of 8.89% in the bottom right corner.

Pay Table

Event Pays
Five or six of a kind 250
Double triplets 100
Four of a kind 30
Full house 15
Three of a kind 6
Two or three pairs 4

Analysis

I appreciate Charlie Patrick for validating the calculations presented on this page.

Return Table

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Five or six of a kind 250 356,942,987,520 0.000071 0.017853
Double triplets 100 616,417,689,600 0.000123 0.012332
Four of a kind 30 12,273,961,559,040 0.002456 0.073667
Full house 15 40,022,630,768,640 0.008007 0.120106
Three of a kind 6 207,858,985,697,280 0.041585 0.249511
Two or three pairs 4 385,294,498,430,976 0.077084 0.308334
Loser -1 4,351,974,838,370,300 0.870674 -0.870674
total   4,998,398,275,503,360 1.000000 -0.088870

Acknowledgements

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