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Pair \"Em Up

Introduction

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The Pair 'Em Up bet is a side wager in the Side Bet Blackjack game created by Wager2Go software, and it is determined by the player's initial two cards. To win, those two cards must form a pair, with payouts influenced by their ranks and whether they are of the same suit.

Rules

  1. The result of this side wager hinges on the initial two cards dealt to the player.
  2. The pay table is shown below.

Here's the payout structure for Pair 'Em Up, where wins are indicated on a 'to one' basis. A useful tip is that an unsuited pair pays according to the rank of the cards, other than aces which payout 20. For suited pairs, simply double those payouts.

Suit \"Em Up Pay Table

Event Pays
Suited aces 40
Suited 10-K 20
Suited 9\"s 18
Suited 8\"s 16
Suited 7\"s 14
Suited 6\"s 12
Suited 5\"s 10
Suited 4\"s 8
Suited 3\"s 6
Suited 2\"s 4
Unsuited aces 20
Unsuited 10-K 10
Unsuited 9\"s 9
Unsuited 8\"s 8
Unsuited 7\"s 7
Unsuited 6\"s 6
Unsuited 5\"s 5
Unsuited 4\"s 4
Unsuited 3\"s 3
Unsuited 2\"s 2

Analysis

The subsequent return table is calculated based on six decks, which is the amount utilized by Wager2Go software.

Suit \"Em Up Analysis

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Suited aces 40 60 0.001237 0.049468
Suited 10-K 20 240 0.004947 0.098936
Suited 9\"s 18 60 0.001237 0.022261
Suited 8\"s 16 60 0.001237 0.019787
Suited 7\"s 14 60 0.001237 0.017314
Suited 6\"s 12 60 0.001237 0.014840
Suited 5\"s 10 60 0.001237 0.012367
Suited 4\"s 8 60 0.001237 0.009894
Suited 3\"s 6 60 0.001237 0.007420
Suited 2\"s 4 60 0.001237 0.004947
Unsuited aces 20 216 0.004452 0.089043
Unsuited 10-K 10 864 0.017809 0.178086
Unsuited 9\"s 9 216 0.004452 0.040069
Unsuited 8\"s 8 216 0.004452 0.035617
Unsuited 7\"s 7 216 0.004452 0.031165
Unsuited 6\"s 6 216 0.004452 0.026713
Unsuited 5\"s 5 216 0.004452 0.022261
Unsuited 4\"s 4 216 0.004452 0.017809
Unsuited 3\"s 3 216 0.004452 0.013356
Unsuited 2\"s 2 216 0.004452 0.008904
No pair -1 44,928 0.926045 -0.926045
Total   48,516 1.000000 -0.205788

The following table illustrates the house edge relevant to different deck counts.

Suit \"Em Up House Edge

Decks House Edge
2 31.07%
4 23.19%
6 20.58%
8 19.28%

External Links

  • Discussion More information regarding Pair 'Em Up can be found on my forum at Wizard of Vegas.