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Poker Bet on Blackjack

Introduction

I noticed the Poker bet option available at some blackjack tables in the Zurich casino on March 12, 2018. It operates similarly to the traditional bet, but offers a payout of 8.5 to 1 instead of 9. Below are the complete rules. 21+3 The Poker bet is contingent on the poker ranking of the player’s first two cards along with the dealer’s up card. If these three cards make a straight, flush, straight flush, or three of a kind, the payout is 8.5 to 1.

Rules

Here's my analysis based on six decks; the bottom right cell indicates a house edge of 8.08%.

Analysis

For four decks, the house edge stands at 9.03%, while for eight decks it is reduced to 7.60%.

Poker Bet — Six Decks

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Straight flush 8.5 11,408 0.002276 0.019342
Three of a kind 8.5 25,272 0.005041 0.042848
Straight 8.5 155,520 0.031021 0.263682
Flush 8.5 292,896 0.058424 0.496600
Pair-1 977,184 0.194918 -0.194918
Loser-1 3,551,040 0.708321 -0.708321
Total 5,013,320 1.000000 -0.080766


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