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Suit \"Em Up

Introduction

On April 19, 2013, I came across 'Suit 'Em Up' at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas on a double-deck table, referenced as pay table 1 below. Years later, I discovered a similar pay table at an online casino utilizing Felt Gaming software, which featured six decks and pay table 2 below.

The player wins as long as their first two cards are suited, with win amounts varying based on the ranks of the cards. I'm aware of two distinct pay tables that are represented below.

Pay Tables

Event Pay Table 1 Pay Table 2
Suited aces 60 to 1 50 to 1
Suited blackjack 10 to 1 10 to 1
Suited pair 5 to 1 5 to 1
Suited 11 3 to 1 3 to 1
Any other suited 2 to 1 2 to 1

Analysis — Pay Table 1

The following return table illustrates pay table 1 with two decks, where the bottom right corner indicates a house edge of 9.41%.

Suit \"em Up — Pay Table 1 — Two Decks

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Suited aces 60 4 0.000747 0.044810
Suited blackjack 10 64 0.011949 0.119492
Suited pair 5 48 0.008962 0.044810
Suited 11 3 64 0.011949 0.035848
Any other suited 2 1120 0.209111 0.418223
Loser -1 4056 0.757282 -0.757282
Total   5356 1.000000 -0.094100

The below return table corresponds to pay table 1 with six decks, showing a house edge of 3.41% in the bottom right cell.

Suit 'em Up — Pay Table 1 — Six Decks

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Suited aces 60 60 0.001237 0.074202
Suited blackjack 10 576 0.011872 0.118724
Suited pair 5 720 0.014840 0.074202
Suited 11 3 576 0.011872 0.035617
Any other suited 2 10080 0.207767 0.415533
Loser -1 36504 0.752412 -0.752412
Total   48516 1.000000 -0.034133

Analysis — Pay Table 2

This return table pertains to pay table 2 with two decks, with the lower right entry revealing a house edge of 10.16%.

Suit 'em Up — Pay Table 2 — Two Decks

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Suited aces 50 4 0.000747 0.037341
Suited blackjack 10 64 0.011949 0.119492
Suited pair 5 48 0.008962 0.044810
Suited 11 3 64 0.011949 0.035848
Any other suited 2 1,120 0.209111 0.418223
Loser -1 4,056 0.757282 -0.757282
Total   5,356 1.000000 -0.101568

This return table relates to pay table 2 with six decks, with the lower right entry disclosing a house edge of 4.65%.

Suit 'em Up — Pay Table 2 — Six Decks

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Suited aces 50 60 0.001237 0.061835
Suited blackjack 10 576 0.011872 0.118724
Suited pair 5 720 0.014840 0.074202
Suited 11 3 576 0.011872 0.035617
Any other suited 2 10,080 0.207767 0.415533
Loser -1 36,504 0.752412 -0.752412
Total   48,516 1.000000 -0.046500

House Edge Summary

The following table consolidates the house edge for both pay tables across varying numbers of decks.

House Edge Summary

Event Pay Table 1 Pay Table 2
8 2.67% 3.97%
6 3.41% 4.65%
5 4.01% 5.20%
4 4.91% 6.02%
2 9.41% 10.16%