Super Six Baccarat
Some readers asked about a Baccarat side bet called “Super Six” which pays 15:1 for a dealer wins with a 6 total. It’s really easy to analyze the countability of any Baccarat side bet. The ideal return for this bet with a perfect (computer) count of an 8-deck shoe game with 15 cards behind the cut is only +24% of a fixed bet per shoe (2.6 bets per shoe at an average +9.2% advantage per bet). A simple unbalanced count (six => -2, seven, eight, nine => +1) and betting when the running count is +34 or higher yields only +12.2% of a fixed bet per shoe on 2.77 bets/shoe, and +4.41% edge/bet. It really doesn’t seem worth the effort, even if you had an ideal count (e.g., mobile app). You’d go crazy waiting around for less than 3 bets per shoe.
I saw few days ago, a live internet casino where a super 6 baccarat with around 1deck back cut plus burn cards based on 1st face up card value. They paid 12 to 1to super6 bonus. It is worth to count?
Probably not, since the bet is only marginally countable when they pay 15-to-1 for a super 6, and only cutoff 15+burn cards.
Steve,
It’s been a while since I’ve talked with you. Still remember the Power98 baccarat sidebet ? :=)
Here is the new BJ sidebet, 6 deck, cutoff 1 deck, H17. If dealer busts, 1 pay 2.5. Profitable ?
Are you going to upload your CSM BJ simulator kit to Github ?
James
Not worth to count if 1 pay 12.
Anyway, thanks for your advise, I’ll keep on my research on biased roulette wheel.