Baccarat Appendix 5
Last update: February 27, 2008
Baccarat Side Bets
Index:
Dragon Bonus
4-5-6
Dragon Bonus
The "Dragon Bonus" is a popular pair of side bets in mini baccarat. The following two tables show the possible outcomes of both the player and banker Dragon Bonus bets, based on eight decks. The lower right cells show a house edge of 2.65% on the player Dragon Bet and 9.37% on the banker Dragon Bet.
| Dragon Bonus — Player |
| Event |
Pays |
Combinations |
Probability |
Return |
| Win by 9 | 30 | 18409431764992 | 0.003683 | 0.110492 |
| Win by 8 | 10 | 34097645543424 | 0.006822 | 0.068217 |
| Win by 7 | 6 | 89590261473280 | 0.017924 | 0.107543 |
| Win by 6 | 4 | 141238897317888 | 0.028257 | 0.113027 |
| Win by 5 | 2 | 166169165987840 | 0.033244 | 0.066489 |
| Win by 4 | 1 | 186780352174080 | 0.037368 | 0.037368 |
| Natural win | 1 | 812685054124032 | 0.162589 | 0.162589 |
| Natural tie | 0 | 89325908267520 | 0.017871 | 0 |
| Loss | -1 | 3460101558850300 | 0.692242 | -0.692242 |
| Total | | 4998398275503350 | 1 | -0.026517 |
| Dragon Bonus — Banker |
| Event |
Pays |
Combinations |
Probability |
Return |
| Win by 9 | 30 | 15390342909952 | 0.003079 | 0.092372 |
| Win by 8 | 10 | 28305092784128 | 0.005663 | 0.056628 |
| Win by 7 | 6 | 79517099278336 | 0.015909 | 0.095451 |
| Win by 6 | 4 | 119200072366080 | 0.023848 | 0.095391 |
| Win by 5 | 2 | 157275882332160 | 0.031465 | 0.062931 |
| Win by 4 | 1 | 201147167287296 | 0.040242 | 0.040242 |
| Natural win | 1 | 812685054124032 | 0.162589 | 0.162589 |
| Natural tie | 0 | 89325908267520 | 0.017871 | 0 |
| Loss | -1 | 3495551656153850 | 0.699334 | -0.699334 |
| Total | | 4998398275503350 | 1 | -0.093731 |
The final table shows the house edge on each bet according to the number of decks.
|
Dragon Bonus House Edge
|
Number of decks | Player House Edge | Banker House Edge |
| 4 | 2.70% | 9.42% |
| 6 | 2.67% | 9.39% |
| 8 | 2.65% | 9.37% |
4-5-6
This is a side bet rumored to be seen at the Atlantic City Hilton. There are three bets available on the total number of final player and banker cards. 4 cards pays 3 to 2, and 5 and 6 pay 2 to 1. The following table shows the probability of winning and expected value of each bet, based on six and eight decks.
| 4-5-6 Side Bet — 6 Decks |
Total Cards |
Probability |
Pays |
Return |
| 4 | 0.378925 | 1.5 | -0.052688 |
| 5 | 0.303540 | 2 | -0.089380 |
| 6 | 0.317535 | 2 | -0.047395 |
| 4-5-6 Side Bet — 8 Decks |
Total Cards |
Probability |
Pays |
Return |
| 4 | 0.378868 | 1.5 | -0.05283 |
| 5 | 0.303444 | 2 | -0.089668 |
| 6 | 0.317687 | 2 | -0.046939 |
See important note about Bodog payouts & deposits.
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