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Kill the Ox/Tiger
Introduction
The Kill the Ox/Tiger is a baccarat side bet that wins if the either of the following events happen:
- Player hand has three-card total of six and ties or loses.
- Banker hand has a three-card total of 7 and ties or loses.
Wins pay 30 to 1.
Rules
- The Kill the Ox/Tiger is a side bet based on conventional baccarat rules, which I assume the reader is familiar with.
- As stated in the introduction, the bet wins if either (1) the Player hand has a three-card total of six and either ties or loses or (2) The Banker has has a three-card total of seven and ties or loses.
- Wins pay 30 to 1.
The bet is likely to be found with the Ox 6 and Tiger 7 side bets. The Tiger 7 also goes by the name Dragon 7.
Analysis
The following table shows my analysis of the Ox 6 bet with eight decks. The bottom right cell shows a house edge of 13.76%.
Kill the Ox/Tiger Analysis
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kill the Ox | 30 | 84,102,272,663,808 | 0.016826 | 0.504775 |
| Kill the Tiger | 30 | 54,956,551,870,464 | 0.010995 | 0.329845 |
| All other | -1 | 4,859,339,450,969,090 | 0.972179 | -0.972179 |
| Total | 4,998,398,275,503,360 | 1.000000 | -0.137559 |
External Links
- Card Counting the Tiger 7, Ox 6 and Kill the Ox/Tiger Baccarat Side Bets by Eliot Jacobson