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Suit 'Em Up

Introduction

I noticed Suit 'Em Up at the Red Rock casino in Las Vegas on April 19, 2013. It was on a double-deck table on what I refer to ask pay table 1 below. Years later, I saw another pay table at an Internet casino using Felt Gaming software. That game used six decks and pay table 2 below.

As long as the player's first two cards are suited he wins, with wins depending on what the ranks are. I am aware of two pay tables, as shown 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 is for pay table 1 and two decks. The lower right cell shows 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 following return table is for pay table 1 and six decks. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 3.41%.

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

 

The following return table is for pay table 2 and two decks. The lower right cell shows 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

The following return table is for pay table 2 and six decks. The lower right cell shows 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 summarizes the house edge under both tables for various 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%