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Ox 6 Baccarat Side Bet
Introduction
The Ox 6 is a baccarat side bet that wins if the Player hand wins with a three-card total of six. Wins pay 40 to 1.
Rules
- The Ox 6 is a side bet based on conventional baccarat rules, which I assume the reader is familiar with.
- If the Player hand gets a winning three-card total of six, then the Ox bet shall pay 40 to 1. All other outcomes lose.
Analysis
The following table shows my analysis of the Ox 6 bet with eight decks. The bottom right cell shows a house edge of 10.34%.
Ox 6 Analysis
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning three-card Player 6 | 40 | 109,309,407,541,248 | 0.021869 | 0.874755 |
| All other | -1 | 4,889,088,867,962,110 | 0.978131 | -0.978131 |
| Total | 4,998,398,275,503,360 | 1.000000 | -0.103376 |
External Links
- Card Counting the Tiger 7, Ox 6 and Kill the Ox/Tiger Baccarat Side Bets by Eliot Jacobson