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Sweet 16
Introduction
Sweet Sixteen is a blackjack side bet I noticed at the Las Vegas Club in April 2001. It is played with a six-deck shoe and pays based on the player's first two cards. The following table shows each paying hand, the probability, payoff, and contribution to the total return.
Analysis
Sweet Sixteen
| Hand | Probability | Pays | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-21 points | 0.31907 | 1 to 1 | 0.63814 |
| One ace | 0.142468 | 1 to 1 | 0.284937 |
| Two aces | 0.005689 | 2 to 1 | 0.017067 |
| Pair 2's-7's | 0.034133 | Push | 0.034133 |
| Total | 0.50136 | 0.974277 |
The lower right cell shows a return of 97.43%, for ahouse edge of 2.57%. Here is the house edge for other numbers of decks.
- 1 deck: 3.62%
- 2 decks: 2.99%
- 4 decks: 2.68%
- 8 decks: 2.52%