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Wild Aces

Introduction

Wild Aces

Wild Aces is a simple side bet the player may make if his first card is an ace that his next card is any 10-point card. Wins pay 2 to 1. Mathematically, it is the same as insurance. The following table shows the probability of winning and expected return by number of decks.

Analysis

Wild Aces

Decks Probability
Win
Expected
Return
1 0.313725 -0.058824
2 0.310680 -0.067961
3 0.309677 -0.070968
4 0.309179 -0.072464
5 0.308880 -0.073359
6 0.308682 -0.073955
8 0.308434 -0.074699

As of May, 2018, it can be found at the Westgate in Las Vegas. Some readers may be interested to know the maximum bet on Wild Aces is $100. I think you can count on that.