Royal Match Bet Blackjack
Royal Match Blackjack Odds
Royal Match @ Barona i-Table
- Royal Match - Version 4 The Shufflemaster TMS 300 is an electronic blackjack game, played facing a giant video screen of a dealer. It features a Royal Match side bet, adding a pay for the player and dealer both having a royal match. Following is the return table for six decks.
- Blackjack Side Bets Introduction. I have seen so many blackjack games side bets that I created individual pages for each of them. Here is the list. 21+3; Any Pair — See Pair Square. Blazing 7's; 21 Magic: Please see Buffalo Blackjack; Bet the Bust; Bet the Set — See Pair Square. Bet the Set — Progressive; Blackjack Match; Block.
The odds of getting any suited pair are slightly less than 1 in 4. Note: it is not exactly 1 in 4 as you might think. Combined, the Royal Match side bet gives the house an edge of approximately 26.4%. What a greedy proposition for the Greedy Trinity! Yet, players flock to the side bet like it was a Krispy Kreme doughnut.
One of the nice features of the Shuffle Master i-Table is that they can change the odds of the bonus side-bets at any time. Yesterday, they increased the payout on the Royal from 50:1 to 75:1. The change showed up on the display, so I calculated the improvement.
For an n-deck shoe, the probability of hitting a Royal (KQs) is (4)(n^2)/C(52*n,2) and the probability of getting dealt suited cards is 4*C(n*13,2)/C(n*52,2).
Royal Match Bet Blackjack Match
| Hand | Frequency | Payout | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Match (KQs) | 0.29680935% | 75:1 | +0.222607 |
| Suited | 24.462033% | 2:1 | +0.489241 |
| nothing | 75.241158% | -1:1 | -0.752412 |
| Total | 100% | -0.040564 |
Royal Match Bet Blackjack Poker
The change from the 50:1 to the 75:1 payout on the Royal improved the return from -10.2% to -4.1%. So, it went from a sucker bet to a fun $1 bet you can place every hand.