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Chan Chu 6

Rules

The Chan Chu 6 side bets are sometimes found in the commission-free version of baccarat that pays 1 to 2 for a winning Banker total of 6. These side bets cover that contingency.

The Chan Chu 6 Small pays 22 to 1 if the Banker wins with a 2-card total of 6.

The Chan Chu 6 Big pays 50 to 1 if the Banker wins with a 3-card total of 6.

Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of the Chan Chu 6 Small. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 14.33%.

Chan Chu 6 Small

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
2-card winning Banker 6 22 186,173,936,904,192 0.037247 0.819428
All other -1 4,812,224,338,599,170 0.962753 -0.962753
Total   4,998,398,275,503,360 1.000000 -0.143325

The following table shows my analysis of the Chan Chu 6 Big. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 15.25%.

Chan Chu 6 Big

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
3-card winning Banker 6 50 83,058,367,551,488 0.016617 0.830850
All other -1 4,915,339,907,951,870 0.983383 -0.983383
Total   4,998,398,275,503,360 1.000000 -0.152533