This happened at a casino which turns on ASM clumping all the time. At most casinos that I think they practice ASM clumping, I have determined they only do so once an AP is identified.
At this particular casino, I have seen this for a few sessions now. Ploppies are actively seeking for these table with this side bet, TOP3. The payout is simple. Same card three of a kind 270 to 1. Straight flush 180 to 1. Three of a kind 90 to 1. I hardly see the first two occur. Actually only twice for entire nine hours (straight flush). But because ASM clump the cards, it is unusually high percentage for three of a kind to occur. I have seen everybody but me play this side bet. And almost every shoe, there is someone hit the three of a kind, if not two or three people do. You can see for a full table, everyone plays at most 14 hands for 6D. The payout is 90 to 1. The house is losing money. I see people who bet $5 at every hand on this side bet, win $1000 in three hours. People who only bet $1 can make $200 in a three hour session. This is not just for a few ploppies. Based on my observation in my sessions, at least 40% of ploppies meet this expectation. And aside the few unlucky ones, almost all ploppes leave the table being a winner, compared to other tables without this side bet, which almost 100% of ploppes leave the BJ table a loser.
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