Baccarat Principles
Punto banco is played with 8 decks in a shoe. Cards below 10 are counted at face value while at the same time Ten, Jack, Queen, King are zero, and A is one. Bets are made on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these are not really people; they just represent the 2 hands that are dealt).
Two cards are given to both the ‘bank’ and ‘player’. The total for each hand is the sum total of the two cards, however the first digit is discarded. e.g., a hand of five and 6 has a total of 1 (five plus 6 equals 11; ditch the first ‘1′).
A third card will be given using the following rules:
- If the gambler or bank achieves a score of eight or 9, both players hold.
- If the player has less than 5, he hits. Players otherwise stand.
- If the gambler stays, the bank hits on a value less than 5. If the player takes a card, a guide is employed to decide if the house holds or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The greater of the 2 totals wins. Winning wagers on the bank pay out nineteen to Twenty (equal cash less a five percent rake. The Rake is tracked and paid off once you leave the table so make sure you have funds remaining just before you depart). Winning bets on the gambler pays one to one. Winning bets for tie typically pays 8:1 but on occasion nine to one. (This is a poor wager as ties occur lower than 1 in every ten rounds. Be wary of putting money on a tie. However odds are substantially greater for 9:1 vs. 8:1)
Played properly baccarat chemin de fer gives pretty decent odds, aside from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Course of Action
As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has a handful of familiar false impressions. One of which is close to a false impression in roulette. The past is not an indicator of future events. Tracking past outcomes at a table is a bad use of paper and an affront to the tree that surrendered its life for our paper needs.
The most common and likely the most accomplished course of action is the one, three, two, six technique. This technique is used to maximize profits and limit losses.
Start by betting one unit. If you succeed, add another to the 2 on the table for a grand total of three units on the second bet. Should you win you will hold six on the table, subtract four so you are left with 2 on the third bet. If you succeed on the 3rd bet, put down 2 on the 4 on the game table for a sum total of 6 on the fourth wager.
If you do not win on the 1st bet, you take a loss of 1. A win on the initial bet followed by a loss on the second causes a loss of 2. Wins on the first 2 with a loss on the third provides you with a take of two. And success on the first three with a defeat on the fourth means you experience no loss. Winning all four bets leaves you with 12, a gain of ten. This means you are able to give up the 2nd bet five times for every successful run of 4 rounds and in the end, balance the books.
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