Baccarat Rules
Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards below a value of 10 are said to be worth face value while at the same time 10, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each given a value of 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual individuals; they merely represent the 2 hands to be given out).
Two hands of two cards will then be dealt to the ‘banker’ … ‘player’. The value for every hand will be the sum of the 2 cards, but the very first digit is discarded. For example, a hand of 7 as well as five gives a total score of 2 (sevenplusfive=twelve; drop the ‘1′).
A 3rd card could be played depending on the following regulations:
- If the bettor or banker has a total of 8 or 9, the two bettors stand.
- If the player has five or less, he hits. Players stand otherwise.
- If bettor stands, the banker hits of 5 or lesser. If the player hits, a chart might be used to judge if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The bigger of the two scores will be the winner. Successful wagers on the banker pay nineteen to twenty (even odds less a 5% commission. Commission is followed closely and moved out when you leave the table so make sure that you have money still before you leave). Winning bets on the player pay 1 to 1. Winner bets for tie as a rule pay out 8 to 1 but sometimes 9 to one. (This is a crazy bet as ties occur less than 1 every 10 hands. Run away from laying money on a tie. Even so odds are far better – nine to one vs. eight to 1)
Played accurately, baccarat provides fairly good odds, apart from the tie wager ofcourse.
Baccarat Tactics
As with just about every games, Baccarat has some well-known misunderstandings. One of which is quite similar to a roulette misconception. The past is never actually a predictor of future results. Tracking of last results on a chart is simply a waste of paper … a slap in the face for the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.
The most popular and probably most successful strategy is the one-three-two-6 scheme. This tactic is employed to magnify winnings and cutting back risk.
Begin by betting one unit. If you win, add one more to the 2 on the table for a total of 3 on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have six on the table, take away 4 so you have 2 on the third bet. If you win the 3rd gamble, add two to the 4 on the table for a value of six on the 4th wager.
If you lose on the 1st bet, you suck up a loss of 1. A win on the first bet followed up by loss on the second will create a loss of two. Wins on the 1st two with a loss on the third gives you a profit of two. And wins on the first 3 with a loss on the 4th mean you break even. Winning at all four bets leaves you with twelve, a profit of ten. This means you can get beaten the second bet 5 times for every successful streak of four bets and still break even.
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