Punto Banco Principles
Baccarat chemin de fer is wagered on with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards valued less than ten are counted at their printed value while at the same time 10, J, Q, K are zero, and A is one. Bets are made on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these are not actual people; they just represent the two hands that are dealt).
Two hands of two cards are then given to the ‘bank’ and ‘gambler’. The value for each hand is the sum total of the cards, although the beginning digit is dropped. For example, a hand of five and 6 has a value of one (five plus 6 = eleven; drop the first ‘one’).
A third card will be dealt using the rules below:
- If the gambler or banker gets a value of eight or 9, the two players stay.
- If the player has less than five, she takes a card. Players otherwise stay.
- If the gambler stands, the house hits on a total less than five. If the player hits, a chart is used to determine if the bank stands or hits.
Baccarat Banque Odds
The larger of the two totals wins. Winning bets on the house payout 19 to 20 (even money less a five percent commission. The Rake is tracked and paid off when you depart the game so ensure you still have money around just before you leave). Winning wagers on the gambler pays 1:1. Winning bets for a tie typically pays out at 8 to 1 but occasionally nine to one. (This is a awful bet as ties happen lower than one in every 10 rounds. Be wary of gambling on a tie. Although odds are astonishingly greater for 9:1 vs. eight to one)
Gambled on correctly baccarat chemin de fer offers fairly decent odds, aside from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Strategy
As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has some common myths. One of which is the same as a misunderstanding in roulette. The past is not a harbinger of future events. Recording previous outcomes at a table is a poor use of paper and a snub to the tree that was cut down for our stationary desires.
The most common and almost certainly the most accomplished course of action is the one-three-two-six plan. This technique is used to pump up earnings and minimizing risk.
Start by placing one unit. If you succeed, add one more to the 2 on the game table for a grand total of 3 dollars on the second bet. If you succeed you will hold six on the game table, subtract 4 so you keep 2 on the 3rd bet. If you win the third bet, deposit 2 on the four on the table for a sum total of six on the 4th wager.
Should you don’t win on the 1st bet, you take a loss of one. A win on the 1st bet followed by a hit on the 2nd creates a hit of 2. Success on the initial 2 with a hit on the third gives you with a take of two. And wins on the 1st three with a hit on the 4th means you balance the books. Winning at all four wagers gives you with 12, a gain of 10. This means you can not win on the second bet five times for each successful streak of 4 bets and still break even.
