Punto Banco Standards
Baccarat is wagered on with 8 decks in a dealing shoe. Cards under 10 are valued at face value and with 10, J, Q, K are zero, and A is one. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these are not actual people; they simply represent the 2 hands to be dealt).
Two cards are dealt to both the ‘bank’ and ‘player’. The score for each hand is the sum total of the two cards, but the beginning number is discarded. For instance, a hand of five and six has a total of 1 (five plus six = eleven; ignore the 1st ‘one’).
A third card will be given based on the rules below:
- If the gambler or house has a total of 8 or nine, the two players hold.
- If the player has five or lower, she takes a card. Players otherwise hold.
- If the player holds, the banker takes a card on a value less than 5. If the gambler takes a card, a guide is used to figure out if the house stands or hits.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Odds
The higher of the two scores wins. Winning bets on the bank payout 19:20 (equal money minus a 5% rake. Commission are kept track of and paid off when you depart the table so make sure you have funds left over just before you depart). Winning wagers on the gambler pays 1:1. Winning wagers for tie normally pays 8:1 but occasionally 9 to 1. (This is a awful wager as ties occur less than one in every 10 hands. Be cautious of wagering on a tie. However odds are substantially better for 9:1 vs. 8:1)
Gambled on properly baccarat offers relatively good odds, apart from the tie bet of course.
Punto Banco Method
As with all games Baccarat has a handful of common misunderstandings. One of which is similar to a myth in roulette. The past is not a harbinger of events about to happen. Tracking past results at a table is a waste of paper and an insult to the tree that was cut down for our stationary desires.
The most common and probably the most successful scheme is the one-three-two-six tactic. This plan is used to pump up winnings and limit risk.
Begin by placing 1 dollar. If you win, add another to the 2 on the game table for a sum total of 3 dollars on the second bet. If you succeed you will have 6 on the game table, subtract four so you have 2 on the 3rd bet. If you win the third bet, put down two on the 4 on the game table for a sum total of six on the fourth bet.
If you do not win on the initial bet, you take a loss of one. A win on the 1st wager followed by a hit on the 2nd brings about a loss of two. Wins on the 1st two with a defeat on the third provides you with a profit of two. And success on the 1st three with a hit on the fourth means you balance the books. Winning at all 4 bets leaves you with 12, a gain of 10. This means you will be able to give up the second wager five instances for every successful run of four bets and still experience no loss.