Baccarat Rules
Baccarat is played with eight decks of cards. Cards below a value of ten are worth their printed value whereas 10, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each equal to 1. Wagers are placed upon the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual gamblers; they just portray the 2 hands to be played).
Two hands of 2 cards will now be given out to the ‘banker’ … ‘player’. The value for every hand will be the total of the 2 cards, but the initial digit is discarded. For e.g., a hand of seven … five gives a value of two (sevenplusfive=twelve; drop the ‘one’).
A 3rd card might be given depending on the following practices:
- If the gambler or banker has a value of 8 or 9, each players stand.
- If the gambler has five or less, he/she hits. bettors stand otherwise.
- If bettor stands, the banker hits of 5 or less. If the gambler hits, a chart is used in order to determine if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The larger of the 2 scores will be the winner. Successful stakes on the banker pay at 19 to twenty (even odds less a 5% commission. Commission is kept track of and moved out when you leave the table so make sure to have $$$$$ left before you leave). Winning bets on the player pay 1 to 1. Winning bets for tie generally pays out at eight to one but sometimes 9 to 1. (This is a bad wager as ties happen lower than 1 every ten hands. Definitely don’t try betting on a tie. However odds are actually better – 9 to 1 vs. eight to one)
When played effectively, baccarat offers fairly good odds, aside from the tie wager ofcourse.
Baccarat Tactics
As with just about all games, Baccarat has some common misunderstandings. One of which is very similar to a roulette misconception. The past is in no way a predictor of future happenings. Staying abreast of last conclusions on a chart is simply a total waste of paper as well as a slap in the face for the tree that gave its life to be used as our stationary.
The most commonly used and feasibly most successful strategy is the 1-3-two-six concept. This tactic is used to maximize payout and limiting risk.
Begin by gambling 1 unit. If you win, add 1 more to the two on the table for a total of 3 on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have six on the table, remove four so you have two on the third gamble. If you win the third wager, add 2 to the four on the table for a sum of 6 on the fourth gamble.
If you lose on the 1st bet, you suck up a loss of one. A win on the first bet quickly followed by loss on the 2nd creates a loss of 2. Wins on the first two with a loss on the third gives you a profit of 2. And wins on the first three with a loss on the 4th mean you breakeven. Coming out on top on all four bets leaves you with 12, a profit of ten. Thus you can get beaten the 2nd bet 5 times for every successful streak of 4 bets and still break even.