Baccarat Standards
Baccarat is played with eight decks of cards. Cards under ten are counted at their printed value and on the other hand ten, 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 individuals; they just appear as the two hands to be dealt).
Two hands of 2 cards are then given to the ‘banker’ … ‘player’. The total for every hand is the sum total of the two cards, but the initial digit is removed. For e.g., a hand of 7 and 5 has a tally of 2 (sevenplus5=twelve; drop the ‘one’).
A third card may be given out depending on the foll. standards:
- If the player or banker has a score of 8 or nine, the two bettors stand.
- If the bettor has 5 or lower, he/she hits. gamblers stand otherwise.
- If gambler stands, the banker hits of five or lesser. If the player hits, a chart is used to ascertain if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The bigger of the two scores will be the winner. Winning bets on the banker payout 19 to 20 (even odds less a 5% commission. Commission is followed closely and moved out when you leave the table so make sure to have dollars left before you leave). Winning bets on the player pay 1 to one. Winner bets for tie typically pay eight to 1 but on occasion 9 to one. (This is not a good gamble as ties happen lower than 1 every ten hands. Run away from placing bets on a tie. However odds are significantly better – nine to 1 versus 8 to 1)
When done smartly, baccarat provides fairly good odds, apart from the tie bet of course.
Baccarat Strategy
As with just about every games, Baccarat has some established myths. One of which is quite similar to a roulette myth. The past is not an indicator of future outcomes. Monitoring of last outcomes on a chart is undoubtedly a total waste of paper and a slap in the face for the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.
The most common and possibly most successful method is the 1-3-two-6 concept. This technique is used to increase winnings and reducing risk.
commence by betting 1 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 6 on the table, remove 4 so you have two on the third gamble. If you win the 3rd wager, add two to the four on the table for a sum of 6 on the fourth bet.
If you don’t win on the 1st bet, you take a loss of one. A win on the 1st bet quickly followed by loss on the second brings about a loss of two. Wins on the 1st two with a loss on the 3rd gives you a profit of 2. And wins on the first three with a loss on the 4th mean you breakeven. A win on all four bets leaves you with 12, a profit of ten. In other words that you can fail to win the second bet 5 times for every successful streak of 4 bets and still break even.