Baccarat Procedures
Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards. Cards that are valued under ten are of their printed value and on the other hand ten, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each equal to 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual gamblers; they merely represent the 2 hands to be dealt).
Two hands of two cards will then be played to the ‘banker’ … ‘player’. The total for each hand shall be the sum total of the 2 cards, but the very first digit is removed. For example, a hand of seven as well as 5 has a score of 2 (sevenplusfive=12; drop the ‘1′).
A third card could be given out depending on the foll. regulations:
- If the player or banker has a total score of 8 or 9, both bettors stand.
- If the player has 5 or less, he/she hits. Players stand otherwise.
- If gambler stands, the banker hits of 5 or less. If the player hits, a chart will be used in order to ascertain if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The larger of the two scores is the winner. Successful wagers on the banker pay out nineteen to 20 (even money less a five % commission. Commission is monitored and cleared out when you leave the table so be sure to have cash left before you leave). Bets on the player that end up winning pay 1 to one. Winning bets for tie usually pay out 8 to 1 but on occasion 9 to one. (This is a crazy wager as ties will happen lower than one every ten hands. be cautious of wagering on a tie. Nonetheless odds are decidedly better – 9 to 1 vs. 8 to one)
Played smartly, baccarat presents generally good odds, away from the tie wager ofcourse.
Baccarat Tactics
As with just about all games, Baccarat has some established misconceptions. One of which is quite similar to a misconception of roulette. The past is surely not a predictor of future happenings. Tracking of past results on a chart is a waste of paper … an insult to the tree that gave its life to be used as our stationary.
The most established and probably most successful technique is the one-3-2-6 concept. This technique is used to magnify profits and limiting risk.
Begin by gambling 1 unit. If you win, add one more to the 2 on the table for a total of three on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have six on the table, remove 4 so you have two on the 3rd bet. If you win the 3rd bet, add 2 to the 4 on the table for a value of six on the 4th gamble.
If you lose on the 1st bet, you suck up a loss of one. A win on the 1st bet followed by loss on the second causes 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 come out even. Coming out on top on all four bets leaves you with 12, a profit of 10. This means you can get beaten the second bet 5 times for every successful streak of 4 bets and still break even.