Baccarat

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Baccarat Standards

Baccarat is played with eight decks of cards. Cards of a value less than ten are of their printed number whereas ten, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each applied a value of 1. Bets are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual gamblers; they purely depict the two hands to be dealt).

2 hands of 2 cards will then be dealt to the ‘banker’ … ‘player’. The total for every hand will be the sum of the two cards, but the 1st digit is dropped. For eg, a hand of seven … 5 gives a value of 2 (sevenplusfive=12; drop the ‘one’).

A third card might be dealt depending on the following standards:

- If the gambler or banker has a value of eight or nine, then both players stand.

- If the bettor has 5 or lower, he hits. Players stand otherwise.

- If bettor stands, the banker hits of 5 or lower. If the bettor hits, a chart is used to ascertain if the banker stands or hits.

Baccarat Odds

The higher of the 2 scores wins. Winning wagers on the banker pay out nineteen to twenty (even odds less a five percent commission. Commission is followed closely and paid out when you leave the table so make sure to have $$$$$ still before you leave). Bets on the player that end up winning pay 1 to 1. Winner bets for tie as a rule pays out at eight to 1 and on occasion 9 to one. (This is a crazy wager as ties will occur lower than one every ten hands. Definitely don’t try laying money on a tie. Nevertheless odds are considerably better – 9 to one versus eight to 1)

When done accurately, baccarat provides relatively decent odds, aside from the tie wager of course.

Baccarat Tactics

As with every games, Baccarat has some established myths. 1 of which is quite similar to a roulette misconception. The past is in no way an actual indicator of future actions. Keeping track of past results on a chart is a total waste of paper as well as a slap in the face for the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.

The most established and possibly most successful tactic is the one-three-2-six concept. This schema is deployed to build up winnings and reducing risk.

start by gambling one 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 four so you have two on the third bet. If you win the third gamble, add two to the 4 on the table for a value of six on the fourth bet.

If you lose on the initial wager, you suck up a loss of 1. A win on the first bet followed by loss on the 2nd brings about a loss of 2. 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 fourth mean you come out even. A win on all four bets leaves you with 12, a profit of ten. Therefore you can get beaten the second bet 5 times for every successful streak of four bets and still break even.