Baccarat Rules
Wednesday, 13. April 2016
Baccarat Procedures
Baccarat is played with eight decks of cards in a shoe. Cards valued less than ten are valued at their printed value while at the same time 10, J, Q, K are 0, and A are each applied a value of 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker,’ the ‘player’ or for a tie (these aren’t actual contenders; they purely depict the 2 hands to be played).
Two hands of 2 cards are then given to the ‘banker’ … ‘player’. The total for every hand is the sum of the two cards, but the very first digit is dumped. For example, a hand of 7 … 5 gives a value of 2 (7plus5=twelve; drop the ‘1′).
A third card might be given out depending on the following codes:
- If the player or banker has a tally of 8 or nine, each players stand.
- If the gambler has 5 or less, he/she hits. bettors stand otherwise.
- If bettor stands, the banker hits of five or lower. If the gambler hits, a chart will be used to ascertain if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The larger of the two scores is the winner. Victorious bets on the banker pay at nineteen to twenty (even odds less a five % commission. Commission is monitored and cleared out when you leave the table so make sure you have cash still before you leave). Winning bets on the player pay one to one. Winner bets for tie typically pays eight to 1 but occasionally 9 to 1. (This is a terrible bet as ties happen lower than 1 every ten hands. Run away from putting money on a tie. Still, odds are remarkably better – nine to 1 vs. 8 to 1)
Played accurately, baccarat offers fairly good odds, aside from the tie bet obviously.
Baccarat Strategy
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 an indicator of future actions. Tracking of previous outcomes on a chart is undoubtedly a waste of paper … a slap in the face for the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.
The most popular and feasibly most successful tactic is the one-3-2-6 method. This tactic is used to maximize wins and minimizing risk.
Begin by wagering 1 unit. If you win, add one more to the two on the table for a total of three on the 2nd bet. If you win you will have 6 on the table, clear away four so you have two on the 3rd gamble. If you win the third gamble, add 2 to the 4 on the table for a sum of 6 on the fourth wager.
If you lose on the 1st wager, you take a loss of one. A win on the 1st bet followed up by loss on the 2nd creates a loss of two. Wins on the first 2 with a loss on the 3rd gives you a profit of two. And wins on the first three with a loss on the 4th mean you come out even. Arriving at a win on all four bets leaves you with 12, a profit of 10. This means you can fail to win the second bet 5 times for every successful streak of four bets and still break even.
Posted in Baccarat by Mina