Baccarat Regulations and Strategy
Saturday, 7. November 2020
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Standards
Baccarat banque is wagered on with 8 decks in a shoe. Cards below 10 are worth their printed number while 10, J, Q, K are zero, and Ace is one. Bets are placed on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these are not really people; they simply represent the 2 hands to be dealt).
Two cards are dealt to both the ‘banker’ and ‘player’. The total for each hand is the total of the 2 cards, however the 1st number is discarded. For example, a hand of 5 and six has a value of 1 (five plus six equals eleven; ignore the 1st ‘one’).
A 3rd card can be given out depending on the following rules:
- If the gambler or banker has a value of 8 or 9, both players stay.
- If the gambler has less than 5, he takes a card. Players otherwise hold.
- If the player stays, the bank hits on a total lower than five. If the gambler hits, a table is used to determine if the house stands or hits.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Odds
The higher of the two totals wins. Winning bets on the house payout 19:20 (equal cash minus a 5 percent commission. Commission are kept track of and cleared out once you leave the game so be sure to have cash around just before you quit). Winning bets on the player pays 1:1. Winning bets for tie typically pay 8 to 1 but on occasion 9:1. (This is a awful wager as a tie occurs less than 1 in every ten hands. Be wary of putting money on a tie. However odds are substantially greater for 9:1 vs. 8 to 1)
Bet on properly baccarat banque offers relatively good odds, aside from the tie bet of course.
Punto Banco Method
As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has some familiar myths. One of which is the same as a misconception in roulette. The past isn’t an indicator of events about to happen. Recording past outcomes at a table is a bad use of paper and an affront to the tree that was cut down for our stationary desires.
The most common and definitely the most acknowledged plan is the 1-3-2-6 tactic. This tactic is deployed to maximize earnings and limit risk.
Start by betting 1 unit. If you win, add another to the 2 on the game table for a grand total of 3 units on the second bet. If you win you will retain 6 on the table, subtract four so you have 2 on the 3rd wager. If you win the 3rd wager, add two to the 4 on the game table for a total of six on the fourth round.
If you lose on the initial round, you take a loss of one. A profit on the 1st wager followed by a hit on the 2nd brings about a hit of two. Success on the initial 2 with a hit on the 3rd provides you with a profit of two. And success on the first 3 with a hit on the fourth means you experience no loss. Winning all 4 bets gives you with 12, a gain of 10. This means you will be able to give up the 2nd round 5 times for every successful streak of 4 bets and in the end, experience no loss.
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