Baccarat

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Baccarat Rules

Baccarat banque is gambled on with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards below 10 are worth face value while 10, J, Q, K are zero, and Ace is 1. Wagers are placed on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these are not actual people; they just represent the two hands that are dealt).

Two cards are given to both the ‘house’ and ‘gambler’. The value for every hand is the total of the 2 cards, but the 1st digit is dumped. e.g., a hand of five and six has a score of 1 (5 plus six equals 11; ignore the first ‘one’).

A third card will be given using the rules below:

- If the gambler or banker achieves a value of 8 or nine, the two players stay.

- If the player has five or lower, she hits. Players otherwise stay.

- If the gambler stays, the banker hits on a total less than five. If the player takes a card, a table is employed to figure out if the banker holds or takes a card.

Baccarat Odds

The better of the 2 hands wins. Winning wagers on the bank pay out nineteen to Twenty (equal cash less a 5 percent rake. The Rake is tracked and cleared out once you leave the table so ensure you still have funds left over before you leave). Winning bets on the player pay 1 to 1. Winning bets for a tie normally pay 8:1 but on occasion 9:1. (This is a bad bet as ties happen less than 1 in every ten rounds. Be cautious of wagering on a tie. However odds are substantially greater for 9 to 1 vs. 8 to 1)

Wagered on properly baccarat chemin de fer provides relatively good odds, aside from the tie wager of course.

Baccarat Strategy

As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has some familiar misconceptions. One of which is similar to a misunderstanding in roulette. The past is not a prophecy of events about to happen. Tracking past results on a chart is a waste of paper and an affront to the tree that was cut down for our paper needs.

The most familiar and probably the most accomplished plan is the one-three-two-six plan. This technique is used to build up earnings and minimizing losses.

Begin by betting 1 chip. If you win, add another to the 2 on the table for a grand total of three units on the second bet. If you win you will retain six on the table, pull off four so you have two on the 3rd bet. Should you come away with a win on the third wager, put down two to the 4 on the game table for a grand total of 6 on the 4th wager.

If you don’t win on the 1st round, you take a hit of 1. A win on the initial bet followed by a loss on the second brings about a hit of 2. Wins on the 1st two with a defeat on the 3rd gives you with a take of two. And wins on the first three with a defeat on the fourth means you are even. Succeeding at all four wagers leaves you with 12, a profit of ten. This means you can lose the second wager 5 instances for every favorable run of four wagers and still break even.