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Punto Banco Rules and Strategy
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Standards
Baccarat is gambled on with eight decks in a shoe. Cards valued less than 10 are worth their printed number and with 10, J, Q, K are zero, and A is 1. Bets are placed on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these are not actual people; they simply represent the 2 hands to be dealt).
Two cards are dealt to both the ‘bank’ and ‘player’. The total for each hand is the sum of the cards, however the beginning number is ignored. For example, a hand of five and 6 has a score of one (5 plus six = 11; ignore the 1st ‘one’).
A third card may be dealt based on the following rules:
- If the player or house has a value of 8 or nine, the two players stay.
- If the gambler has less than 5, he hits. Players holds otherwise.
- If the gambler stays, the banker takes a card on a value lower than 5. If the gambler takes a card, a table is employed to determine if the house stands or takes a card.
Baccarat Odds
The greater of the two hands wins. Winning wagers on the bank pay out 19:20 (equal cash minus a five percent rake. The Rake is recorded and cleared out once you depart the game so ensure you still have funds remaining before you head out). Winning bets on the player pays one to one. Winning wagers for tie normally pays out at 8:1 but occasionally 9:1. (This is a awful wager as ties happen lower than 1 in every ten hands. Be wary of gambling on a tie. However odds are astonishingly greater for 9 to 1 versus eight to one)
Played correctly baccarat chemin de fer offers fairly decent odds, aside from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Course of Action
As with all games Baccarat has a few accepted misconceptions. One of which is similar to a myth in roulette. The past isn’t a prophecy of future actions. Recording previous outcomes at a table is a poor use of paper and a snub to the tree that was cut down for our paper needs.
The most established and likely the most favorable course of action is the 1-3-2-6 plan. This method is used to build up profits and minimizing risk.
Start by placing 1 chip. If you win, add another to the 2 on the table for a sum of three chips on the second bet. If you win you will now have 6 on the table, subtract 4 so you are left with two on the third wager. If you win the 3rd bet, add 2 to the 4 on the game table for a sum total of six on the 4th wager.
If you lose on the first wager, you take a loss of 1. A profit on the initial bet followed by a loss on the 2nd causes a hit of 2. Wins on the initial 2 with a defeat on the third provides you with a gain of two. And wins on the 1st three with a loss on the fourth means you are even. Succeeding at all four rounds gives you with twelve, a take of 10. This means you are able to not win on the second wager five times for every successful streak of 4 rounds and still break even.