Baccarat Rules
Baccarat is played with 8 decks of cards in a shoe. Cards which are valued under ten are counted at face value and on the other hand 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 players; they just depict the 2 hands to be played).
Two hands of 2 cards shall then be played to the ‘banker’ … ‘player’. The value for each hand shall be the sum total of the two cards, but the very first digit is dumped. For eg, a hand of 7 … five produces a value of two (7plus5=twelve; drop the ‘one’).
A 3rd card could be given depending on the foll. practices:
- If the player or banker has a value of eight or 9, then both gamblers stand.
- If the player has five or lower, he hits. gamblers stand otherwise.
- If player stands, the banker hits of five or less. If the player hits, a chart is used in order to see if the banker stands or hits.
Baccarat Odds
The greater of the two scores wins. Winning wagers on the banker payout 19 to 20 (even odds minus a 5 percent commission. Commission is kept track of and moved out when you leave the table so make sure to have dollars left over before you leave). Bets on the player that end up winning pay 1 to 1. Winning bets for tie customarily pays out at 8 to one and on occasion nine to one. (This is a terrible wager as ties occur less than one every 10 hands. Definitely don’t try betting on a tie. Even so odds are somewhat better – 9 to one vs. 8 to 1)
When played properly, baccarat offers pretty decent odds, away from the tie wager ofcourse.
Baccarat Tactics
As with most games, Baccarat has some well-known myths. One of which is quite similar to a roulette myth. The past is never actually an indicator of future actions. Tracking of past conclusions on a chart is for sure a complete waste of paper … a slap in the face for the tree that gave its life for our stationary needs.
The most commonly used and almost certainly most successful tactic is the one-three-2-six technique. This schema is used to build up earnings and controlling risk.
start by wagering one unit. If you win, add 1 more to the 2 on the table for a total of 3 on the second bet. If you win you will have 6 on the table, take away four so you have two on the 3rd bet. If you win the 3rd wager, add 2 to the four on the table for a sum of six on the 4th bet.
If you lose on the first bet, you suck up a loss of 1. A win on the first bet followed up by loss on the 2nd creates a loss of 2. Wins on the 1st two with a loss on the 3rd gives you a profit of two. And wins on the first 3 with a loss on the fourth mean you breakeven. A win on all four bets leaves you with twelve, a profit of 10. In other words you can lose the 2nd bet 5 times for every successful streak of 4 bets and still break even.
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