Punto Banco Rules
Baccarat chemin de fer is played with eight decks of cards in a shoe. Cards valued less than 10 are valued at their printed value while at the same time Ten, Jack, Queen, King are zero, and Ace is 1. Bets are placed on the ‘bank’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these aren’t actual people; they just represent the two hands to be dealt).
Two hands of two cards are then given to the ‘bank’ and ‘player’. The total for every hand is the sum total of the cards, but the beginning number is discarded. For example, a hand of five and six has a score of one (five plus 6 = eleven; dump the first ‘one’).
A third card can be dealt depending on the following rules:
- If the gambler or bank achieves a value of 8 or nine, both players stand.
- If the player has five or lower, he hits. Players otherwise hold.
- If the player stays, the banker takes a card on a total less than five. If the gambler hits, a table is used to determine if the banker holds or takes a card.
Baccarat Odds
The better of the two hands wins. Winning wagers on the bank payout nineteen to Twenty (equal money less a 5 percent commission. The Rake is tracked and cleared out when you depart the game so ensure you still have funds left before you quit). Winning bets on the player pays out at 1 to 1. Winning bets for a tie typically pay 8 to 1 but sometimes nine to one. (This is a awful wager as ties happen lower than 1 in every 10 hands. Be wary of betting on a tie. However odds are substantially greater for 9 to 1 vs. 8:1)
Played properly baccarat gives relatively good odds, aside from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Strategy
As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has a few general false impressions. One of which is close to a false impression in roulette. The past isn’t a prophecy of events about to happen. Keeping score of previous outcomes on a sheet of paper is a waste of paper and an insult to the tree that surrendered its life for our stationary desires.
The most common and definitely the most favorable plan is the one-three-two-six technique. This technique is deployed to pump up earnings and limit risk.
Start by wagering one chip. If you succeed, add another to the 2 on the game table for a total of three dollars on the second bet. Should you win you will retain six on the table, pull off four so you keep two on the 3rd wager. Should you succeed on the 3rd wager, put down 2 to the four on the table for a sum total of six on the fourth bet.
If you do not win on the first round, you take a hit of one. A profit on the initial wager followed by a loss on the 2nd creates a loss of 2. Success on the 1st 2 with a defeat on the 3rd gives you with a take of 2. And success on the 1st 3 with a hit on the fourth means you balance the books. Winning at all four rounds leaves you with 12, a profit of ten. This means you can not win on the 2nd wager five times for each favorable streak of 4 wagers and still balance the books.
