Punto Banco Regulations
Punto banco is gambled on with 8 decks of cards in a dealer’s shoe. Cards below 10 are valued at their printed number while Ten, Jack, Queen, King are zero, and A is 1. Bets are made on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or for a tie (these are not actual people; they just represent the two hands that are dealt).
Two hands of 2 cards are then dealt to the ‘banker’ and ‘gambler’. The score for each hand is the total of the cards, but the beginning number is ignored. e.g., a hand of five and 6 has a value of one (5 plus six = 11; dump the first ‘one’).
A third card could be given out using the rules below:
- If the gambler or house has a score of eight or nine, both players stay.
- If the gambler has 5 or lower, she hits. Players otherwise hold.
- If the player stands, the banker hits on five or lower. If the gambler takes a card, a table is employed to decide if the bank holds or hits.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Odds
The greater of the 2 hands wins. Winning bets on the banker pay out 19:20 (equal money minus a five percent commission. The Rake is tracked and paid off once you quit the game so ensure you still have cash remaining before you head out). Winning wagers on the gambler pays out at 1:1. Winning wagers for a tie usually pay 8 to 1 but occasionally 9:1. (This is a awful bet as a tie occurs lower than one in every ten hands. Avoid wagering on a tie. However odds are substantially greater for 9 to 1 vs. eight to one)
Gambled on correctly baccarat gives pretty decent odds, aside from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Banque Strategy
As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has some accepted myths. One of which is similar to a myth in roulette. The past isn’t a harbinger of future actions. Tracking past outcomes on a page of paper is a bad use of paper and an affront to the tree that was cut down for our stationary desires.
The most accepted and definitely the most acknowledged scheme is the one-three-two-six tactic. This method is employed to build up winnings and limit losses.
Begin by wagering one unit. If you win, add another to the two on the table for a sum total of 3 units on the second bet. If you win you will have 6 on the game table, subtract 4 so you keep 2 on the 3rd bet. If you come away with a win on the third wager, add 2 to the four on the table for a grand total of 6 on the fourth wager.
Should you do not win on the first bet, you take a loss of 1. A win on the initial wager followed by a hit on the second brings about a hit of two. Wins on the first two with a defeat on the 3rd provides you with a gain of 2. And success on the initial 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 are able to not win on the second wager 5 times for each successful run of 4 bets and still break even.
