Baccarat Banque Standards
Baccarat banque is gambled on with eight decks of cards in a shoe. Cards valued less than 10 are valued at face value while Ten, Jack, Queen, King are zero, and Ace is 1. Wagers are made on the ‘banker’, the ‘player’, or on a tie (these aren’t actual people; they simply represent the two hands to be dealt).
Two cards are given to both the ‘banker’ and ‘gambler’. The value for every hand is the sum of the two cards, but the beginning digit is dropped. e.g., a hand of 5 and 6 has a total of one (5 plus 6 equals eleven; ditch the 1st ‘one’).
A 3rd card may be dealt using the following rules:
- If the player or house gets a value of eight or nine, the two players stand.
- If the player has less than five, he takes a card. Players otherwise stand.
- If the gambler holds, the house hits on a value less than five. If the gambler takes a card, a chart is used to determine if the banker holds or hits.
Punto Banco Odds
The bigger of the two scores wins. Winning bets on the bank pay out nineteen to Twenty (equal cash minus a five percent commission. The Rake is kept track of and paid off when you quit the game so ensure you still have cash remaining just before you leave). Winning wagers on the gambler pay 1 to 1. Winning bets for a tie frequently pays out at 8 to 1 but on occasion 9:1. (This is a awful wager as a tie occurs lower than 1 in every ten rounds. Be wary of betting on a tie. Although odds are substantially greater for 9:1 versus 8 to 1)
Wagered on properly punto banco gives relatively good odds, aside from the tie wager of course.
Baccarat Chemin de Fer Strategy
As with all games baccarat chemin de fer has a few familiar misconceptions. One of which is similar to a false impression in roulette. The past is not a prophecy of events about to happen. Tracking past outcomes on a page of paper is a poor use of paper and a snub to the tree that was cut down for our stationary desires.
The most common and possibly the most successful strategy is the one-three-two-six technique. This technique is deployed to build up profits and limit risk.
Start by wagering one chip. If you succeed, add one more to the two on the table for a sum total of three chips on the second bet. Should you succeed you will have 6 on the table, subtract 4 so you keep 2 on the third bet. Should you come away with a win on the 3rd wager, deposit two on the 4 on the game table for a grand total of six on the fourth wager.
If you lose on the first wager, you take a hit of 1. A win on the initial round followed by a hit on the 2nd creates a hit of 2. Success on the 1st two with a loss on the third provides you with a gain of 2. And success on the initial three with a hit on the 4th means you break even. Winning all 4 rounds leaves you with twelve, a profit of ten. This means you are able to lose the 2nd round five times for every favorable streak of four bets and in the end, are even.
